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Boeing’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year

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Front Tire of Delta Boeing Plane Falls Off and Rolls Away While Taxiing for Takeoff

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The Messenger–The nose wheel of a Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 bound for Bogota, Colombia came off as the aircraft taxied for departure in Atlanta on Saturday.

Delta Flight 982 stopped and passengers were returned to the terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via buses, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, which said it will investigate the incident. No one was injured.

The flight had 172 passengers and six crew members, a Delta spokesman said in an email.

Disease X And The Experts – Run And Shout And Turn About…

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DISEASE X – What it is, and what it is not

CEPI–Disease X is the name given by scientists and the World Health Organization to an unknown pathogen that could emerge in future and cause a serious international epidemic or pandemic. In February 2018, Disease X was included in the WHO’s updated Blueprint list of diseases for which investing in research and development should be an international priority. It is also a priority for CEPI’s research and development investments.

Disease X itself is hypothetical: it does not exist. But the concept of Disease X describes a very real and growing threat to human health – and one the world must prepare better to respond to. The most recent Disease X to emerge was the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. Because we were not properly prepared to defend ourselves against it, COVID-19 swiftly spread and caused a deadly pandemic, killing millions worldwide. Safe and effective vaccines have significantly reduced COVID-19’s mortality and morbidity, saving an estimated 20 million lives in the first year of their roll-out.