Next flu pandemic 'a matter of when, not if,' says WHO

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https://www.dw.com/en/next-flu-pandemic-a-matter-of-when-not-if-says-who/a-47853367

Next flu pandemic 'a matter of when, not if,' says WHO

Date 11.03.2019
Author Timothy Jones

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday outlined a global plan for fighting influenza and trying to prevent or slow any worldwide outbreak of the viral disease, warning that the danger of a pandemic was "ever-present."

"The question is not if we will have another pandemic, but when," said WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in a statement on the WHO website. "We must be vigilant and prepared — the cost of a major influenza outbreak will far outweigh the price of prevention."
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The United Nations agency recommends annual vaccinations to combat the disease, particularly for people working in health care and high-risk groups such as the old, the very young and those suffering from underlying illnesses.

The plan aims to build stronger national capacities to fight the disease, calling on countries to each have a special influenza program. It also wants to develop better tools for preventing, detecting, controlling and treating the disease and make these tools accessible for all countries. The anti-flu measures include vaccines and antiviral drugs.
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