Jul 15 WHO chief says it was 'premature' to rule out COVID lab leak By Frank Jordans, Maria Cheng, Associated Press WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said getting access to raw data had been a challenge for the international team that traveled to China earlier this year to investigate the source of COVID-19. Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch 7:22 WHO report says COVID originated in bats, but critics claim the study was biased By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Layla Quran The PBS NewsHour has obtained a study by a group of independent researchers convened by the WHO to find the origins of COVID-19 in China. As Nick Schifrin reports, the virus that caused the worst pandemic in a century most… Continue watching
Feb 06 Unwilling to wait, poorer countries seek their own vaccines By Maria Cheng, Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press Unlike past disease outbreaks, where less wealthy countries have generally waited for vaccines to be delivered by the U.N. and other organizations, many are now taking matters into their own hands. Experts are increasingly concerned that these go-it-alone efforts could… Continue reading
Aug 22 Watch 9:16 The public health crisis you may not know about: snakebites By Benedict Moran, Jorgen Samso Over 100,000 people die every year from snakebites, and another 450,000 suffer life-altering injuries. The World Health Organization has labeled snakebites an epidemic, and reports that only half of the anti-venom needed globally is currently being produced. Special correspondent Benedict… Continue watching
Jul 19 Virus rebounds around the world, deaths top 600,000 By Geir Moulson, Associated Press The coronavirus pandemic has found fresh legs around the world, as confirmed deaths pass 600,000 and countries from the U.S. to South Africa to India struggle to contain a surge of new infections. Hong Kong issued tougher new rules on… Continue reading
Jul 18 WHO posts 2nd daily record for new cases in row By Associated Press The WHO on Friday posted more than 237,000 confirmed cases around the world. The back-to-back records come as many nations struggle with new waves of infections after loosening lockdown restrictions. Continue reading
Jul 04 The Latest: WHO ending hydroxycholorquine trial for COVID By Associated Press WHO says a review of the interim results showed hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir “produce little or no reduction in the mortality of hospitalized COVID-19 patients when compared to standard of care.”… Continue reading
Jun 14 Accuracy still unknown for many coronavirus tests rushed out By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press WASHINGTON — How accurate are the coronavirus tests used in the U.S.? Months into the outbreak, no one really knows how well many of the screening tests work, and experts at top medical centers say it is time to do… Continue reading
May 30 U.S. cities fear protests may fuel new wave of virus outbreaks By Brian Melley, John Seewer, Associated Press Images showing thousands of screaming, unmasked protesters have sent shudders through the health community, which worries its calls for social distancing during the demonstrations are unlikely to be heard. Continue reading
May 02 AP FACT CHECK: Testing 'czar' rebuts Trump; vet care hyped By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press Actually, Trump is nowhere close in his prediction of providing 5 million tests a day, according to his own federal “testing czar.”… Continue reading