Pandemic
US, EU strongly decry UN declaration promising international collaboration in face of pandemic
US initially requested that the UN removed "mentions of equity and universal access to sexual and reproductive health care services," to make the Trump administration comfortable with the language.
US Senate panel votes to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress after refusing to answer questioning
Senate panel obtains Fauci’s COVID-era iPhone records as contempt vote approaches - report
Congo bans gatherings in Kinshasa and three provinces over Ebola outbreak
WHO experts to weigh whether world ready to end COVID emergency
Since giving its initial high alert for COVID in January 2020, a panel of experts have continued to examine the prominence of the crisis.
Three years after pandemic, key questions grow
US-China tensions in the background as Congress and media push for answers
Taiwan to allow more China flights in show of goodwill
Taiwan is set to resume allowing flights to China after they had previously been frozen during the COVID-19 pandemic. Resuming direct flights is said to be an expression of goodwill.
Investing in animal health prevents pandemics and saves lives - A4AH
Action for Animal Health released a report on how animal health affects human health and saves lives.
Spain says patient does not have Marburg disease
The Marburg virus is believed to have a fatality rate of up to 88% and there are no vaccines or antiviral treatments approved to treat it.
Face masks had little effect in preventing COVID-19 infection, British study claims
During the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, Israelis were fined by government authorities for not wearing face masks in public places, and violent incidents ensued when people refused to don them.
‘Hindsight is 20/20’: Israel's lessons after 3 years of COVID-19
HEALTH AFFAIRS: On Israel’s three-year COVID anniversary, ‘czars’ look forward and back.
All countries 'dangerously unprepared' for future pandemics, says IFRC
The report said that countries should review their legislation to ensure it is in line with their pandemic preparedness plans by the end of 2023.
COVID remains a public health emergency, says WHO
It is three years since the WHO first declared that COVID represented a global health emergency.
Took a COVID test at home and got a faded line? This is what it means
Many people who do antigen tests at home are confused when the second line comes out faded, almost invisible.
