The Latest Breaking News from Pandemic

Ministerial group on pandemic preparedness to meet within weeks, says Kate Forbes

A MINISTERIAL group set up to prepare for protocols for a future pandemic will meet “in the coming weeks”, Scotland’s deputy First Minister…

The National (Scotland) · Jan 16, 2025

UK emergency alert to be sent to mobile phones as part of national test of pandemic preparedness

The Emergency Alert System (EAS) – which can sound an alarm through mobile phones – will be tested nationwide

Evening Standard · Jan 16, 2025

Ministers and emergency services to hold national test of pandemic preparedness

Blue light services will join senior ministers in the first test of pandemic preparedness in nearly a decade.

The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2025

Fact check: Did Joe Biden keep these 99 promises?

Joe Biden’s campaign focused on COVID-19, racial justice, climate change and tax reforms. We tracked 99 promises.

Al Jazeera · Jan 15, 2025

Age of the panzootic: scientists warn of more devastating diseases jumping between species

Experts believe H5N1 bird flu belongs in a growing category of infectious diseases that can cause pandemics across many species. But there are ways to reduce the risks

The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2025

Parents’ mental health now most common factor in children’s social care need

A report said the pandemic, a housing crisis and health challenges contributed to safeguarding pressures.

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2025

Biden's Domestic Policy Record: A Comprehensive Overview

Explore President Biden's policy accomplishments and challenges during his term, from pandemic relief to infrastructure investments and technological compe...

Top News · Jan 14, 2025

Buried alive? The surreal story of how COVID took over a remote city in the Amazon

Juan Pablo Vaquero was pronounced dead in the Peruvian Amazonian city of Iquitos in the first wave of COVID-19 in April 2020. His sister wasn’t allowed to see his body. Three days later he appeared at her home, after having allegedly awoken in a pile of corpses in the jungle.

The Conversation · Jan 14, 2025

No, we’re not ‘one mutation away’ from an H5N1 bird flu pandemic – here are the facts

In early December 2024, a group of researchers published an article in the journal Science, entitled “A single mutation in bovine influenza H5N1 hemagglutinin switches specificity to human receptors”. Some media outlets somewhat exaggeratedly took this to mean that we are one mutation away from bird flu “becoming the next…

The Conversation · Jan 14, 2025

Parliamentary panel to summon Meta over Zuckerberg’s remarks on 2024 Indian elections

Demanding an apology from Meta, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, who heads the parliamentary standing committee on communications and information technology, said on Tuesday that the panel will summon the tech giant for spreading “wrong information”. This is after its CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly remarked that the incumbent government in India…

Newslaundry · Jan 14, 2025