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COVID: The U.S. Is Having Its Mildest Covid Winter Yet

Feb
05

This winter’s Covid wave in the United States has been the gentlest to date, in a welcome reprieve.

According to wastewater data aggregated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, not only was there less Covid circulating over the holidays than in previous years, but there was also less virus in the wastewater than in all the summer waves the program has tracked.

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Uganda begins Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak kills one and infects two other people

Feb
03
Uganda begins Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak kills a nurse and infects 2 other people Ugandan authorities have begun a clinical trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola that has killed one person in the outbreak declared last week ABC News ABC News

...This is the first trial to assess the efficacy of a vaccine against the Sudan strain, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement.

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Analysis: What a US exit from the WHO means for global health

Jan
28
What a US exit from the WHO means for global health For decades, the United States has held considerable power in determining the direction of global health policies and programs. President Donald Trump issued three executive orders on his first day in ... Amy Maxmen Medical Xpress

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Trump orders U.S. CDC staff to cut off communication with WHO

Jan
28
CDC staff ordered to cut off communication with WHO The directive to the CDC to halt communications with the World Health Organization was imposed to comply with President Trump's executive order. CBS News

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President Trump said he may reconsider having the U.S. rejoin WHO

Jan
27

United States President Donald Trump late Saturday said he may consider rejoining the World Health Organization — days after signing an executive order announcing America's intention to leave.

"Maybe we would consider doing it again. I don't know. Maybe we would have to clean it up a little bit," Trump said at a rally in Las Vegas, while complaining that the U.S. paid more into the global health agency than China, which has a much bigger population.

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Billionaire Michael Bloomberg will help fund UN climate body after Trump withdrawal

Jan
24

Michael Bloomberg steps in to help fund UN climate body after Trump withdrawal

WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's philanthropy arm said on Thursday it will provide funding to help cover the U.S. contribution to the U.N. climate body's budget, filling a gap left by President Donald Trump.
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WHO plans to review priorities, cut costs following Trump's plans to withdraw U.S. from the international health agency

Jan
24

WHO chief to cut costs, reset priorities after US exit, document shows

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Africa CDC Mobilizes Immediate Response to Marburg virus outbreak in Tanzania

Jan
21
Tanzania Declares Marburg Outbreak: Africa CDC Mobilizes Immediate Response – Africa CDC ADDIS ABABA, January 20, 2025 – Tanzania has declared a Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak after confirming one case and identifying 25 suspected cases in the Kagera Region of Northwestern Tanzania. The Marburg virus, a highly infectious and often fatal disease, is similar to Ebola and is transmitted to humans from fruit bats and monkeys. […] Africa CDC
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Trump withdraws U.S. from World Health Organization. WHO officials and others criticize move.

Jan
21
Trump announces US withdrawal from World Health Organization | CNN Politics President Donald Trump announced Monday he is withdrawing the US from the World Health Organization, a significant move on his first day back in the White House cutting ties with the United Nations’ public health agency and drawing criticism from public health experts. Betsy Klein CNN
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Tanzanian official denies suspected Marburg outbreak after WHO alert

Jan
17
Tanzania denies suspected Marburg outbreak after WHO alert in Kagera area Samples analysed in all suspected cases are negative for Marburg virus, Tanzania's health minister says. BBC News

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On Tuesday, the global health agency said a total of nine suspected cases were reported over the last five days in the Kagera region, including eight deaths.

But in a statement, Tanzania's Health Minister Jenista Mhagama said after samples were analysed, all suspected cases were found negative for Marburg virus.

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