Next pandemic could be more lethal: AZ creatorThe GuardianThe COVID-19 pandemic that has so far killed more than 5 million people worldwide is far from over and the next one could be even more lethal, the creator of the AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccine has said. Sarah Gilbert, professor of vaccinology at the University of Oxford, poses with her Barbie doll in her office at the university in Oxford, England, on Aug. 2. Photo: EPA-EFE“This will not be the last time a virus threatens our lives and our livelihoods,” she said. “The truth is, the next one could be worse. “We cannot allow a situation where we have gone through all we have gone through and then find that the enormous economic losses we have sustained mean that there is still no funding for pandemic preparedness,” she said.

Source: Taipei Times December 07, 2021 03:58 UTC