The Trump administration is pushing to have hundreds of millions of doses of a COVID-19 vaccine available by the end of the year. However, experts say the unprecedented speed risks taking shortcuts on safety, and there’s no guarantee that any…
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Leaders Aim to Drum up Billions for Virus Vaccine Research
An alliance of world leaders is holding a virtual summit Monday hoping to drum up billions of dollars to fund research into a vaccine for the new coronavirus as well as develop better treatments and more efficient testing. Governments have…
Read MoreCOVID Pandemic Blocking Shipments of Vaccines for Millions of Children
The U.N. Children’s Fund warns that COVID-19 mitigation measures are preventing the shipment of vaccines to dozens of developing countries, putting the lives of millions of children at risk. Lockdowns and other measures to stop the spread of…
Read MoreWHO Says It Wants to Join China’s Probe Into COVID-19 Origins
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday it wants to take part in Beijing’s probe into the origins of COVID-19. “WHO would be keen to work with international partners and at the invitation of the Chinese government to participate in…
Read MoreAfter COVID-19 Losses, NYC to Offer Trauma Counseling for Front-Line Workers
After the suicides of two New York City health care workers in the past week, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday that U.S. military trauma specialists will be helping the city’s front-line workers heal from their ordeals battling the coronavirus…
Read MoreTop US Health Official Discussed Fighting COVID-19 With Taiwanese Counterpart
WASHINGTON – The top health officials from the U.S. and Taiwan conducted a rare telephone conference on Monday to discuss working together to fight COVID-19 as well as expanding Taiwan’s participation in the World Health Organization. U.S. Secretary of Health…
Read MoreUS Health Officials Recognize 6 More Coronavirus Symptoms
U.S. health officials say that chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat and the loss of smell or taste could also be signs of a coronavirus infection. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had previously…
Read MoreRakhine Internet Shutdown Makes Relief Efforts More Difficult, Refugees And Aid Workers Say
The cutoff of internet service to conflict-affected areas of western Myanmar’s war-torn Rakhine and Chin states has created a difficult situation for civilians who cannot access donors online to make aid requests, though the state government said it wi…
Read MoreICC Prosecutor Seeking to Investigate Crimes Against Rohingya
On June 26, the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced that Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda will request that the court’s judges open an investigation into crimes relating to two waves of violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. Myanmar is not an ICC membe…
Read MoreTwenty-three Chinese Banana Plantion Workers Deported From Myanmar
Ten Chinese nationals were deported from Myanmar last month after having been discovered illegally staying in the country in connection with their work on banana plantations in Kachin state.An immigration official in Kachin’s Waingmaw township said the…
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