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All the health agencies in the world know this is a problem, but are there any actual changes being made to prevent the worst-case scenario? I worry this is th
by ErikVandeWater 5y ago
All the health agencies in the world know this is a problem, but are there any actual changes being made to prevent the worst-case scenario?
I worry this is the same situation as Covid, where health agencies knew for years hospital capacity was stretched thin, and lo-and-behold, thousands of people die unnecessarily when a new virus arrives because hospital capacity was overwhelmed.
- patall 5y agoAfaik, one problem is that the health agencies can only do so much. Most antibiotics and antibiotics misuse happens in agriculture where a totally different agency is responsible. Yes, they should foster more research into new drugs, but the main challenge remains prophylactic animal treatment.
- ErikVandeWater 5y agoIt seems like a situation where hospitals could be designed in such a way to reduce the likelihood of creating 'superbacteria.' Certainly some must be better than others? They could also address society generally having poor health - If the CDC pounded the table about unhealthy foods/the obesity epidemic I'm sure it could move the needle in some way. Addressing the obesity epidemic would be killing 100+ birds with one stone.
- mrguyorama 5y agoWell now pretty much half of the country refuses anything the CDC says.
- hogrider 5y agoIt's like insurance, they think they won't need it and they don't have any incentive to do the right thing (spend more, much more, for a catastrophic but low chance scenario).