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This document discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and calls for better design to address future pandemics. It notes how lives, health, the economy, education, society and industry have all been affected by the pandemic. It identifies factors that contributed to the spread and impact of the virus, including habit, knowledge, politics, policies, distrust and poor design. The document argues that design offers the last hope to address this and future pandemics because design is optimistic, empathic and can help visualize invisible threats to bring trust and drive changes needed to respond effectively. It concludes that through the creative efforts of designers, COVID-19 will eventually become history.Read less