Experts on WHO team say search for COVID origins has stalled
LONDON (AP) — The international scientists dispatched to China by the World Health Organization to find out where the coronavirus came from said Wednesday the search has stalled and warned that the window of opportunity for solving the mystery is “closing fast.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Experts on WHO team say search for COVID origins has stalled
LONDON (AP) — The international scientists dispatched to China by the World Health Organization to find out where the coronavirus came from said Wednesday the search has stalled and warned that the window of opportunity for solving the mystery is “closing fast.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Experts on WHO team say search for COVID origins has stalled
LONDON (AP) — The international scientists dispatched to China by the World Health Organization to find out where the coronavirus came from said Wednesday the search has stalled and warned that the window of opportunity for solving the mystery is “closing fast.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Vaccine inequity: Inside the cutthroat race to secure doses
PARIS (AP) — No one disputes that the world is unfair. But no one expected a vaccine gap between the global rich and poor that was this bad, this far into the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Vaccine inequity: Inside the cutthroat race to secure doses
PARIS (AP) — No one disputes that the world is unfair. But no one expected a vaccine gap between the global rich and poor that was this bad, this far into the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Vaccine inequity: Inside the cutthroat race to secure doses
PARIS (AP) — No one disputes that the world is unfair. But no one expected a vaccine gap between the global rich and poor that was this bad, this far into the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Vaccine inequity: Inside the cutthroat race to secure doses
PARIS (AP) — No one disputes that the world is unfair. But no one expected a vaccine gap between the global rich and poor that was this bad, this far into the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
WHO chief says it was 'premature' to rule out COVID lab leak
BERLIN (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization acknowledged it was premature to rule out a potential link between the COVID-19 pandemic and a laboratory leak, and he said Thursday he is asking China to be more transparent as scientists search for the origins of the coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
WHO chief says it was 'premature' to rule out COVID lab leak
BERLIN (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization acknowledged it was premature to rule out a potential link between the COVID-19 pandemic and a laboratory leak, and he said Thursday he is asking China to be more transparent as scientists search for the origins of the coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
WHO chief says it was 'premature' to rule out COVID lab leak
BERLIN (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization acknowledged it was premature to rule out a potential link between the COVID-19 pandemic and a laboratory leak, and he said Thursday he is asking China to be more transparent as scientists search for the origins of the coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
WHO: Rich countries should donate vaccines, not use boosters
LONDON (AP) — Top officials at the World Health Organization say there's not enough evidence to show that third doses of coronavirus vaccines are needed and appealed Monday for the scarce shots to be shared with poor countries who have yet to immunize their people instead of being used by …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Immunized but banned: EU says not all COVID vaccines equal
LONDON (AP) — After Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor and his wife received two doses of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine in Nigeria, they assumed they would be free to travel this summer to a European destination of their choice. They were wrong.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
WHO: Rich countries should donate vaccines, not use boosters
LONDON (AP) — Top officials at the World Health Organization say there's not enough evidence to show that third doses of coronavirus vaccines are needed and appealed Monday for the scarce shots to be shared with poor countries who have yet to immunize their people instead of being used by …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Immunized but banned: EU says not all COVID vaccines equal
LONDON (AP) — After Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor and his wife received two doses of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine in Nigeria, they assumed they would be free to travel this summer to a European destination of their choice. They were wrong.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
WHO: Rich countries should donate vaccines, not use boosters
LONDON (AP) — Top officials at the World Health Organization say there's not enough evidence to show that third doses of coronavirus vaccines are needed and appealed Monday for the scarce shots to be shared with poor countries who have yet to immunize their people instead of being used by …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Immunized but banned: EU says not all COVID vaccines equal
LONDON (AP) — After Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor and his wife received two doses of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine in Nigeria, they assumed they would be free to travel this summer to a European destination of their choice. They were wrong.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Immunized but banned: EU says not all COVID vaccines equal
LONDON (AP) — After Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor and his wife received two doses of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine in Nigeria, they assumed they would be free to travel this summer to a European destination of their choice. They were wrong.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
WHO: Rich countries should donate vaccines, not use boosters
