An unknown future pathogen could have far more devastating consequences than SARS-CoV-2.
A medical worker staffs a coronavirus testing site in Longmont, Colo., on Dec. 14, 2021. Global leaders are struggling to reach an accord to help prepare for the next pandemic. the arrival of the highly contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus, representatives of almost 200 countries met — some online, some in-person in Geneva — hoping to forestall a future worldwide outbreak by developing the first-ever global pandemic accord.The costs of not reaching one? Incalculable, experts say.
vaccine but that huge disparities existed between high-income countries, where coverage was close to 75 percent, and many low-income countries, where less than 2 percent of the population had received two doses. At the same time, South Africa, where the omicron variant was identified, felt punished by travel bans instead of being praised for its scientists’ epidemiological acumen and openness.at a global financial summit in 2023.
“The global leadership is absent,” said Nina Schwalbe, principal of the global health think tank Spark Street Advisors, another expert approved to provide input to the negotiations.
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