2003
“SARS. Ebola. Avian flu. The parade of frightening new maladies continues, each one confirming that our species, for all said as the SARS epidemic opened the door to a new age of infectious disease disasters. Three years into the COVID-19 pandemic that has killed more than 1.1 million in the U.S. and 6.8 million worldwide, the White House recently announced it would disband its COVID response team in May as the national and public health emergencies are set to end on May 11.
