Infectious Disease - Page 179

May 5, 2023

WHO downgrades coronavirus pandemic, no longer a global emergency

While some countries are facing spikes in COVID-19 cases, the pandemic has been downgraded from a global emergency by the World Health Organization.

May 5, 2023

Fauci, Weingarten try to rewrite history on disastrous COVID-19 lockdowns: 'Show me a school that I shut down'

Anthony Fauci and Randi Weingarten are furiously trying to rewrite history on their role in promoting the disastrous COVID-19 school lockdowns that paralyzed the country.

May 4, 2023

Dozens of people infected with COVID-19 at CDC’s annual conference of ‘disease detectives’

Nearly 3 dozen people were likely infected with COVID-19 at a conference held by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, from April 24 to 27.

May 4, 2023

WHO fires scientists tasked with looking into the origins of COVID over sex misconduct

The World Health Organization has fired a scientist who led a COVID origin search over sexual misconduct. WHO says it has boosted efforts to root out sexual abuse in the organization.

May 4, 2023

Jean-Pierre shredded for claiming reopening schools was a 'priority' for Biden: 'Spin doesn’t change facts'

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre defended Biden's track record on reopening schools, but commentators accused her of trying to rewrite history.

May 3, 2023

Mexican government develops own COVID vaccine 2 years after US, China

Mexican officials on Wednesday touted the release of the country's "Patria," or "Motherland" COVID-19 vaccine, two years after the West and China released their respective vaccines.

May 3, 2023

Politifact defends Randi Weingarten: ‘Misleading’ to claim she opposed reopening schools

Politifact published an analysis that insisted there needs to be additional context to the claim that Randi Weingarten opposed opening reopening schools during the pandemic.

May 3, 2023

First-ever RSV vaccine approved by FDA for adults 60 and over

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for use in the U.S., the public health agency announced on Wednesday.

May 3, 2023

Sen. Rand Paul takes aim at Dr. Fauci in new book focused on the COVID-19 'cover-up'

Sen. Rand Paul will release a book in October focusing on the origins of the coronavirus, as well as Dr. Anthony Fauci's role in the pandemic.

May 3, 2023

258 million people faced acute food insecurity in 2020, UN reports

More than a quarter-billion people faced acute food insecurity during the pandemic, according to a United Nations report. The worst-off countries include Afghanistan, Yemen, and Haiti.