The UK Health Security Agency has introduced a watch list of 24 infectious diseases deemed a future threat to public health, encompassing both well-known viruses, such as bird flu, and emerging illnesses exacerbated by climate change. This list, which will be refreshed annually, aims to guide scientists and investors toward developing new tests, vaccines, and treatments to prevent future pandemics. Experts stress the need for preparedness, citing the slow response during the Covid pandemic as a critical lesson in public health planning.
"Since the pandemic, there have been many initiatives to better understand the diversity of pandemic threats that the UK and the world may face in the coming years."
"It would also be considerably more deadly and, unlike Covid, it would be a [major] threat to children."
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