Congo Government Says It’s ‘On Alert’ Over Mystery Flu-Like Disease That Killed Dozens
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Public health officials in Africa urged caution Thursday as Congo’s health minister said the government was …
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Why You Shouldn’t Necessarily Freak Out About That Aspartame Research
The World Health Organization made a declaration Friday that surely came as a surprise to diet soda drinkers everywhere: Aspartame, …
World Leaders Call For International Pandemic Treaty, But Short On Details
LONDON (AP) — More than 20 heads of government and global agencies called in a commentary published Tuesday for an …
AP: WHO Report Says Coronavirus Likely Spread From Animals To Humans
BEIJING (AP) — A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats …
Health Officials Rush To Respond As Ebola Re-Emerges In Africa
CONAKRY, Feb 16 (Reuters) – The World Health Organization has asked six African countries to be alert for possible Ebola infections, …
WHO Experts Recommend Use Of AstraZeneca Vaccine Despite Concerns Over Variants
GENEVA (AP) — Independent experts advising the World Health Organization about immunization on Wednesday recommended the use of AstraZeneca’s vaccine …
WHO Dismisses Theory That Virus Escaped From Lab As ‘Extremely Unlikely’
A group of World Health Organization researchers called the theory that the coronavirus pandemic is the result of a Chinese …
WHO Team Arrives In Wuhan To Investigate Coronavirus Pandemic Origins
WUHAN, China (AP) — A global team of researchers arrived Thursday in the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic was …
WHO Approves Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine For Emergency Use
ZURICH (Reuters) – The World Health Organization on Thursday listed Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, in a …
U.N. Warns 2021 Is Shaping Up To Be A Humanitarian Catastrophe
NEW YORK, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Next year is shaping up to be a humanitarian catastrophe and rich countries must …