Pandemic odds top 25% as UKHSA flags respiratory infections as biggest threat

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Pandemic odds top 25% as UKHSA flags respiratory infections as biggest threat.

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The UK Health Security Agency has published its inaugural Health Security Risk Assessment, warning that respiratory infections represent the most significant danger to the nation's health security over the coming half-decade.According to the landmark report, the probability of a pandemic caused by influenza or a novel coronavirus exceeds 25 per cent within this timeframe.This assessment marks the first occasion on which UKHSA has systematically evaluated and ranked the full spectrum of health security threats under its purview.The document is intended to bolster national resilience planning against potential health emergencies, drawing on lessons from recent crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic.

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