Rules on World’s Most Deadly Pathogens Could be Revised

Regulations on some of the world’s most deadly pathogens could be revised.
Rules on World’s Most Deadly Pathogens Could be Revised
Hazardous Material Tactical Unit firemen arrive at a building where the U.K. mission to the UN has its offices, Nov. 10, 2009 in New York. The U.K. mission and four other missions to the UN had received letters containing white powder sparking an anthrax scare. A recent government report suggests the need for a risk assessment for each pathogen on the biological pathogens and toxins list, based on public health and criteria for biodefense and biosecurity. Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images
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Hazardous Material Tactical Unit firemen arrive at a building where the U.K. mission to the UN has its offices, Nov. 10, 2009 in New York. The U.K. mission and four other missions to the UN had received letters containing white powder sparking an anthrax scare. A recent government report suggests the need for a risk assessment for each pathogen on the biological pathogens and toxins list, based on public health and criteria for biodefense and biosecurity. (Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images)
Joshua Philipp
Joshua Philipp
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Joshua Philipp is senior investigative reporter and host of “Crossroads” at The Epoch Times. As an award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker, his works include “The Real Story of January 6” (2022), “The Final War: The 100 Year Plot to Defeat America” (2022), and “Tracking Down the Origin of Wuhan Coronavirus” (2020).
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