Harris tells UN body it's time to prepare for next pandemic

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris told United Nations members on Monday that now is the time for global leaders to begin putting the serious work into how they will respond to the next global pandemic.

The virtual address, Harris' second to a U.N. body since her inauguration, comes as the United States makes progress on vaccinating the public and much of the world struggles to acquire vaccines.

“At the same time that the world works to get through this pandemic, we also know that we must prepare for the next,” Harris said in remarks released by her office. The closed meeting was co-hosted by U.N. permanent representatives of Argentina, Japan, Norway and South Africa.

The Biden administration will mark its first 100 days in office this week. President Joe Biden is scheduled to address Congress on Wednesday and is certain to highlight the headway his administration has made in responding to the worst public health crisis in the U.S. in more than a century.

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[abqtommy]

1. I sure hope we can have a better, more productive response to the next pandemic

than we've had with this one!

[roamer65]

2. My gut tells me an influenza pandemic will be soon after this SARS one.

With the current low infections rate of influenza, people’s immunity to it will wane.