Pandemic Risks News Today

Richard H. Ebright, a molecular biologist at Rutgers University, was quoted saying in a new Wall Street Journal article that the virus that killed millions around the world may actually have been man-made in China's Wuhan Institute of Virology.

Dangerous pathogen research | "Pathogen research is scientifically invaluable and saves countless lives, but under some circumstances it ...

Read the latest report from the Independent Task Force on Research with Pandemic Risks.

Covid could have been created by a “research-related incident”, the UN has heard at the launch of a report calling for better regulation of experiments that could spark pandemics.

A new report from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ independent Task Force on Research with Pandemic Risks will discuss the benefits

Chinese scientists experiment with a mutant coronavirus in mice, raising concerns about pandemic risks. The virus, GX_P2V, showed 100% mortality in humanised mice

A study published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal suggests that financial entities investing in companies operating in hotspots for emerging infectious diseases should leverage their influence to mitigate the risks of new pandemics. The researchers found that a few US-based private financial entities, such as Vanguard, State Street, BlackRock, and T Rowe Price, have substantial investments in these companies.

Last week in DC was busy with the World Bank and IMF spring meetings, the Consortium of Universities in Global Health (CUGH) 2023 Annual Conference, and other events including the first UN-hosted Asia-Pacific Civil Registration & Vital Statistics (CRVS) Research Forum. Amidst a flurry of events on global development, we curate a few summaries and share what we liked, what we learned, or what we noticed.

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