Geneva, Nov 4, 2024 (AFP) - Pandemic accord deal in sight as talks resume

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Countries reconvened on Monday in a bid to finalise a landmark global agreement on handling future pandemics, with the spectre of mpox, Marburg and H5N1 adding fresh urgency to seal a deal. After more than two years of talks, hopes are high of completing an accord by November 15, though the heart of the document -- how to share pathogens and vaccines -- is set to be worked out later. In December 2021, fearing a repeat of the devastation wrought b......

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