LONDON (AP) — Top officials at the World Health Organization say there's not enough evidence to show that third doses of coronavirus vaccines are needed and appealed Monday for the scarce shots to be shared with poor countries who have yet to immunize their people instead of being used by …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Experts question if WHO should lead pandemic origins probe
BEIJING (AP) — As the World Health Organization draws up plans for the next phase of its probe of how the coronavirus pandemic started, an increasing number of scientists say the U.N. agency it isn’t up to the task and shouldn’t be the one to investigate.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Experts question if WHO should lead pandemic origins probe
BEIJING (AP) — As the World Health Organization draws up plans for the next phase of its probe of how the coronavirus pandemic started, an increasing number of scientists say the U.N. agency it isn’t up to the task and shouldn’t be the one to investigate.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Experts question if WHO should lead pandemic origins probe
BEIJING (AP) — As the World Health Organization draws up plans for the next phase of its probe of how the coronavirus pandemic started, an increasing number of scientists say the U.N. agency it isn’t up to the task and shouldn’t be the one to investigate.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Experts question if WHO should lead pandemic origins probe
BEIJING (AP) — As the World Health Organization draws up plans for the next phase of its probe of how the coronavirus pandemic started, an increasing number of scientists say the U.N. agency it isn’t up to the task and shouldn’t be the one to investigate.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
WHO chief concedes 'slow' response to Congo sex abuse claims
LONDON (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization acknowledged the U.N. health agency's response to sexual abuse allegations involving employees who worked in Congo during an Ebola outbreak was “slow,” following
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
WHO chief concedes 'slow' response to Congo sex abuse claims
LONDON (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization acknowledged the U.N. health agency's response to sexual abuse allegations involving employees who worked in Congo during an Ebola outbreak was “slow,” following
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
WHO chief concedes 'slow' response to Congo sex abuse claims
LONDON (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization acknowledged the U.N. health agency's response to sexual abuse allegations involving employees who worked in Congo during an Ebola outbreak was “slow,” following
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
WHO chief concedes 'slow' response to Congo sex abuse claims
LONDON (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization acknowledged the U.N. health agency's response to sexual abuse allegations involving employees who worked in Congo during an Ebola outbreak was “slow,” following
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
EXPLAINER: How worrying is the variant first seen in India?
LONDON (AP) — For the first time in months, people across England are meeting indoors at pubs, restaurants, cinemas, gyms and elsewhere as coronavirus rules were relaxed this week.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
EXPLAINER: How worrying is the variant first seen in India?
LONDON (AP) — For the first time in months, people across England are meeting indoors at pubs, restaurants, cinemas, gyms and elsewhere as coronavirus rules were relaxed this week.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
EXPLAINER: How worrying is the variant first seen in India?
LONDON (AP) — For the first time in months, people across England are meeting indoors at pubs, restaurants, cinemas, gyms and elsewhere as coronavirus rules were relaxed this week.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
EXPLAINER: How worrying is the variant first seen in India?
LONDON (AP) — For the first time in months, people across England are meeting indoors at pubs, restaurants, cinemas, gyms and elsewhere as coronavirus rules were relaxed this week.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Diplomats, donors concerned about sex abuse reports at WHO
LONDON (AP) — British, European and American diplomats and donors have voiced serious concerns about how the World Health Organization handled sex abuse allegations involving its own staff during an outbreak of Ebola in Congo, as reported this week by The Associated Press.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Diplomats, donors concerned about sex abuse reports at WHO
LONDON (AP) — British, European and American diplomats and donors have voiced serious concerns about how the World Health Organization handled sex abuse allegations involving its own staff during an outbreak of Ebola in Congo, as reported this week by The Associated Press.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Diplomats, donors concerned about sex abuse reports at WHO
LONDON (AP) — British, European and American diplomats and donors have voiced serious concerns about how the World Health Organization handled sex abuse allegations involving its own staff during an outbreak of Ebola in Congo, as reported this week by The Associated Press.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Diplomats, donors concerned about sex abuse reports at WHO
LONDON (AP) — British, European and American diplomats and donors have voiced serious concerns about how the World Health Organization handled sex abuse allegations involving its own staff during an outbreak of Ebola in Congo, as reported this week by The Associated Press.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Internal emails reveal WHO knew of sex abuse claims in Congo
BENI, Congo (AP) — When Shekinah was working as a nurse’s aide in northeastern Congo in January 2019, she said, a World Health Organization doctor offered her a job investigating Ebola cases at double her previous salary — with a catch.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Internal emails reveal WHO knew of sex abuse claims in Congo
