WHO: Poor Countries Missing Out on Life Saving COVID-19 Vaccines
The director general of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warns the inequitable distribution of COVID-19 ...
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Virtual ‘You’ Can Now Attend Meetings with Virtual ‘Them’
After almost a year of staring at each other’s living rooms or other spaces in virtual meetings due to the coronavirus ...
Jordan Among First to Vaccinate UN-Registered Refugees It Hosts
Jordan has become one of the world’s first countries to start coronavirus vaccinations for United Nations-registered ...
Los Angeles First US County to Reach 1 Million COVID Cases
John Hopkins University reported early Sunday there are 94.5 million global COVID-19 cases. The United States leads the world in ...
China Builds Hospital After Surge in ‘Harder to Handle’ Virus Cases
China on Saturday finished building a 1,500-room hospital for COVID-19 patients to fight a surge in infections the government ...
Despite Planning, Australian Open Players Test Positive
The Australian Open will go ahead as planned, despite the discovery of three coronavirus cases that have put 47 players into ...
Campaign Aims to Convince Americans COVID Vaccine Safe
Two years ago, in January 2019, the World Health Organization said vaccine hesitancy was among the top 10 threats to global ...
Biden Names Geneticist for New Cabinet-level Post on Science
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden named pioneering geneticist Eric Lander as the director of the Office of Science and Technology ...
WHO Calls on All Nations to Begin Vaccination Programs Within 100 Days
World Health Organization officials said Friday that they would like to see vaccination programs under way in every country in ...
Warming Planet, EU’s Space Plans, and Wines Return to Earth
The European Space Agency previews a big 2021 starting with a new boss. Data show last year’s temperatures tied the hottest ...
US COVID Death Toll Rapidly Approaching 400k, Says Johns Hopkins
The numbers for the coronavirus pandemic continue upward, with more than 93 million global infections and nearly 2 million ...
Biden on COVID-19: ‘Crisis of Deep Human Suffering is in Plain Sight’
The numbers for the coronavirus pandemic continue upward, with more than 93 million global infections and nearly 2 million ...
A Warming Planet, EU’s Space Plans, and Wines Return to Earth
The European Space Agency previews a big 2021 starting with a new boss. Data show last year’s temperatures tied the hottest ...
WHO Europe Chief: 95% of World’s Vaccines Being Administered in 10 Countries
The World Health Organization’s ((WHO)) European chief says 95% of the 23.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines that have ...
New Research Suggests Digestive Tract Bacteria Affect Coronavirus Severity
A new study indicates the kind of bacteria found in a person’s digestive tract can affect the severity of coronavirus ...
China Reports First COVID Death in 8 Months
China has reported its first COVID-19 death in eight months amid a surge in the northeast as a World Health Organization team ...
As WHO Begins COVID-19 Probe, Speculation, Tensions Abound
After months of negotiations and accusations that China was obstructing an independent investigation, a team of World Health ...
WHO Experts Arrive in China to Probe Pandemic’s Origins
A team of experts from the World Health Organization arrived in the central Chinese city of Wuhan on Thursday to investigate the ...
Despite New Guidelines, Massive Challenges in US Vaccine Distribution
Racing against a surging COVID-19 death toll, the United States is releasing all available doses of the coronavirus vaccine and ...
Former Michigan Governor Charged in Flint Water Crisis
Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder was charged Wednesday with willful neglect of duty after an investigation of ruinous decisions ...
WHO Emergencies Chief: Second Year of Coronavirus Pandemic Could Be Worse
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) emergencies chief warned Wednesday the second year of the coronavirus pandemic may be ...
Aid Groups Warn of COVID-19 Outbreak at Ethiopian Refugee Camp in Sudan
Aid workers this week confirmed several cases of COVID-19 in Sudan’s camps for refugees who fled the fighting in ...
British Health Secretary Hopes Current Situation is Peak of Pandemic
British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Wednesday he is hoping the nation’s current situation is the peak of the COVID-19 ...
China Posts Highest One-Day Increase in New COVID-19 Infections Since July
China has recorded its highest daily increase of new coronavirus infections since last July after a recent cluster of cases in ...