4 d. ago WHO members adopt a 'pandemic agreement' born out of the disjointed global COVID response

The World Health Organization's member countries have approved an agreement to better prevent, prepare for and respond to future pandemics in the wake of the devastation wrought by the coronavirus

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1 week ago Bird flu in cats needs 'urgent surveillance' as scientists warn of pandemic risk

A major bird flu study points to risk of another pandemic after a spike of infections in cats

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2 w. ago US scientist who touted hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid named to pandemic prevention role

Steven J Hatfill, who promoted the drug despite scant evidence of efficacy, becomes special adviser at HHSUS politics live – latest updatesA proponent of using the drug hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19 despite scant evidence of its efficacy has been named to a top pandemic prevention role at the Department of Health and Human Services, the Washington Post reports.Steven J Hatfill is a virologist who served in Donald Trump’s first administration, during which he promoted hydroxychloroquine to treat the virus in the early months of the pandemic, when vaccines and treatments were not yet available. He recently started as a special adviser in the office of the director of the administration for strategic preparedness and response, which prepares the country to respond to pandemics, as well as chemical and biological attacks. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump cuts will increase devastation after disasters, expert warns: ‘It is really scary’

Layoffs and funding cuts to Fema and Noaa will hamstring emergency managers, warns professor Samantha MontanoThe Trump administration’s sweeping cuts to disaster management will cost American lives, with hollowed-out agencies unable to accurately predict, prepare for or respond to extreme weather events, earthquakes and pandemics, a leading expert has warned.Samantha Montano, professor of emergency management at Massachusetts Maritime Academy and author of Disasterology: Dispatches from the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis, said the death toll from disasters including hurricanes, tornadoes and water pollution will rise in the US unless Trump backtracks on mass layoffs and funding cuts to key agencies. That includes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema), whose work relies heavily on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), which is also being dismantled. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump cuts will lead to more deaths in disasters, expert warns: ‘It is really scary’

Layoffs and funding cuts to Fema and Noaa will impact how they predict and respond to disasters, warns professor Samantha MontanoThe Trump administration’s sweeping cuts to disaster management will cost lives in the US, with hollowed-out agencies unable to accurately predict, prepare for or respond to extreme weather events, earthquakes and pandemics, a leading expert has warned.Samantha Montano, professor of emergency management at Massachusetts Maritime Academy and author of Disasterology: Dispatches from the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis, said the death toll from disasters including hurricanes, tornadoes and water pollution will rise in the US unless Trump backtracks on mass layoffs and funding cuts to key agencies. That includes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema), whose work relies heavily on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), which is also being dismantled. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Bird flu warning signs everyone should know as country told to prepare for new pandemic

Specialists have stressed that a bird flu "pandemic" could be on its way after almost 1,000 cow herds have been hit by the infection - it comes just after a warning was issued in the UK

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3 w. ago Entire country told to prepare for new pandemic as deadly virus hits every part of it

The US is facing the threat of a new pandemic, with H5N1 bird flu spreading rapidly and widely among the nation's cattle, prompting experts to urge the public to prepare

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3 w. ago Symptoms of bird flu everyone needs to know as experts warn public to prepare for a pandemic NOW

Experts have warned that bird flu is 'trying really hard' to reach pandemic potential, and urged global governments to put prevention tactics in place right away.

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3 w. ago Experts issue terrifying warning to America: Prepare for pandemic NOW as new virus spreads to all 50 States

So far, the outbreak has affected nearly 1000 dairy cow herds and resulted in more than 70 human cases, including the first confirmed death.

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