BENI, Congo (AP) — When Shekinah was working as a nurse’s aide in northeastern Congo in January 2019, she said, a World Health Organization doctor offered her a job investigating Ebola cases at double her previous salary — with a catch.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Panel suggests WHO should have more power to stop pandemics
GENEVA (AP) — A panel of independent experts who reviewed the World Health Organization’s response to the coronavirus pandemic says the U.N. health agency should be granted “guaranteed rights of access” in countries to investigate emerging outbreaks, a contentious idea that would give it more powers and require member states …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Panel suggests WHO should have more power to stop pandemics
GENEVA (AP) — A panel of independent experts who reviewed the World Health Organization’s response to the coronavirus pandemic says the U.N. health agency should be granted “guaranteed rights of access” in countries to investigate emerging outbreaks, a contentious idea that would give it more powers and require member states …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Internal emails reveal WHO knew of sex abuse claims in Congo
BENI, Congo (AP) — When Shekinah was working as a nurse’s aide in northeastern Congo in January 2019, she said, a World Health Organization doctor offered her a job investigating Ebola cases at double her previous salary — with a catch.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Internal emails reveal WHO knew of sex abuse claims in Congo
BENI, Congo (AP) — When Shekinah was working as a nurse’s aide in northeastern Congo in January 2019, she said, a World Health Organization doctor offered her a job investigating Ebola cases at double her previous salary — with a catch.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
UK advises limiting AstraZeneca in under-30s amid clot worry
LONDON (AP) — British authorities recommended Wednesday that the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine not be given to adults under 30 where possible because of strengthening evidence that the shot may be linked to rare blood clots.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
UK advises limiting AstraZeneca in under-30s amid clot worry
LONDON (AP) — British authorities recommended Wednesday that the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine not be given to adults under 30 where possible because of strengthening evidence that the shot may be linked to rare blood clots.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
UK advises limiting AstraZeneca in under-30s amid clot worry
LONDON (AP) — British authorities recommended Wednesday that the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine not be given to adults under 30 where possible because of strengthening evidence that the shot may be linked to rare blood clots.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
EU agency: Rare clots possibly linked to AstraZeneca shot
LONDON (AP) — The European Union drug regulator said Wednesday that it found a “possible link” between the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine and a rare clotting disorder but declined to impose any new age restrictions, saying the benefits of the shot still outweigh risks. Its U.K. counterpart, however, said it would …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
EU agency to share results of probe into AstraZeneca shot
LONDON (AP) — The European Union's drug regulator will announce the conclusions of its investigation into the possible connection between AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine and rare blood clots later Wednesday, including recommendations that could have far-reaching effects on the use of the shot that is key to global efforts to end …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
EXPLAINER: What we know about AstraZeneca blood clot reports
LONDON (AP) — German officials have decided to limit the use of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine in people under 60 after more unusual blood clots were reported in a small number of people who received the shots.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
EXPLAINER: What we know about AstraZeneca blood clot reports
LONDON (AP) — German officials have decided to limit the use of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine in people under 60 after more unusual blood clots were reported in a small number of people who received the shots.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
World leaders call for pandemic treaty, but short on details
LONDON (AP) — More than 20 heads of government and global agencies called in a commentary published Tuesday for an international treaty for pandemic preparedness that they say will protect future generations in the wake of COVID-19.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
EXPLAINER: What we know about AstraZeneca blood clot reports
LONDON (AP) — German officials have decided to limit the use of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine in people under 60 after more unusual blood clots were reported in a small number of people who received the shots.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
World leaders call for pandemic treaty, but short on details
LONDON (AP) — More than 20 heads of government and global agencies called in a commentary published Tuesday for an international treaty for pandemic preparedness that they say will protect future generations in the wake of COVID-19.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
World leaders call for pandemic treaty, but short on details
LONDON (AP) — More than 20 heads of government and global agencies called in a commentary published Tuesday for an international treaty for pandemic preparedness that they say will protect future generations in the wake of COVID-19.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
EU agency: AstraZeneca vaccine safe, will add clot warning
LONDON (AP) — The European Union's drug regulatory agency said Thursday that the AstraZeneca vaccine doesn't increase the overall incidence of blood clots and that the benefits of using it outweigh the possible risks, paving the way for European countries to resume dispensing the shots.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
