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18 February 2026

Those funding pandemic-capable influenza research are now simultaneously building the global response system

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An unprecedented level of international funding and coordination is now underway to expand the global pandemic response system, with at least $9.5 billion committed by the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Bank, and a Bill Gates-founded vaccine coalition to finance the worldwide surveillance networks, laboratories, and vaccines tied to future pandemic declarations.

The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)—founded in 2017 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Economic Forum, and national governments—announced last week that it is now seeking an additional $2.5 billion to expand its pandemic vaccine financing programs.

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