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Rich Countries Lure Health Workers From Low-Income Nations to Fight Shortages
Huge pay incentives and immigration fast-tracks are leading many to leave countries whose health systems urgently need their expertise
An Island Nation Covered in Ash Now Worries About a COVID Intrusion
After an epic volcanic eruption and tsunami, virus-free Tonga fears risk of COVID-19 exposure from outside aid workers
Hong Kong to Cull 2,000 Hamsters After COVID-19 Outbreak
Pet owners told not to kiss hamsters after infected hamsters imported from the Netherlands tested positive for COVID-19
UN-Backed COVAX Delivers Its One Billionth COVID-19 Vaccine Dose
With a 1.1 million jab delivery in Rwanda, COVAX reaches its one billion milestone
Headed for Six Figures the Omicron Variant is Bringing Russia's COVID-19 Epidemic to a Tipping Point, Officials Warn
According to government officials, Russia's coronavirus epidemic has reached a tipping point
Buenos Aires Hits 106 Degrees Amid Severe South American Heat Wave
It’s the second-highest temperature recorded in the Argentine capital in 115 years, and 700,000 people there have lost power
Uganda Reopens Schools After World's Longest COVID-19 Shutdown
Many countries have closed classrooms on and off, but Uganda had kept more than ten million students at home since March 2020
A National Strategy for COVID-19 Medical Countermeasures
The United States needs a strategy for a "new normal" of living that includes COVID-19
Long-Term Trends in Urban NO2 Concentrations and Associated Paediatric Asthma Incidence: Estimates from Global Datasets
An estimated 1.85 million new pediatric cases of asthma worldwide are linked to NO2, a gas emitted from vehicles
FDA Authorizes COVID Boosters for Teens 12-15
The agency will also allow some immunocompromised children as young as 5 to get an additional dose
Puerto Rico Faces Staggering COVID Case Explosion
The island had a 4,600 percent increase in cases in recent weeks after mounting one of the nation’s most successful vaccination campaigns
A WHO Official Weighs in on COVID, Vaccines, and Mistakes that Were Made
Mike Ryan, head of the health emergencies program at the WHO, on COVID in 2022: "It's very, very, very hard to predict"