EU agency: AstraZeneca vaccine safe, will add clot warning
LONDON (AP) — The European Union's drug regulatory agency said Thursday that the AstraZeneca vaccine doesn't increase the overall incidence of blood clots and that the benefits of using it outweigh the possible risks, paving the way for European countries to resume dispensing the shots.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
EU agency: AstraZeneca vaccine safe, will add clot warning
LONDON (AP) — The European Union's drug regulatory agency said Thursday that the AstraZeneca vaccine doesn't increase the overall incidence of blood clots and that the benefits of using it outweigh the possible risks, paving the way for European countries to resume dispensing the shots.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
EU agency: AstraZeneca vaccine safe, will add clot warning
LONDON (AP) — The European Union's drug regulatory agency said Thursday that the AstraZeneca vaccine doesn't increase the overall incidence of blood clots and that the benefits of using it outweigh the possible risks, paving the way for European countries to resume dispensing the shots.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
EU drug agency discounts any link between vaccine and clots
LONDON (AP) — The European Union's drug regulatory agency says experts have concluded that the AstraZeneca vaccine is not linked to an overall increase in the risk of blood clots and that the benefits of use outweigh the risks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
EU regulator reviews AstraZeneca shot and blood clot links
LONDON (AP) — The world awaited the results Thursday of an initial European investigation into whether AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine is linked to blood clots reported in a small number of people who received the shot.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
EXPLAINER: Why countries are halting the AstraZeneca shot
LONDON (AP) — At least a dozen countries including Germany, France, Italy and Spain have now temporarily suspended their use of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine after reports last week that some people in Denmark and Norway who got a dose developed blood clots, even though there's no evidence that the shot …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
EXPLAINER: Why countries are halting the AstraZeneca shot
LONDON (AP) — At least a dozen countries including Germany, France, Italy and Spain have now temporarily suspended their use of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine after reports last week that some people in Denmark and Norway who got a dose developed blood clots, even though there's no evidence that the shot …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
EXPLAINER: Why countries are halting the AstraZeneca shot
LONDON (AP) — At least a dozen countries including Germany, France, Italy and Spain have now temporarily suspended their use of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine after reports last week that some people in Denmark and Norway who got a dose developed blood clots, even though there's no evidence that the shot …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
EXPLAINER: Why countries are halting the AstraZeneca shot
LONDON (AP) — At least a dozen countries including Germany, France, Italy and Spain have now temporarily suspended their use of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine after reports last week that some people in Denmark and Norway who got a dose developed blood clots, even though there's no evidence that the shot …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Denmark pauses AstraZeneca vaccine jabs to probe blood clots
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark has temporarily suspended use of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine after reports of blood clots in some people, but its health authority said Thursday it has no evidence the vaccine was responsible.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
EU regulator recommends using J&J's one-shot vaccine
LONDON (AP) — The European Medicines Agency on Thursday gave the green light to Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose coronavirus vaccine, handing the European Union's 27 nations a fourth vaccine to try to speed up the bloc's much-criticized vaccination rollout.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Denmark pauses AstraZeneca vaccine jabs to probe blood clots
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark has temporarily suspended use of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine after reports of blood clots in some people, but its health authority said Thursday it has no evidence the vaccine was responsible.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
EU regulator recommends using J&J's one-shot vaccine
LONDON (AP) — The European Medicines Agency on Thursday gave the green light to Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose coronavirus vaccine, handing the European Union's 27 nations a fourth vaccine to try to speed up the bloc's much-criticized vaccination rollout.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
A year on, WHO still struggling to manage pandemic response
GENEVA (AP) — When the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic one year ago Thursday, it did so only after weeks of resisting the term and maintaining that the highly infectious virus could still be stopped.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Denmark pauses AstraZeneca vaccine jabs to probe blood clots
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark has temporarily suspended use of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine after reports of blood clots in some people, but its health authority said Thursday it has no evidence the vaccine was responsible.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
EU regulator recommends using J&J's one-shot vaccine
LONDON (AP) — The European Medicines Agency on Thursday gave the green light to Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose coronavirus vaccine, handing the European Union's 27 nations a fourth vaccine to try to speed up the bloc's much-criticized vaccination rollout.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
