Five years after COVID-19: Is Texas better prepared for the next public health crisis?

{ "name":"Five years after COVID-19: Is Texas better prepared for the next public health crisis?", "description":"Texas entered the COVID-19 pandemic five years ago already at a disadvantage, with an unhealthy and uninsured population, an underfunded public health system and workforce shortages spread across the health care system. While some hoped the pandemic might force improvements, all of these long-standing issues remain, or are worse, than before. Today, Texas’ spending on public health funding is worse than before the pandemic. Vaccine hesitancy is surging. Local health authorities have fewer tools to protect their constituencies. Growing distrust of science, expertise and authority have unraveled the hard-earned lessons from COVID. Can state and local leaders change the enduring legacy of COVID-19 before the next pandemic ravages the state? Doors will open at 11:30 a.m. for lunch.\n\nhttps://fiveyearsaftercovid.splashthat.com/mar-com-social-linkedin", "startDate":"2025-4-2", "endDate":"2025-4-2", "startTime":"11:30", "endTime":"22:19", "location":"1836 San Jacinto Blvd, Austin, TX 78701 and Online", "label":"Add to Calendar", "options":[ "Apple", "Google", "iCal", "Microsoft365", "MicrosoftTeams", "Yahoo" ], "timeZone":"America/Chicago", "trigger":"click", "inline":true, "listStyle":"modal", "iCalFileName":"Reminder-Event" }