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White House embraces lab leak as ‘true’ pandemic origin, axes covid website
Most Americans blame a lab leak for the coronavirus pandemic, but it remains divisive in the intelligence community and is ...
WHO member countries agree on a draft ‘pandemic treaty’ to try to avoid COVID-19 mistakes
The World Health Organization's member countries have agreed on a draft pandemic treaty that sets guidelines for how the ...
WHO member states reach pandemic agreement
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Wednesday its member states had reached an agreement on preparing for and ...
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First global pandemic treaty agreed — without the US
The World Health Organization accord promotes sharing scientific data in exchange for more equitable distribution of drugs ...
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‘A significant milestone’: WHO member states finalize pandemic treaty
The US won’t be party to the global agreement that will allow for rapid sharing of pandemic-related information, pathogen ...
Scientists hope far-UVC light could help stop the next airborne pandemic before it starts
The emerging technology offers an alternative to conventional UVC light, which is used to sanitize surfaces but can harm the ...
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WHO Announces Completion of Draft Pandemic Agreement
Member states of the World Health Organization forged a draft agreement seeking to strengthen global collaboration on future ...
Americans braced for biggest unemployment rate jump since the pandemic as tariffs muddy outlook
A rising percentage of Americans are concerned about the labor market outlook as unemployment expectations reached their ...
Are online claims about the WHO's pandemic treaty true?
While conspiracy theories and fake news about the WHO are commonplace online, the pandemic treaty has given them a new ...
Q&A: Nobel Prize-winning researcher and BU grad discusses vaccine development, vaccine hesitancy, and preparing for another pandemic
Weissman was jointly awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine with Katalin Karikó for discoveries which made COVID-19 vaccines possible.
‘Would we ever open again?’ The pandemic locked down these San Diego businesses. Here’s where they are today.
How Major’s Diner in Pine Valley, Trilogy Sanctuary in La Jolla and three other San Diego small businesses weathered the ...