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November 24, 2021

Trump's surgeon general: US needs to fight antimicrobial resistance to prevent next pandemic

Dr. Jerome Adams, who served as U.S. surgeon general under former President Trump, is calling for action to combat the threat of antimicrobial resistance.

November 16, 2021

Pfizer will let other companies make its COVID-19 pill

Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. has signed a deal with a U.N.-backed group to allow other manufacturers to make its experimental COVID-19 pill, a move that could make the treatment available to more than half of the world’s population.

November 11, 2021

US will distribute Johnson & Johnson vaccine in conflict zones, Blinken says

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday the U.S. had negotiated a deal to distribute Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine to people living in conflict zones.

November 4, 2021

UK authorizes Merck antiviral pill, first shown to treat COVID-19

Britain has granted a conditional authorization to Merck’s coronavirus antiviral, the first pill shown to successfully treat COVID-19. It is the first country to OK the treatment, although it was not immediately clear how quickly the pill would be available.

October 29, 2021

Controversial World Health Organization chief Tedros unopposed for second term

The Ethiopian head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, was confirmed as the only candidate, Friday, for the world’s top health job and now looks certain to serve a second term as its director-general.

October 23, 2021

WHO's Tedros looks like shoo-in for second term despite handling of COVID-19, closeness to China

The controversial Ethiopian head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus looks set to serve a second term as its director-general following reports that no nation, including the U.S., has put up an opponent against him.

October 13, 2021

WHO announces committee to probe COVID-19 pandemic origins

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced 26 proposed members to an advisory committee aimed to steer studies into the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic and other pathogens of epidemic potential.

October 11, 2021

COVID-19 origins search: China denies WHO access to bat caves

China has denied the World Health Organization access to bat caves and wildlife farming areas in a region six hours west of Wuhan — as it emerged that nearby wet markets were banned from selling live animals just days before Beijing acknowledged a new virus had been detected, according to a report.

October 6, 2021

WHO recommends first malaria vaccine for African children: ‘Glimmer of hope’

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday recommended widespread use of the first malaria vaccine for African children, aimed to cut disease burden and save tens of thousands of lives.

September 30, 2021

More than two-thirds of African nations fall short of 10% COVID vaccination goal: WHO

Following a World Health Assembly goal to fully vaccinate 10% of every country's population by Sept. 30, findings issued Wednesday saw 15 out of Africa's 54 nations reach the target, according to the World Health Organization.