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Severe Hepatitis Cases in Kids Continue to Rise, WHO Calls for Investigations
In this U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has only confirmed cases in Alabama thus far, the agency said in a statement to NBC News on Thursday, though other cases are being investigated.
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WHO Says Weekly Covid Deaths Have Dropped to Lowest Level Since March 2020
While Covid deaths are dropping, testing has also fallen, a trend that worries World Health Organization officials.
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WHO: 1 Child Has Died in Mystery Liver Disease Outbreak
The World Health Organization says at least one death has been reported in connection with a mysterious liver disease outbreak affecting children in Europe and the United States
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99% of World's Population Breathes Poor-Quality Air, WHO Says
The U.N. health agency says nearly everybody in the world breathes air that doesn’t meet its standards for air quality.
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WHO: COVID Deaths Jump by 40%, But Cases Falling Globally
The World Health Organization says the number of people killed by the coronavirus surged by more than 40% last week.
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Here's How Covid-19 Transitions From a Pandemic to Endemic
It’s been two years since Covid-19 crept across the globe, battered the U.S. economy and wreaked havoc on health-care systems unprepared to defend themselves against the novel pathogen. Now, as the latest wave of infections driven by the fast-spreading omicron variant rapidly subsides, many are beginning to question: Is Covid-19 becoming endemic? “There’s a high probability we’re moving into...
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WHO: COVID-19 Cases, Deaths Continue to Drop Globally
The World Health Organization says the number of new coronavirus cases and deaths globally have continued to fall in the past week
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WHO Says COVID Boosters Needed, Reversing Previous Call When Short of Supplies
An expert group convened by the World Health Organization said it “strongly supports urgent and broad access” to coronavirus vaccines, including booster doses
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Some European Countries Are Scrapping All Covid Rules Despite Scientists Warning It's Too Soon
Some European countries are being urged to “have a little more patience” as Covid restrictions are lifted.
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Covid Will Always Be an Epidemic Virus — Not an Endemic One, Scientist Warns
Covid-19 will never become an endemic illness and will always behave like an epidemic virus, an expert in biosecurity has warned.
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These Small Businesses Have Survived the Pandemic Despite Being Rejected for PPP Loans. Here's How They Did It
After their Paycheck Protection Program loan applications were rejected, some small business owners got creative to stay afloat during the Covid pandemic.
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Two-Thirds of People With Omicron Say They've Had Covid Before, English Study Reports
Omicron has almost completely replaced the delta variant of Covid-19 in England, a new study has found.
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Covid Vaccine Skepticism May Be Fueling ‘Worrisome' Rise in Wider Anti-Vax Sentiment, Doctors Say
Doctors have warned that vaccine hesitancy around Covid could be “creeping into” sentiment toward other vaccines.
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Global Conditions Perfect for More Covid Variants to Emerge, WHO's Tedros Says
The WHO’s top official said it’s dangerous to assume we’re in the endgame of the pandemic — but with the right action, the Covid emergency could end in 2022.
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Antibiotic-Resistant Infections Are a ‘Major Global Health Threat' That's Killing Millions, Scientists Say
A huge new global study found that drug-resistant bacterial infections played a part in almost 5 million deaths in 2019.
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We Have a Chance to End Covid Emergency in 2022, WHO Official Says
Covid-19 will never be eradicated, but society has a chance to end the public health emergency this year, a senior WHO official has said.
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WHO Chief Worried About ‘Tsunami' of Omicron, Delta Cases
The head of the World Health Organization says he’s worried about the omicron and delta variants of COVID-19 producing a “tsunami” of cases between them.
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WHO Warns New Covid Variants Could Emerge That Are Fully Resistant to Vaccines as Pandemic Drags on
Reactionary political movements fostered vaccine inequity and “created the ideal conditions for the emergence of new variants,” WHO’s leader said.
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WHO Says Covid Booster Programs Limit Vaccine Supply for Poor Countries, Could Prolong Pandemic
World Health Organization officials warned vaccine inequality could lead to the emergence of more mutant Covid variants.
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WHO: Omicron Detected in 89 Countries, Cases Doubling Fast
The World Health Organization says the number of COVID-19 cases involving omicron is doubling every 1.5 to three days in countries where there is community transmission of the variant and not just people who were infected abroad