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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Biden administration has ended a program led by Washington State University intended to track down viruses that could pose a threat to humans, after an influential

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Biden administration has ended a program led by Washington State University intended to track down viruses that could pose a threat to humans, after an influential

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The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has canceled DEEP VZN (Discovery & Exploration of Emerging Pathogens – Viral Zoonoses) before it could begin work.DEEP VZN had been allocated about 10% of its promised funding and had not yet received a green light to begin field work.The $125 million program was meant to prepare workforces in 12 pilot countries over five

US govt has quietly dropped its $125m 5-year flagship project for hunting viruses among wildlife to prevent human pandemics.

Government officials had raised concerns about the program having the potential to inadvertently cause the exact kind of pandemic it was dreamed up to prevent.

Two years after launching what officials hailed as a five year flagship project for hunting viruses among wildlife to prevent human pandemics, the US Agency for International Development is shuttering the enterprise. David Willman reports A flagship project for the controversial practice of hunting viruses among wildlife in South East Asia, Africa, and Latin America to prevent human outbreaks and pandemics is being quietly dropped by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)...

US officials are shutting down a $125million project to hunt for new viruses due to fears it could spark a pandemic. DEEP VZN was launched in October 2021 with the aim of finding novel pathogens.

India has fantastic science-based brilliant innovation capabilities, a huge manufacturing base for pharmaceuticals as well as vaccines and it is a real global player in this regard. Its very appropriate that in this G20 presidency, India is focused on the issue, he said. �� India in Strong Position To Develop Medical Countermeasures for Equitable Drugs, Vaccine Distribution, Says WHO Official.