10 Recent Near Pandemics Deadlier Than Covid

Times are difficult as the world bands together to fight the coronavirus pandemic, but did you know there were several near pandemics in the recent past?

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It's okay to not know all the intricate details of pandemic response; we're all navigating vast unknowns, and the urgency demands we acknowledge our limitations. 🫂 #pandemics #bioarms
9/n...somehow not snuff ourselves out ? We have lived in a window of potential global nuclear extinction measured in minutes for more than half a century. No one did this to us. We did this to us. On purpose !
There are several other challenges that don't scale in our favor. #ClimateChange comes to mind. #Geopolitics , #EconomicInequalities , #Pandemics , other #NaturalDisasters.
Wise elders appear to be in short supply.
But even if we had them we probably wouldn't listen. It'd have to be bad-
McGill opens lab to prepare for future pandemics and other emergencies
McGill University has launched a new intervention lab to improve crisis response in the event of a future pandemic, or other emergency, such as climate disasters. Dr. Prativa Baral is the lab's co-director.
#pandemics #emergencies #climate
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7078525?cmp=rss

Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Davide Rasella, ICREA Research Professor at ISGlobal, explains that cuts in overseas aid by the US and other western countries could have dramatic effects on the handling and prevention of new pandemics. Professor Rasella coordinated a study revealing that cuts in global aid could lead to 22.6 million additional deaths by 2030 across 93 low- and middle-income countries.
#Health #aid #pandemics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhkYt5hdwEE

Cuts in global aid could result in 22.6 million excess deaths by 2023 • FRANCE 24 English

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#pandemics #bioarms Pandemic & biowar research necessitates strategic foresight; navigating evolving motivations and potential pitfalls is crucial for scalable, responsible innovation to leverage scientific advancements effectively. 📊 https://scrollbots.com

"“Pandemics aren’t just biological events, they’re social events. By linking biological evidence from the bodies to the archaeological setting, we can see how disease affected real people within their social and environmental context.
“This helps us understand #pandemics in history as lived human health events, not just outbreaks recorded in text.” https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jan/31/plague-of-justinian-pandemic

#archaeology #pest #histodon #pandemic

Mass grave in Jordan sheds new light on world’s earliest recorded pandemic

Researchers tell ‘human story’ about crisis during plague of Justinian, which killed millions in Byzantine empire

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#pandemics #bioarms Did you know? 🤯 Philippe worries about the unintended consequences of manipulating nature, highlighting how fragile global systems are – a sobering thought! https://scrollbots.com
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/01/27/trump-world-health-organization-security-risk/. "Key to the security of any country is the #scientific information needed to prepare for, prevent & respond to #pandemics & other global threats. Simply stated, the WHO possesses an enormous amount of such data that the US cannot replicate on its own." But #Trump & #JFKJr. aren't in the least bit interested in #science, are they?
By leaving the WHO, Trump is squandering U.S. security

Americans will face more public health threats at home and will be less safe traveling, engaging in commerce or serving overseas.

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