Epidemiologist looks to the past to predict second post-pandemic 'roaring 20s'

Dr Nicholas Christakis says once pandemics end, often there is a period in which people seek out extensive social interactions

It is almost exactly one year since the coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 was identified by Chinese scientists as the source of a new, lethal respiratory illness.

Since, more than 1.5 million people have died globally, economies worldwide have shut down multiple times and societies have isolated in their homes and watched holidays pass without the closeness of family and friends. Ahead of us is a year undertaking the most logistically challenging public health campaign ever.