COVID-19

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks at the WHO headquarters in Geneva on Oct. 18.

WHO member states will work on a global agreement to deal with future pandemics

11:31am December 01, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

The coronavirus outbreak exposed flaws in the global health system but also showed a willingness among countries to work together, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO's director-general, says.

Keidy Ventura, 17, receives her first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in West New York, N.J. Pfizer has asked federal regulators to expand the eligibility for booster shots to include 16- and 17-year-olds.

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Pfizer wants the FDA to let 16- and 17- year-olds get a COVID-19 booster shot

8:58pm November 30, 2021

by Will Stone

Pfizer's CEO says the vaccine maker has asked federal regulators to authorize boosters for 16- and 17-year-olds. Currently, only people 18 and over are eligible for a booster in the U.S.

People step off a tram in Nottingham, England, a city where a case of the omicron variant of the coronavirus was identified last week.

The World Health Organization warns of very high risk posed by the omicron variant

5:16pm November 29, 2021

by Scott Neuman

The newly identified strain of the coronavirus, which could be more transmissible than the previously dominant delta variant, has global health officials worried about a possible new surge in cases.

On November 29, the World Health Organization will convene a virtual summit for its member states to consider the handling of future outbreaks. Pictured above: WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

The WHO is seeking a new treaty on handling future pandemics. It could be a hard sell

11:07am November 28, 2021

by Jason Beaubien

At a special session this week, the World Health Organization hopes to start sketching out a new world order. "We don't have rules of the game," says WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

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A resident from the Alexandra township gets tested for the coronavirus in 2020. A new coronavirus variant has been detected in South Africa that scientists say is a concern because of its high number of mutations and rapid spread among young people in the

What to know about omicron, the new COVID variant

10:06pm November 26, 2021

by Nicole Hernandez

The World Health Organization deemed it a variant of concern, and the U.S. is banning travel from parts of Africa where it's spreading. Here's what scientists know and what they're trying to learn.

Education

Poll: pandemic has negatively impacted children's academic, social growth

10:33am November 22, 2021

by Neal Charnoff

A new poll

A Disney employee welcomes guests to Walt Disney World Resort on July 11, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Disney has paused its COVID-19 vaccine mandate to comply with a new Florida law.

COVID in the U.S. update: Disney's vaccine mandate, boosters, a startling death toll

3:18pm November 21, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

Disney has paused its vaccine mandate for Walt Disney World employees after a new Florida law barring workplace vaccine mandates. Meanwhile, new discussion on the definition of "fully vaccinated."

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Infectious disease expert Christopher Ohl reflects on COVID-19 past, present, and future

4:00pm November 18, 2021

by David Ford

It has been nearly two years since the deadly coronavirus arrived in North Carolina.

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State leaders discuss health care access for farmworkers ahead of National Rural Health Day

3:52pm November 17, 2021

by April Laissle

Ninety percent of North Carolina's farmworkers are uninsured. The same percentage isn't comfortable speaking English.

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Mask mandates begin to fall in Triad

4:29pm November 16, 2021

by David Ford

The Guilford County Board of Commissioners voted to rescind the mask mandate that had been in effect since mid-August to combat the COVID-19 delta variant.

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