The article suggests that despite the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, the world remains unprepared for future pandemics. The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board's report highlights ongoing issues such as underfunding of global health systems, lack of political will to address pandemics, and insufficient investment in research, prevention, and preparedness. The report warns that any future pandemic will strike a world more divided, more indebted, and less able to protect its people t...