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UN calls special General Assembly session on pandemic

Fri, 2020-11-06 09:01 — mike kraft

UN calls special General Assembly session on pandemic The UN General Assembly moved Thursday to hold a special session focused on international coordination to the coronavirus pandemic from December 3-4 in New York. YahooNews

The UN General Assembly moved Thursday to hold a special session focused on international coordination to the coronavirus pandemic from December 3-4 in New York.

Discussed since June, the meeting is intended to bring together heads of state and government according to a resolution adopted by 150 of the 193 General Assembly members.

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WHO needs reforms, while preserving 'political independence': panel

Fri, 2020-11-06 08:50 — mike kraft

WHO needs reforms, while preserving 'political independence': panel An oversight panel called on Thursday for reforms at the World Health Organization (WHO) including "predictable and flexible" funding and setting up a multi-tiered system to warn countries earlier about disease outbreaks before they escalate. Stephanie Nebehay U.S.

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EU: WHO should have more power to investigate outbreaks

Fri, 2020-10-30 23:30 — mike kraft

EU: WHO should have more power to investigate outbreaks LONDON (AP) — European countries are calling for the World Health Organization to be given greater powers to independently investigate outbreaks and compel countries to provide more data, after... AP NEWS

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Short of medics as virus surges, central Europe sounds alarm

Thu, 2020-10-29 21:45 — mike kraft

Short of medics as virus surges, central Europe sounds alarm KYJOV, Czech Republic (AP) — Soldiers in Poland are giving coronavirus tests. American National Guard troops with medical training are headed to the Czech Republic to work alongside doctors there.... AP NEWS

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China joins COVAX coronavirus vaccine alliance

Sat, 2020-10-10 01:09 — mike kraft

China joins COVAX coronavirus vaccine alliance TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China, which has at least four coronavirus vaccine candidates in the last stage of clinical trials, said Friday it is joining an international initiative to distribute... AP NEWS

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Expert panel recommends U.S. join international vaccine pool, contribute vaccine to low-income nations

Sat, 2020-10-03 06:35 — mike kraft

Expert panel recommends U.S. join international vaccine pool A panel convened by the National Academies has recommended the U.S. join an international Covid-19 vaccine pool. Helen Branswell STAT

The United States should join an international Covid-19 vaccine pool and should contribute 10% of the country’s vaccine for redistribution to low-income countries, a panel of experts convened by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recommended Friday.

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Are people to be left to die?' Vaccine pleas fill UN summit

Fri, 2020-09-25 00:53 — mike kraft

'Are people to be left to die?' Vaccine pleas fill UN summit JOHANNESBURG (AP) — If the United Nations was created from the ashes of World War II, what will be born from the global crisis of COVID-19? Many world leaders at this week’s virtual U.N.... AP NEWS

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US outlines sweeping plan to provide free COVID-19 vaccines

Wed, 2020-09-16 22:03 — mike kraft

US outlines sweeping plan to provide free COVID-19 vaccines WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government outlined a sweeping plan Wednesday to make vaccines for COVID-19 available for free to all Americans, even as polls show a strong undercurrent of... AP NEWS

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government outlined a sweeping plan Wednesday to make vaccines for COVID-19 available for free to all Americans, even as polls show a strong undercurrent of skepticism rippling across the land.

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Trump Administration Orders U.S. Diplomats to Curtail Contact With WHO

Thu, 2020-09-10 08:31 — mike kraft

Trump Administration Orders U.S. Diplomats to Curtail Contact With WHO While Trump burns bridges with the World Health Organization, U.S.

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INTERNATIONAL: Early in the pandemic, doctors traded tips across international boundaries

Thu, 2020-07-30 05:47 — mike kraft

Early in pandemic, frantic doctors traded tips across oceans Amid the chaos of the pandemic’s early days, doctors who faced the first coronavirus onslaught reached across oceans and language barriers in an unprecedented effort to advise colleagues trying to... AP NEWS

Amid the chaos of the pandemic’s early days, doctors who faced the first coronavirus onslaught reached across oceans and language barriers in an unprecedented effort to advise colleagues trying to save lives in the dark.

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