First global pandemic treaty agreed — without the US

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The World Health Organization accord promotes sharing scientific data in exchange for more-equitable distribution of drugs and vaccines.

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  1. Celeste Biever

For the first time — and despite fears that it might never happen — nations have agreed a series of measures to prevent, prepare for and respond to pandemics. The terms of the first global pandemic accord were still being hashed out at the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, up until the early hours of 16 April.

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-00839-0

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