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World leaders set to tackle threat of hypothetical "Disease X"

Name: World leaders set to tackle threat of hypothetical "Disease X"
Uploaded: 2024-01-16T19:36:00-0500
Duration: 4 min 10 s
Description: World leaders are set to gather this week in Davos, Switzerland. One topic is "Disease X" - a hypothetical virus 20 times deadlier than COVID-19. Infectious disease specialist Dr. Amesh Adalja joins CBS News to discuss the threat.

World leaders are set to gather this week in Davos, Switzerland. One topic is "Disease X" - a hypothetical virus 20 times deadlier than COVID-19. Infectious disease specialist Dr. Amesh Adalja joins CBS News to discuss the threat.