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‘A significant milestone’: WHO member states finalize pandemic treaty
The US won’t be party to the global agreement that will allow for rapid sharing of pandemic-related information, pathogen ...
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Canada-U.S. travel drops to lowest level since COVID pandemic
A new report from U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows travel from Canada to the U.S. is among the lowest on record, ...
WHO Director Issues Warning on 'Next Pandemic'
The "next pandemic" is not "theoretical" but an "epidemiological certainty," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.
Scientists hope far-UVC light could help stop the next airborne pandemic before it starts
The emerging technology offers an alternative to conventional UVC light, which is used to sanitize surfaces but can harm the ...
WHO member states reach pandemic agreement
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Wednesday its member states had reached an agreement on preparing for and ...
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Finalising the WHO Pandemic Agreement for a safer future
In December, 2021, all 194 Member States of WHO decided to establish the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft and negotiate a convention, agreement, or other international instrument on ...
Americans braced for biggest unemployment rate jump since the pandemic as tariffs muddy outlook
A rising percentage of Americans are concerned about the labor market outlook as unemployment expectations reached their ...
Are online claims about the WHO's pandemic treaty true?
While conspiracy theories and fake news about the WHO are commonplace online, the pandemic treaty has given them a new ...