Throughout history there have been many pandemics in addition to the Black Death, such as smallpox, cholera, Spanish flu, AIDS and recently COVID-19.
Like our ancestors who overcame Black Death, our generation has also lived through a global pandemic that has affected millions of people.
The world stopped, and a lot of money was spent on effective vaccines. We had learned from previous infections, and we were confined to our homes .
Melbourne Murals , "Frontline Heroes" in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2020.
Mural painted by Indian artist Somashekar to spread prevention among his community.
On May 5, 2023 , the director of the UN World Health Organization declared that the coronavirus is no longer an international public emergency.
But, can we be sure that we'll be free from any other health threats such as those we humans had to face periodically?