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Multiple coronavirus vaccine candidates exist, WHO chief reports

May 12, 2020

Multiple coronavirus vaccine candidates exist, WHO chief reports

The World Health Organization chief said Monday there are around seven or eight “top” candidates for a vaccine to combat the novel coronavirus and work on them is being accelerated.

Bipartisan lawmakers push to have Taiwan included in World Health Agency meeting, China pushes back

May 11, 2020

Bipartisan lawmakers push to have Taiwan included in World Health Agency meeting, China pushes back

Citing the global fight against coronavirus, a group of bipartisan U.S. lawmakers on Friday wrote to nearly 60 countries on behalf of Taiwan, asking them to support the country's inclusion in the World Health Organization.

Rep. Jeff Van Drew: Dems won't help Republicans hold China accountable on coronavirus because of politics

May 9, 2020

Rep. Jeff Van Drew: Dems won't help Republicans hold China accountable on coronavirus because of politics

It is "unbelievable" that there is not a united political front in terms of holding China accountable for their role in the coronavirus outbreak, Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., stated Saturday.

US spars with China over pro-WHO language in UN Security Council ceasefire resolution

May 9, 2020

US spars with China over pro-WHO language in UN Security Council ceasefire resolution

A Chinese push to include support for the World Health Organization in a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a global ceasefire is putting the entire text in limbo – after strong U.S. opposition to the Beijing effort.

WHO chief says agency has $1.3 billion funding gap for coronavirus response

May 8, 2020

WHO chief says agency has $1.3 billion funding gap for coronavirus response

The head of the World Health Organization said Friday that the agency is suffering from a $1.3 billion funding gap for its coronavirus response for this year -- even as President Trump is showing no sign of reversing the U.S. funding pause to the controversial agency.

Rebecca Grant: World War II in Europe ended exactly 75 years ago – It has lessons for war against coronavirus

May 8, 2020

Rebecca Grant: World War II in Europe ended exactly 75 years ago – It has lessons for war against coronavirus

Exactly 75 years ago – on May 8, 1945 – World War II ended in Europe.Today we are fighting a very different global war – this time against microscopic killer virus.

WHO suggests controversial 'challenge study' needed to help speed up search for coronavirus vaccine

May 7, 2020

WHO suggests controversial 'challenge study' needed to help speed up search for coronavirus vaccine

The World Health Organization has suggested that deliberately infecting healthy volunteers with coronavirus may help speed up the search for a potential vaccine.

China refuses to allow international coronavirus investigators until 'final victory' over outbreak

May 6, 2020

China refuses to allow international coronavirus investigators until 'final victory' over outbreak

China announced Wednesday that it will not invite international investigators to probe the origins of the novel coronavirus until the disease is fully defeated and a "final victory" is won.

Rachel Bovard: US to WHO after coronavirus — we won't get fooled again

May 6, 2020

Rachel Bovard: US to WHO after coronavirus — we won't get fooled again

The WHO has proven itself sorely inadequate to meet global health needs, particularly in a crisis. So what, if anything, is to be done?

WHO accused of ignoring its own post-SARS guidelines in early days of coronavirus

May 6, 2020

WHO accused of ignoring its own post-SARS guidelines in early days of coronavirus

The World Health Organization is being accused of ignoring its own guidelines put in place after the SARS outbreak in the early 2000s, which call for the organization to investigate reports of a potential "public health emergency" -- like SARS, a kind of coronavirus -- from the start to prevent any chance of a pandemic.