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Ashadelo said:
curl-6 said:

Possible, but not necessarily.

Pandemics do happen periodically, but not as often as this usually.

There were 4 major pandemics in the 20th century; the Spanish Flu, Asian Flu, Hong Kong Flu, and HIV/AIDS. That averages out to about one every 25 years on average.

"If we avoid a big war... then, yes, there will be another pandemic" - Bill Gates 2024 on CNBC

Of course there will be one eventually, pandemics have always been a part of life on Earth and always will be, like hurricanes or tsunamis or any other disaster.

That doesn't mean it will happen any time soon though.