© Getty Images / Chris Jackson The billionaire calls for massive government investments to prepare for potential outbreaks that could be deadlier than Covid-19 Software magnate Bill Gates has raised the specter of future viruses that could be more lethal than Covid-19, saying rich countries should ramp up vaccine funding to brace for potentially catastrophic outbreaks...

This picture taken on November 05, 2021 shows a child receiving a dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Los Angeles, California...

Toddlers born during the pandemic scored lower on some skills development tests than those born earlier...

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FILE PHOTO © AFP / Mohamad Ali Harissi The United Arab Emirates has allowed international travel to the jabbed and boosted only Unvaccinated UAE citizens will be banned from traveling abroad starting January 10, according to local media, citing the country’s crisis management agencies...

A police officer stands next to boxes of expired AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines as they are destroyed by a bulldozer, in Abuja, Nigeria, December 22, 2021...

© Evan Vucci/Pool via REUTERS Billionaire Bill Gates has found little sympathy after saying he has canceled most of his holiday plans over the Covid variant Omicron, while also providing advice on how the pandemic can end in 2022...

FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Health Secretary Matt Hancock holds a news conference at 10 Downing Street, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain March 17, 2021...