Another Pandemic Imminent? Top UK Scientist Believes So

The world has not fully recovered from the impact of Covid-19 yet, and now there's another shocking news coming in. A top British scientist has raised alarm and warned that another pandemic is "absolutely inevitable".

Sir Patrick Vallance, former chief scientific adviser to the British government, has urged the UK government to prepare for what's about to come. He stressed on the fact that the country is "not ready" for it yet.

According to the Guardian report, Vallance was speaking at an event at the Hay Festival in Powys, where he emphasised that the UK must implement "better surveillance" methods to detect virus threats.

The top scientist also suggested a few tips to prevent a pandemic-like situation. Measures such as vaccines, diagnostic tests, and treatments can go a long way in helping the health workers fight the virus, he added. He also said that while these things could be implemented, it would still require coordination.

"We know we have to have an army, not because there's going to be a war this year, but we know it's an important part of what we need as a nation. We need to treat this preparedness in the same way and not to view it as an easy thing to keep cutting back when there's no sign of a pandemic - because there won't be a sign of a pandemic," Vallance said, as quoted by The Guardian.

He said that the WHO's pandemic accord is a "positive step". However, he didn't mince his words in criticising it for its "lack of urgency and focus".

Last week, WHO said that Covid-19 has cut short the global life expectancy by almost two years. As per the world health statistics study by WHO, global life expectancy has fallen by 1.8 years to 71.4 years - going back to 2012 level.