Experts Worry About Pandemic’s Impact on Malaria Progress in Nigeria
A warning by the World Health Organization that the COVID-19 pandemic could harm efforts to eradicate malaria appears to be ...
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Biden Asks for Patience While Ramping Up Vaccinations
U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday criticized his predecessor’s vaccination program and urged Americans to be patient as he ...
Health Experts Urge Vaccine Equity: ‘No One is Safe Until Everyone is Safe’
Health experts say allocating and delivering adequate supplies of COVID-19 vaccines to the developing world will continue to be a ...
A Party on Mars Complete with Theme Song and Business of Space on Earth
It’s a busy time on the Red Planet as three Mars missions from three countries converge on their target. Plus, there’s ...
Fauci: COVID-19 Vaccinations Should Be Ready for All in US by Mid-April
Top U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday that by April, anyone in the United States who wants a ...
WHO Europe Office, EU, Cooperate on Vaccines for Eastern Europe
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) European office announced Thursday it will partner with the European Union to deploy ...
WHO Panel OKs AstraZeneca Vaccine Against COVID-19 Variants
A World Health Organization panel of immunization experts Wednesday recommended the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for ...
China Probe Becomes Second in Two Days to Reach Mars
Chinese state media reported Wednesday a spacecraft known as Tianwen-1 has successfully entered orbit around Mars, the first step ...
South Africa to Begin Administering Unapproved Vaccine to Health Care Workers
South Africa will begin vaccinating frontline health care workers with an unapproved coronavirus vaccine by the Johnson & ...
WHO, UNICEF Say 130 Countries Yet to Administer Any COVID-19 Vaccine
The heads of the World Health Organization and the U.N. Children’s Fund are appealing for scaled-up COVID-19 vaccine ...
US to Distribute Vaccines to Community Health Centers
Vaccines against COVID-19 will be distributed to community health centers across the United States in the coming weeks, the White ...
With Mass Vaccination Program Under Way, Moscow Eyes Return to Normal
Across global cities big and small, the coronavirus pandemic has forced a shutdown of cultural life. But that’s changing in the ...
UAE Probe Successfully Begins Orbit of Mars
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) space agency announced Tuesday that its unmanned Mars probe has arrived at the red planet and ...
WHO Finds No Evidence of COVID-19 Outbreaks in Wuhan Before December 2019
The leader of international experts investigating the origins of COVID-19 in China says they saw no evidence of large outbreaks ...
WHO Urges Measures to Stop Spread of COVID-19 Amid Vaccinations
The World Health Organization expressed concern Monday over new reports that vaccines against the coronavirus may not ...
WHO to Review AstraZeneca Vaccine after South Africa Halts Vaccinations
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday it is reviewing the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in light of a South African ...
Pandemic Handling Gets Mixed Reviews Across US, Europe
Public opinion is mixed on how well Western governments have handled the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new survey from the ...
Britain Vaccine Minister Suggests AstraZeneca Vaccine Could Be Modified
A British health official Monday downplayed a study suggesting the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine was minimally effective against a ...
At least 18 Dead in Northern India After Himalayan Glacier Burst
Emergency teams in northern India are working Monday to rescue 37 power plant workers trapped in a tunnel after part ...
DRC Confirms Ebola Death
The Democratic Republic of Congo reported Sunday that a woman has died of Ebola, three months after the country declared the end ...
3 Spacecraft Arriving on Mars in Quick Succession
After hurtling hundreds of millions of kilometers through space since last summer, three robotic explorers are ready to hit the ...
Cameroon Says Female Circumcision Resurfacing Because of COVID-19, Other Crises
Rights groups in Cameroon marked the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation Saturday by protesting the ...
‘Drastic’ Declines in Cambodia’s Endangered Wildlife
Deep in the deciduous tropical forests on the Srepok River banks, Bun Tropin has a routine as he stations himself at the Mereuch ...
AstraZeneca Vaccine Less Effective Versus South African Variant
With the world in a race between the spread of coronavirus variants and vaccinating millions, AstraZeneca announced Saturday that ...