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In Africa, a Mix of Shots Drives an Uncertain COVID Vaccination Push
Supplies are more plentiful now, but unpredictable and often a jumble of brands
Public Health Experts Sketch a Roadmap to Get from the COVID Pandemic to the ‘Next Normal’
A new report addresses the challenges of dealing with endemic COVID and future biosecurity threats
WHO Says it Advised Ukraine to Destroy Pathogens in Health Labs to Prevent Disease Spread
Russia's bombardment of Ukraine's cities has raised the risk of an escape of disease-causing pathogens from public health labs
Zelenskyy Says Maternity Hospital Bombed, Children Buried Under Debris
The WHO says it has so far verified eighteen attacks on health facilities
How Did This Many Deaths Become Normal?
The U.S. is nearing 1 million recorded COVID-19 deaths without the social reckoning that such a tragedy should provoke. Why?
What Does the War in Ukraine Mean for Africa?
As in the rest of the world, Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24 is casting a long shadow across Africa
Biden Announces New COVID-19 Initiative that Gives Americans Free Pills
Americans who test positive for COVID-19 at a pharmacy can immediately receive free antiviral pills
Ukraine Conflict Could Spark Surges of COVID, Polio, Other Diseases
Global health officials fear that Russia's invasion of Ukraine will be a grim reminder that war and disease are close companions
Dangerously Low Medical Oxygen Supplies in Ukraine Due to Crisis
WHO is working with partners on ways to obtain and ship oxygen-related medical devices and trauma supplies to Ukraine
Paul Farmer Invented a New Way of Caring for One Another
"He was unconstrained by small thinking. He rejected the artificial limitations we put on caring for the world's poor"
Climate Change is Hitting the Planet Faster than Scientists Originally Thought
Latest IPCC climate report warns that rising greenhouse-gas emissions could soon outstrip the ability of many communities to adapt
Hong Kong Hospitals Can't Keep Up With the Deaths Amid an Omicron Surge
Dead bodies are piling up on gurneys in hospital hallways as Hong Kong's health system is overloaded by its biggest COVID-19 outbreak of the pandemic