by Collin Jones at Blaze media
The head of the World Health Organization has called on countries to sign the health organization’s pandemic treaty to prepare the world for a “Disease X,” an undesignated term for a future pandemic that could be more deadly than anything humanity has faced.
Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday, noting that he hoped nations across the world would reach a pandemic agreement by May to address a future danger, according to the New York Post. Scientists have speculated that “Disease X” could be up to 20 times more deadly than COVID-19.
Ghebreyesus said COVID-19 was the first Disease X, and that it will be important for countries around the world to be better prepared for the next one that comes around. The WHO added that the moniker “represents the knowledge that a serious international epidemic could be caused by a pathogen currently unknown to cause human disease.”
USA Today reported that in 2018, the WHO added “Disease X” to its list of priority diseases and pathogens specifically targeted for research. The plan includes diseases such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome and Ebola, and its aim is to “fast-track the availability of effective tests, vaccines and medicines” that could save lives during a serious health emergency.
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