In October 2019 the UN would have warned of a global pandemic, and the report was ignored.
Following is the UN report on a global influenza pandemic which was apparently ignored:
October 12, 2018 ;With the flu season just around the corner in the Northern Hemisphere, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends vaccination and has launched an information campaign that reports on the condition, addresses myths about the vaccine and Gives recommendations to deal with the disease.
The flu is not necessarily a serious evil for most people; however, each year causes the death of up to 650,000 people.
Typical symptoms are headache, cough, muscle pain and constant mucus but it is a disease that, if not treated properly, can have fatal consequences, in addition to becoming a pandemic.
Mutant virus
The flu virus constantly mutates, hindering the response of the immune system and facilitating the spread of the disease.
A century ago, for example, a pandemic known as “Spanish flu” infected a third of the world’s population and when it was controlled, two years later, it had claimed the lives of more than 50 million people, or 10 % of those who had contracted the virus, almost tripling the number of deaths recorded in World War I.
The material prepared in English by the World Health Organization highlights the importance of the flu vaccine, especially among young children, the elderly, pregnant women and people with vulnerable immune systems. Unlike immunizations to prevent other diseases, the vaccine should be applied annually given the constant mutation of the virus that causes it.
Pandemic certainty
According to Dr. Wenging Zhang, responsible for the WHO Global Program against Influenza, there is the certainty of a new influenza pandemic, although it is unknown when it will occur, what strain of the virus will cause it and how serious it will be.
This uncertainty makes it necessary for both the health authorities of each country and the people to be prepared to respond quickly to the emergency.
A new aggressive strain of influenza virus emerged in 2004 that led the 194 WHO member states to develop the Framework for Preparing for an Influenza Epidemic, a document adopted in 2011 that helps countries in need to access to vaccines, antivirals and diagnostic systems in case of pandemic.
In its information package, WHO also analyzes the lessons learned from the various influenza pandemics that have occurred in the last hundred years.
In November 2019, we published the reference to that report here.
