Disease forecasters predict a 27% chance of another COVID-like pandemic within 10 years

A created image of a COVID cell. (Credit: Radoslav Zilinsky—Getty Images)

Climate change, international travel, and a growing global population are all among the factors scientists are citing for the increased likelihood of a severe pandemic occurring again within the next decade.

London-based disease forecasting company Airfinity's latest risk modeling suggests that there is a 27.5% chance that a pandemic as deadly as COVID-19 could occur by 2033.