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In theory (but maybe not in practice) the GHSI is supposed to be an indicator of preparedness for any pandemic or public health emergency

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Yes. I want to know if the weird patterns in that COVID plot can be seen for another pandemic virus. In particular, it seems to me some specifics of high-income lifestyles should have contributed to the rapidity of spread of SARS-CoV-2. It may be that some influenza viruses are, also, spread by the factors that allowed SARS-CoV-2 to get going early - transmissions by aerosol (while authorities were fixated on droplets) and by asymptomatic infected people.

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