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Queensland’s Jeannette Young reveals there is no rule book in dealing with a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic
The moment Jeannette Young knew Australia was facing a pandemic she broke down.
“I just burst into tears,” Dr Young said.
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It was January 2020 and the virus was on its way to Australia.
“I just thought, ‘I don’t want this, I don’t want this for the world, I don’t want this for Australia’,” she said.
Dr Young had been to China in late 2019 and had seen their world-class health facilities.
She knew if China couldn’t stop the pandemic, the rest of world had little hope.
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