Pandemic realism as the indispensable political precondition for global disease eradication

F. M. Galassi; F. D. Pate; W. You; A. Gurr; T. Lucas; N. Antunes-Ferreira; E. Varotto; M. E. Habicht

doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2022.08.016

Pandemic realism as the indispensable political precondition for global disease eradication

F. M. Galassi, F. D. Pate, W. You, A. Gurr, T. Lucas, N. Antunes-Ferreira, E. Varotto, M. E. Habicht

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Abstract

This article examines the politico-scientific mechanism, which leads nations to declare an epidemic or a pandemic finished, irrespective of the actual epidemiological situation at a given time. A historical comparison is made with the famous behavior of Emperor Justinian I (482–565 CE) during the plague pandemic named after him (part of the first plague pandemic). Finally, a reference to the importance of the multidisciplinary study of the history of medicine and the intersection between pandemics and wars is made.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	55-57
Number of pages	3
Journal	Public Health
Volume	212
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2022.08.016
Publication status	Published - Nov 2022

Keywords

COVID-19
Disease eradication
Government
Justinianic plague
Pandemics
Politics

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