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Polio in US, UK and Israel reveals rare risk of oral vaccine
For years, global health officials have used billions of drops of an oral vaccine in a remarkably effective campaign aimed at wiping out polio in its last remaining strongholds —...
WHO considers declaring monkeypox a global health emergency
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization convenes its emergency committee Thursday to consider if the spiraling outbreak of monkeypox warrants being declared a global emergency. But some experts say...
WHO: Monkeypox won鈥檛 turn into pandemic, but many unknowns
The World Health Organization’s top monkeypox expert said she doesn’t expect the hundreds of cases reported to date to turn into another pandemic, but acknowledged there are still many unknowns...
EXPLAINER: What is monkeypox and where is it spreading?
Health authorities in Europe, North America, Israel and Australia have identified more than 100 cases of monkeypox in recent days.
Expert: Monkeypox likely spread by sex at 2 raves in Europe
LONDON (AP) — A leading adviser to the World Health Organization described the unprecedented outbreak of monkeypox in developed countries as “a random event” that appears to have been caused...
African scientists baffled by monkeypox cases in Europe, U.S.
Scientists who have monitored numerous outbreaks of monkeypox in Africa say they are baffled by the disease's recent spread in Europe and North America.
WHO: Nearly 15 million deaths associated with COVID-19
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization estimates that nearly 15 million people were killed either by coronavirus or by its impact on overwhelmed health systems during the first two...
Omicron may be headed for a rapid drop in Britain, U.S.
Scientists are seeing signals that COVID-19′s alarming omicron wave may have peaked in Britain and is about to do the same in the U.S., at which point cases may start...
EXPLAINER: What we know and don’t know about omicron variant
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says it could still take some time to get a full picture of the threat posed by omicron, a new variant of the...
Will flight restrictions help as new virus variant emerges?
A new coronavirus variant identified in South Africa is leading to a new round of travel restrictions just as many had finally begun to ease.