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What long covid can teach us about future pandemics
Experts are worried that despite the hard-won lessons of covid, we are not fully prepared for the next pandemic.
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‘Despite lessons from Ebola, COVID-19, Nigeria not ready to handle Lassa’
Despite lessons from the Ebola and COVID-19 pandemics, Nigeria's readiness for an outbreak of diseases such as Lassa Fever is ...
Almost everyone has been infected with this common virus. It raises cancer risks 5-fold
Most people around the world have been infected with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) at some point in their lives. It spreads easily ...
Island fast tracks portfolio expansion with acquisition of Galidesivir for ‘high-priority threat’ viruses
Island will now focus on using the FDA’s animal rule to advance the Galidesivir program towards a new drug application (NDA), ...
Emergent Biosolutions Secures $51.9 Million Contract Modification Award For CNJ-016® [Vaccinia Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human)] (VIGIV) As Part Of U.S. Biodefense ...
GAITHERSBURG, Md., July 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) today announced a contract modification has been secured to deliver CNJ-016 ® [Vaccinia Immune Globulin ...
RFK Jr. Weighs New Ebola, Marburg Shots Despite Vaccine Overhaul
The US Department of Health and Human Services is weighing whether to fund new Marburg and Sudan Ebola virus vaccines even as Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. overhauls the US immunization landscape, ...
Despite RFK Jr’s hesitancy the HHS is quietly looking at developing two new vaccines
The vaccines are intended to be developed for use against Marburg virus and Sudan ebolavirus, two hemorrhagic fevers in the ...
Teenage girl dies from ‘brain-swelling’ Nipah virus considered the ‘next pandemic’ – as officials detect a second case
A TEENAGE girl has died from a brain-swelling bat virus which experts fear could be the ‘next pandemic’. The 18-year-old ...