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Measles' resurgence in the US is a grim sign of what's comingTwo pandemic researchers explore the recent resurgence of measles in the U.S. and what it could mean for the future of disease responsiveness.
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Science history: 'Patient zero' catches SARS, the older cousin of COVID — Nov. 16, 2002A person came down with an atypical form of pneumonia in November 2002, but it would be two months before anyone realized it was the start of a pandemic.
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Future pandemics are a 'certainty' — and we must be better prepared to distribute vaccines equitablyBook Months before COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, efforts were already underway to ensure low-income countries would get access to future vaccines against the infection. The book "Fair Doses" tells that story and discusses the ongoing fight for vaccine equity around the world.
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'These decisions were completely reckless': Funding cuts to mRNA vaccines will make America more vulnerable to pandemicsInterview mRNA expert Jeff Coller spoke with Live Science about the future of mRNA vaccines in the United States in the aftermath of huge federal funding cuts.
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RFK's proposal to let bird flu spread through poultry could set us up for a pandemic, experts warnHHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins have expressed interest in letting H5N1 outbreaks spread unchecked through U.S. poultry farms. Health experts warn it could lead to a new pandemic.
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The WHO penned the world's first pandemic agreement — but the US isn't signingOpinion The U.S. withdrew from treaty negotiations on President Trump's first day in office.
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Bird flu could soon evolve to spread between humans. Here's how to slow its progress.At the viral chatter stage of an outbreak, pathogens are just starting to infect people in sporadic bursts. It's a sign that a pandemic may be on the horizon.
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'It is a dangerous strategy, and one for which we all may pay dearly': Dismantling USAID leaves the US more exposed to pandemics than everOpinion The foreign aid program has been one of the country's best defenses against emerging infectious diseases. Without it, we are more vulnerable to a pandemic than ever.
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New 'Camp Hill' virus discovered in Alabama is relative of deadly Nipah — the 1st of its kind in the USA new virus related to the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses has been detected in shrews in the U.S. However, scientists say there is currently "no evidence" that it has infected humans and the risk of it doing so is "likely low."
