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Today on the DAILY BRIEF: Super Bugs are a clear and present health danger

2022/3/14
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Two years after the COVID-19 pandemic was declared, infectious disease specialists will tell you we face a more dangerous health threat thanks to our overuse of anti-biotics and the issues around producing new drugs to fight new bacteria. Bacteria that are becoming increasingly resistant to over-used antibiotics, and it is no longer financially viable for pharmaceutical companies to invest in the research and development of new antibiotics. The WHO and UN have prioritized this problem. What does this mean for vulnerable patients, and can prevention help?