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None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. CLAIM: A deadly contagion known as Disease X is emerging and under discussion at the World Economic Forum’s 2024 annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Global healthcare experts this week spoke on a WEF panel called “Preparing for Disease X.” The name was coined by the World Health Organization in 2018.
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Social media users shared a range of false claims this week
Disease X doesn't exist, at least not yet. World leaders hope to prevent (or at least mitigate) the next deadly disease that could trigger a pandemic.
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday launched a $1.5 billion emergency appeal to provide care to more than 87 million people this year in 41 ongoing crises, including in the occupied Palestinian territory, Ukraine, Sudan, Syria and the Horn of Africa.