Leaders of the G7 countries meeting in Cornwall will sign a declaration today agreeing to use all their resources to prevent future pandemics like Covid 19.
Among a series of concrete measures they will back a global virus early warning system, a centre to develop animal vaccines to reduce virus transmission to humans, and a 100 day pandemic response manual for developing and licencing new vaccines.
Britains chief scientific officer Sir Patrick Vallance and the Philanthropist Melinda Gates will brief the G7 on the pandemic preparedness group, a team of international experts assembled by the British G7 presidency to advise on spotting and dealing with new virus threats.