The article reflects on the lasting impact of the pandemic, five years later, highlighting the shifts in public health perception and infrastructure. It recalls the trauma of loss, as experienced by healthcare workers, and acknowledges the quick adaptation of society. The author draws parallels between past pandemics and current public health strategies, hinting at irreversible changes influenced by political climates. The narrative underscores the mixed sentiments of hope and loss, and the struggle to remember the lessons from the pandemic in shaping future health policies.
It has been five years since the world was blown into the tumult of a lethal pandemic. Back then, deserted streets and distant coughs, to say nothing of ambulances docking into hospitals, would have carried a very different meaning.
As it receded, I served on then Gov. Andrew Cuomo's commission to rebuild New York's health infrastructure. Back then, the overwhelming public sentiment was: never again.
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