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Why Is It Taking So Long to Get a COVID Vaccine for Kids?
Parents hoping for an early-fall vaccine may have much longer to wait
Video Shows Trooper Pummeling A Black Man
Police brutality case is under federal investigation
Call for Experts to Join WHO's New Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens
The World Health Organization seeks a range of experts to serve on the new SAGO — deadline is September 10
FDA Approves First COVID-19 Vaccine
The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine will now be marketed as Comirnaty, for the prevention of COVID in Americans 16 and older
Stronger Together: A New Pandemic Agenda for South Asia
Countries need to share lessons and actively coordinate, complement, and supplement each other’s public health responses
Haiti Earthquake Survivors, Stranded by Storm, Search for Shelter
Heavy rainfall from the storm Tuesday battered temporary shelters set up since the weekend, drenching people stranded by Saturday's earthquake
Malala: "Futures of Afghan Child Refugees Aren't Lost"
In an exclusive interview, Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai tells the BBC that countries need to open their borders to Afghan refugees
Afghanistan: "Now Is the Time to Stand as One," UN Chief Tells Security Council
"The world is watching. We cannot and must not abandon the people of Afghanistan," said UN Secretary-General António Guterres
'I'm the Only Surgeon': After Haiti Quake, Thousands Seek Scarce Care
After a magnitude-7.2 earthquake killed 1,300 people in Haiti, the country, which has a dire lack of doctors, is trying to help the wounded
Afghan Civilians Fear What Taliban Rule Will Mean for Women
As the Taliban take city after city, Afghans are fleeing and women and girls are reporting deep fear and vulnerability.
FDA Poised to Okay Third Vaccine Dose for Immunocompromised People
The move would be the first authorization of an additional dose in the United States
A Letter from the American Academy of Pediatrics to the FDA Commissioner
Two weeks ago saw the largest week-over-week percentage increase in pediatric COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic