France’s Institut Pasteur has warned that the bird flu virus spreading among wild birds, poultry, and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than Covid-19 if it mutates for human-to-human transmission. Marie-Anne Rameix-Welti, medical director at Institut Pasteur’s respiratory infections centre, said the virus adapting to humans would make it highly dangerous, potentially affecting both […]
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Global health leaders approve landmark pandemic agreement
In a significant breakthrough, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that countries have reached a major agreement on pandemic preparedness. This 32-page accord was finalized after three years of negotiations and will be presented at the World Health Assembly for adoption in May. The agreement aims to improve equity in global health response. Key provisions […]