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Public Health: a lesson in diverse failure

8 October 2022

10:00 AM

8 October 2022

10:00 AM

Despite the findings of the Coate Report, a major question remains: why was the state of Victoria unprepared for the Covid pandemic?

The magnitude and aftereffects of Covid could not be entirely predicted, however, earlier epidemics like Sars and Bird Flu meant that the Department of Health and Human Safety (DHHS) should have been prepared with tested policies and plans.

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