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Global Health
NYC Nurse Is Among The 1st To Get COVID-19 Vaccine In The U.S.
Sandra Lindsay, a critical care nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, has been one of the folks on the front lines over the last 10 months caring for COVID-19 patients, putting herself at risk.
Even Disaster Veterans Are Stunned By What's Happening In Honduras
Back-to-back hurricanes have taken an unprecedented toll on the Central American nation and its neighbors.
Canada Administers Its 1st COVID-19 Vaccine Shots
Canada joins the United Kingdom and the United States as the first Western countries to provide the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, as the coronavirus pandemic rages toward winter.
Is Mass Vaccination The Best Strategy For All Countries? A Doctor's Surprising View
Dr. Chizoba Barbara Wonodi of Johns Hopkins University explains why a strategy to vaccinate everyone may not be the best approach to fighting the virus in lower-income countries such as Nigeria.
Why I'm A Vaccine Volunteer: Doing What Needs To Be Done
The power of family history can lead a person to do lot of things. For Howard Berkes, the family tradition of facing crises head-on led him to sign up for experimental testing of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Global Causes Of Death: Significant Shifts From 2000 To 2019
The No. 1 and 2 causes of death remain the same, but there have been a number of notable changes. And now there's a new disease to assess on the global landscape: COVID-19.
'The Perfect Storm': How Vaccine Misinformation Spread To The Mainstream
False claims about COVID-19 vaccines are spreading widely on social media, researchers warn. They could undermine public health efforts to curb the pandemic.
Even With COVID-19, Heart Disease Is The World's Most Deadly Killer
A new report by the World Health Organization shows the Top 10 leading causes of death globally. Heart disease remains at the top of that list.
Latin America Is Facing A Hunger Pandemic
A new report describes a region where hunger and malnutrition are sharply increasing — and only likely to get worse as COVID-19 pushes more people into poverty.