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The world needs innovative antiviral drugs—but market incentives won’t align until it’s too late, Germany’s ‘head of challenges’ warns

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The mpox outbreak has exposed the stark threat that epidemics and pandemics still pose, with antivirals yet to be developed and approved.

We could face a pandemic on the scale of COVID-19 or worse every 33 to 50 years , with devastating human and economic impacts.

We can't afford to be complacent: The next global health crisis is not a matter of if, but when.

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