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Was Covid just a 'warning shot'?
Birmingham Mail
|September 22, 2025
INVESTIGATION: Dr Chris van Tulleken looks into the most urgent science story of our time
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IT’S like the stuff of science fiction, but in reality, scientists are constantly on the lookout for the next disease that could trigger a devastating global pandemic.
Covid-19 was not the only one. "Disease X", as it was dubbed by scientists in 2018, is the unknown pathogen around the corner.
This story is from the September 22, 2025 edition of Birmingham Mail.
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