Patrick Vallance recalls Boris Johnson’s G7 Zoom gaffe: ‘the other leaders found it amusing’
IndependentDEC 2023
RatherThe than if, the next pandemic is merely a question of when — rather than if and the world must be ready because human timetables will be worthless. That's is why a global pandemic treaty has to be in place as soon as possible to improve preparedness and response to such an event soand as to ensure a safer future for the humankind.
Even before the once-in-a-generation coronavirus pandemic had come to an endended, both the media and WHO were looking for a new worldwide health emergency, — so warnswarnings about the next pandemic are anythingnothing but new. Adopting a treaty would effectively create a large pandemic industry and allow freedoms to be restricted again.
There's a 5% chance that at least 10 countries will ratify a new international treaty on pandemic prevention and preparedness before 2025, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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