SARS has had global repercussions, but the rejection of Taiwan's WHO bid again this year and the continued exclusion of Taiwan from international SARS prevention mechanisms reveal that there are still gaps in the global epidemic prevention network, holes that should not be ignored indefinitely just because of political considerations.
SARS 對全球的衝擊前所未見，此時台灣入會案再度受挫及被孤立於防制 SARS 的國際機制外，更凸顯了全球防疫網的漏洞，不容再因政治因素而被長期漠視。