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US Only One Mutation Away From a Catastrophe, Sen. Lieberman Warns

A Beijing tells people to wash their hands amid the spread of a new coronavirus(Kyodo via AP Images)

By    |   Wednesday, 12 February 2020 07:28 PM EST

A single rogue mutation in a virus like the one that has claimed over 1,000 lives in China could trigger a deadly global pandemic no nation is prepared to deal with, former U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman warns.

Lieberman is encouraging government officials to consider the current coronavirus epidemic a wake-up call. He says global health authorities must come up with an airtight biodefense strategy now — or face cataclysmic consequences.

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A single rogue mutation in a virus like the one that has claimed over 1,000 lives in China could trigger a deadly global pandemic no nation is prepared to deal with, former U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman warns.Lieberman is encouraging government officials to consider the...
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