EXCLUSIVE WHO says it advised Ukraine
to destroy pathogens in health labs to
prevent disease spread
Posted By: Ribicon, 3/11/2022 5:54:50 PM
The World Health Organization advised Ukraine to destroy high-threat pathogens housed in the country's public health laboratories to prevent "any potential spills" that would spread disease among the population, the agency told Reuters. Like many other countries, Ukraine has public health laboratories researching how to mitigate the threats of dangerous diseases affecting both animals and humans including, most recently, COVID-19. Its labs have received support from the United States, the European Union and the WHO. Biosecurity experts say Russia's movement of troops into Ukraine and bombardment of its cities have raised the risk of an escape of disease-causing pathogens, should any of those facilities be damaged.
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The pathogens won't be released until the ineffective vaccines have been patented.