COVID-19 pandemic

== Long-term effects ==

=== Economic ===
Despite strong economic rebounds following the initial lockdowns in early 2020, towards the latter phases of the pandemic, many countries began to experience long-term economic effects. Several countries saw high [[inflation rate]]s which had global impacts, particularly in developing countries.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web ||date=16 May 2023 |title=Post-pandemic world economy still feeling COVID-19's sting {{!}} UN News |url=https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/05/1136727 |access-date=30 July 2023 |website=news.un.org }}</ref> Some economic impacts such as [[supply chain]] and trade operations were seen as more permanent as the pandemic exposed major weaknesses in these systems.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite news ||date=23 June 2023 |title=Not Everything Is Getting Back to Normal In the Post-Pandemic Economy |work=Bloomberg.com |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-23/podcast-not-everything-is-getting-back-to-normal-in-the-post-pandemic-economy |access-date=30 July 2023}}</ref>

In Australia, the pandemic caused an increase in [[occupational burnout]] in 2022.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web ||last1=Churchill |first1=Brendan |last2=Bissell |first2=David |last3=Ruppanner |first3=Leah |date=19 March 2023 |title=The 'great resignation' didn't happen in Australia, but the 'great burnout' did |url=http://theconversation.com/the-great-resignation-didnt-happen-in-australia-but-the-great-burnout-did-201173 |access-date=30 July 2023 |website=The Conversation }}</ref>

During the pandemic, a large percentage of workers in Canada came to prefer working from home, which had an impact on the traditional work model. Some corporations made efforts to force workers to return to work on-site, while some embraced the idea.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web ||last1=Granja |first1=Aracelly Denise |last2=Champagne |first2=Eric |last3=Choinière |first3=Olivier |date=27 April 2023 |title=Post-pandemic work in the public sector: A new way forward or a return to the past? |url=http://theconversation.com/post-pandemic-work-in-the-public-sector-a-new-way-forward-or-a-return-to-the-past-204008 |access-date=30 July 2023 |website=The Conversation }}</ref>

=== Travel ===
There was a "travel boom" causing air travel to recover at rates faster than anticipated, and the aviation industry became profitable in 2023 for the first time since 2019, before the pandemic.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web ||date=5 June 2023 |title=IATA says airline industry is rapidly returning to profitability |url=https://www.euronews.com/2023/06/05/iata-says-air-passenger-numbers-have-almost-recovered-to-pre-covid-19-levels |access-date=30 July 2023 |website=euronews }}</ref> However, economic issues meant some predicted that the boom would begin to slow down.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web ||last=Sutherland |first=Brooke |date=28 July 2023 |title=Post-pandemic travel boom is running out of steam |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/07/28/world/covid-travel-boom/ |access-date=30 July 2023 |website=The Japan Times }}</ref> Business travel on airlines was still below pre-pandemic levels and is predicted not to recover.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite news ||last1=Sugiura |first1=Eri |last2=Wright |first2=Robert |date=7 July 2023 |title=Can the post-pandemic travel boom endure? |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/f9cb24f5-8da8-4956-966b-a1348b79e151 |access-date=30 July 2023}}</ref>

=== Health ===
An increase in excess deaths from underlying causes not related to COVID-19 has been largely blamed on systematic issues causing delays in health care and screening during the pandemic, which has resulted in an increase of non-COVID-19 related deaths.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web ||title='Excess' Deaths Surging, but Why? |url=https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989530 |access-date=30 July 2023 |website=Medscape }}</ref>

=== Immunizations ===
During the pandemic, millions of children missed out on vaccinations as countries focused efforts on combating COVID-19. Efforts were made to increase vaccination rates among children in [[low-income countries]]. These efforts were successful in increasing vaccination rates for some diseases, though the UN noted that post-pandemic [[measles vaccination]]s were still falling behind.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web ||date=17 July 2023 |title=Global immunisation rates show sign of post-pandemic rebound {{!}} UN News |url=https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/07/1138767 |access-date=30 July 2023 |website=news.un.org }}</ref>

Some of the decrease in immunization was driven by an increase in mistrust of public health officials. This was seen in both low-income and high-income countries. Several [[African countries]] saw a decline in vaccinations due to misinformation around the pandemic flowing into other areas.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web ||title=COVID pandemic created immunisation gaps in Africa. Over half a million children are at risk {{!}} Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance |url=https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/covid-pandemic-created-immunisation-gaps-africa-over-half-million-children-are-risk |access-date=30 July 2023 |website=www.gavi.org }}</ref> Immunization rates have yet to recover in the United States<ref>{{#invoke:Cite web ||last=Joseph |first=Andrew |date=12 January 2023 |title=Routine vaccinations drop among U.S. kindergartners for the third year in a row |url=https://www.statnews.com/2023/01/12/routine-vaccinations-kindergartners/ |access-date=30 July 2023 |website=STAT }}</ref> and the United Kingdom.<ref>{{#invoke:Cite news ||date=24 April 2023 |title=Teenagers at risk after drop in vaccine take-up |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/health-65372941 |access-date=30 July 2023}}</ref>