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On This Day | World Health Organization names COVID-19
On this day in 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) named a disease spreading from Wuhan, China, COVID-19. On Feb. 11, ...
The US is leaving the World Health Organization. What does that mean for Illinois?
The U.S. is pulling the plug on its membership with the World Health Organization. What does that mean for Illinois?
CDC says person diagnosed with new mpox variant in New York is in isolation
The U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday that a person diagnosed with clade1b mpox in New York ...
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Nanoparticle Vaccine Could Protect Against Future COVID-19 Variants – Plus Other Coronaviruses
A newly developed vaccine against a group of viruses including SARS-CoV-2 is producing promising results in mice, part of the ...
Prioritizing vaccine boosters for vulnerable patients could prevent emergence of new COVID variants
Vaccinations alone may not be enough to protect people with compromised immune systems from infection, even if the vaccine ...
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From viral variants to devastating storms, how names shape the public's reaction to science
Well chosen names can quickly convey scientific concepts or health messages — in emergency situations they can even save ...
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Covid-19: First Pirola case confirmed in Ecuador
Ecuadorian authorities confirmed Sunday the detection of the first case of the so-called Pirola variant ... of the World Health Organization (WHO) for tackling covid-19, including planning ...
5 years since COVID declared public health emergency in US, still killing thousands
On the fifth anniversary of the U.S. declaring a public health emergency over COVID-19, people continue to lose their lives.