“disease-x”:-how-pandemic-preparedness-talks-spawned-conspiracy-theories-online

“Disease X”: How pandemic preparedness talks spawned conspiracy theories online

On 17 January 2024, public health experts including Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), held a roundtable titled “Preparing for Disease X” at the World Economic Forum of Davos (WEF). In light of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, the panel discussed what had failed in the global response to the pandemic and what could be improved. But the mention of a mysterious “Disease X” just one, Read More