Kamala Harris to tell UN that world must prepare for next pandemic

Vice President Kamala Harris (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

Vice President Kamala Harris will make the case before United Nations members that now is the time for global leaders to begin putting the serious work into how they will respond to the next global pandemic.

The virtual address on Monday, Ms Harris’ second to a UN body since her inauguration, will come as the United States makes progress on vaccinating the public and much of the world struggles to acquire vaccines.