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The Next Pandemic Could Be Engineered. A New Program Aims to Stop It | A Cambridge-based program is tackling the growing threat of engineered pandemics, seeking to prevent bioweapon-driven outbreaks before they begin.
A Cambridge-based program is tackling the growing threat of engineered pandemics, seeking to prevent bioweapon-driven outbreaks before they begin.
Some scholars believe the Mongolian Golden Horde kicked off the Black Death in Europe by flinging dead bodies infected with the bacteria that caused the disease during the 1346 Siege of Caffa. “There is a great opportunity to take a joined-up approach to managing the risks posed by engineered pandemics,” said Clare Bryant, a professor at Cambridge’s Department of Medicine, and co-chair of the program. Given that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—a man who has spread dangerous (and potentially deadly) misinformation about vaccines—is now overseeing the public health system of the United States, strengthening pandemic preparedness seems like a wise move.
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