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The world is not prepared for the next pandemic. Here’s why
A global pact is vital to respond to future outbreaks, but the self-interest of countries is getting in the way.
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Negotiations for a new international Pandemic Agreement recently concluded without consensus among WHO member states.
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Teo Yik Ying
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In the wake of the devastating Covid-19 pandemic, it is deeply troubling that negotiations for a new international Pandemic Agreement recently concluded without consensus
We should all view this with the gravest concern, especially as several human cases of avian influenza infection, or bird flu, have been reported around the world – in Australia, the United States and Mexico – in the past three months alone.
