The COVID-19 pandemic has been the biggest disaster in living memory, on almost any measure. More than 6.5 million people are confirmed to have died in less than three years, <span class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">and</span> the pandemic’s indirect impacts have touched the lives <span class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">of</span> virtually every community on the planet. Our World Disasters Report 2022 focuses on the coronavirus pandemic <span class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">and</span> preparedness: both the ways preparedness ahead <span class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">of</span> COVID-19 was inadequate, <span class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">and</span> how the world can prepare more effectively for future public health emergencies.