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What Is Monkeypox and Where Are Cases Spreading? Map Shows Details of Outbreak
Monkeypox cases are on the rise across the United States amid an unprecedented global outbreak. As the virus spreads through U.S. communities, many wonder what monkeypox is, how seriously it should be taken and what treatments are available. The monkeypox virus comes from the same family of viruses as smallpox. The two viruses present similar symptoms, including fever, headaches,...
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6 More Monkeypox Cases Diagnosed in Massachusetts
There have now been 13 confirmed cases of monkeypox in Massachusetts since it was first detected on May 18.
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6 New Monkeypox Cases in Mass. as WHO Weighs Emergency Status
The World Health Organization could decide as soon as Friday whether or not to declare monkeypox a global health emergency. A public health emergency of international concern is the organization’s highest alert. This decision will come after intense scrutiny over how they first handled the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 If monkeypox is declared a global health emergency, that could escalate…
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Over 1,000 Killed, 1,500 Injured After Powerful Earthquake Strikes Afghanistan
Over 1,000 people were killed early Wednesday morning after a powerful earthquake struck a mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan.
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WHO to Rename Monkeypox After Concerns of Racism, Stigma
The World Health Organization announced an urgent move to rename the virus after a group of scientists argued that it is “inaccurate” and “stigmatizing.”
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China Calls COVID ‘Lab Leak' Theory a Lie After WHO Report
China has attacked the theory that the coronavirus pandemic may have originated as a leak from a Chinese laboratory as a politically motivated lie. The response came after the World Health Organization recommended in its strongest terms yet that a deeper probe is needed into whether a lab accident may be to blame. A Foreign Ministry spokesperson also rejected accusations...
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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: 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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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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As Case Counts Fall, WHO Chief Warns ‘COVID Isn't Finished'
The head of the WHO says “COVID isn’t finished with us,” as he appealed for extra help to fight the pandemic after his agency reported case counts and deaths fell worldwide over the past week.
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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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South African Scientists Brace for Wave Propelled by Omicron
Worried scientists in South Africa are scrambling to combat the lightning spread across the country of the new and highly transmissible omicron COVID-19 variant as the world grapples with its emergence
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What Is the Omicron COVID-19 Variant?
A new variant, named B.1.1.529, was named a “variant of concern” by the World Health Organization and given the name “omicron” from the letter in the Greek alphabet.
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WHO Names Transmissible New COVID-19 Variant ‘Omicron'
An advisory panel of the World Health Organization has classified a worrying new COVID-19 variant first detected in South Africa as a highly transmissible virus of concern, naming it “Omicron” under its Greek letter system
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Millions of Infants Missed First Dose of Measles Vaccine
According to a report from the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, millions of babies missed their first dose of the measles vaccine in 2020.
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Experts on WHO Team Say Search for COVID Origins Has Stalled
The international scientists dispatched to China by the World Health Organization to look for the origins of the coronavirus say the search has “stalled” and warn the window for getting to the bottom of the mystery is closing fast
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WHO Issues Call for Experts to Help With COVID Origins Probe
The World Health Organization has issued a call for experts to join a new advisory group it’s forming, in part to address the agency’s fraught attempts to investigate how the coronavirus pandemic started
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Head of UN Health Agency Seeks Vaccine Booster Moratorium
The head of the World Health Organization is calling for a moratorium on administering booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines as a way to help ensure that doses are available in countries where few people have received their first shots
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China Rebuffs WHO's Terms for Further COVID-19 Origins Study
A senior Chinese health official says China cannot accept the World Health Organization’s plan for the second phase of a study into the origins of COVID-19