Countries Fail to Agree on Treaty to Prepare the World for the Next Pandemic NYT: Science By: Apoorva Mandavilli 24 May 2024 at 13:57 Negotiators plan to ask for more time. Among the sticking points are equitable access to vaccines and financing to set up surveillance systems. Β© Denis Balibouse/ReutersLast yearβs World Health Assembly in Geneva. Member countries have failed to reach their goal of finalizing a pandemic treaty before this yearβs session begins on Monday.
C.D.C. Warns of a Resurgence of Mpox NYT: Science By: Apoorva Mandavilli 16 May 2024 at 14:53 A deadlier version of the infectious disease is ravaging the Democratic Republic of Congo, while the type that caused a 2022 outbreak among gay and bisexual men is regaining strength. Β© Arlette Bashizi/ReutersA health official investigating and treating a probable case of mpox at the Yalolia health center in Tshopo, Democratic Republic of Congo, in 2022.