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Which countries were best prepared for a pandemic? In 2018, John Hopkins University released an authoritative report on pandemic preparedness complete with an international ranking. The US and UK ranked first and second respectively — exemplars of pandemic readiness.
In the year since 2020, and the last World Obesity Day (4 March), our lives have changed beyond anything we could have predicted. The health and social implications of COVID-19 have been myriad – to date responsible for the deaths of 2.5 million people and the cause of extensive disruption to health, education and economic systems.
