A report released on Sept. 14 by the Lancet Commission has highlighted mass failures by governments in their response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, and called the death toll from the virus “a profound tragedy and a massive global failure at multiple levels.”
The Lancet COVID-19 Commission was established in July 2020 and is made up of 28 commissioners who are “leading experts” in areas such as public policy, epidemiology and vaccinology, economics and financial systems, and mental health.
Its report is the result of two years’ worth of analyses.
The lengthy report cites multiple failures with regards to international cooperation in the response to the pandemic, including a lack of timely notification during the initial outbreak of the virus, “costly delays” in acknowledging and implementing appropriate measures across the globe regarding the airborne exposure pathway of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and delays in implementing measures to slow the spread of the virus….