A year on, WHO still struggling to manage pandemic response
GENEVA (AP) — When the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic one year ago Thursday, it did so only after weeks of resisting the term and maintaining that the highly infectious virus could still be stopped.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
A year on, WHO still struggling to manage pandemic response
GENEVA (AP) — When the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic one year ago Thursday, it did so only after weeks of resisting the term and maintaining that the highly infectious virus could still be stopped.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
EU regulator starts a review of Russia's COVID-19 vaccine
MOSCOW (AP) — The European Medicines Agency has started a rolling review of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, many months after it was first approved for use in Russia and after dozens of countries around the world have authorized it.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
EU regulator starts a review of Russia's COVID-19 vaccine
MOSCOW (AP) — The European Medicines Agency has started a rolling review of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, many months after it was first approved for use in Russia and after dozens of countries around the world have authorized it.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
EU regulator starts a review of Russia's COVID-19 vaccine
MOSCOW (AP) — The European Medicines Agency has started a rolling review of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, many months after it was first approved for use in Russia and after dozens of countries around the world have authorized it.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
WHO: 'Premature,' 'unrealistic' COVID-19 will end soon
GENEVA (AP) — A senior World Health Organization official said Monday it was “premature” and “unrealistic” to think the pandemic might be stopped by the end of the year, but that the recent arrival of effective vaccines could at least help dramatically reduce hospitalizations and death.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
WHO: 'Premature,' 'unrealistic' COVID-19 will end soon
GENEVA (AP) — A senior World Health Organization official said Monday it was “premature” and “unrealistic” to think the pandemic might be stopped by the end of the year, but that the recent arrival of effective vaccines could at least help dramatically reduce hospitalizations and death.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
WHO: 'Premature,' 'unrealistic' COVID-19 will end soon
GENEVA (AP) — A senior World Health Organization official said Monday it was “premature” and “unrealistic” to think the pandemic might be stopped by the end of the year, but that the recent arrival of effective vaccines could at least help dramatically reduce hospitalizations and death.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Study: Russia's Sputnik V vaccine appears safe, effective
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian scientists say the country's Sputnik V vaccine appears safe and effective against COVID-19, according to
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Study: Russia's Sputnik V vaccine appears safe, effective
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian scientists say the country's Sputnik V vaccine appears safe and effective against COVID-19, according to
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Study: Russia's Sputnik V vaccine appears safe, effective
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian scientists say the country's Sputnik V vaccine appears safe and effective against COVID-19, according to
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
EU regulator authorizes AstraZeneca vaccine for all adults
BERLIN (AP) — Regulators authorized AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine for use in adults throughout the European Union on Friday, amid criticism the bloc is not moving fast enough to vaccinate its population.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
EU regulator authorizes AstraZeneca vaccine for all adults
BERLIN (AP) — Regulators authorized AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine for use in adults throughout the European Union on Friday, amid criticism the bloc is not moving fast enough to vaccinate its population.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
EU regulator authorizes AstraZeneca vaccine for all adults
BERLIN (AP) — Regulators authorized AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine for use in adults throughout the European Union on Friday, amid criticism the bloc is not moving fast enough to vaccinate its population.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
EU regulator authorizes AstraZeneca vaccine for all adults
BERLIN (AP) — Regulators authorized AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine for use in adults throughout the European Union on Friday, amid criticism the bloc is not moving fast enough to vaccinate its population.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Panel: China, WHO should have acted quicker to stop pandemic
GENEVA (AP) — A panel of experts commissioned by the World Health Organization has criticized China and other countries for not moving to stem the initial outbreak of the coronavirus earlier and questioned whether the U.N. health agency should have labeled it a pandemic sooner.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Panel: China, WHO should have acted quicker to stop pandemic
GENEVA (AP) — A panel of experts commissioned by the World Health Organization has criticized China and other countries for not moving to stem the initial outbreak of the coronavirus earlier and questioned whether the U.N. health agency should have labeled it a pandemic sooner.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Spain: Judge orders incapacitated woman to get virus vaccine
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A judge in northwest Spain has overruled a family's objections and decided to allow health authorities to administer a coronavirus vaccine to an incapacitated woman in a nursing home.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
UN: COVID-19 herd immunity unlikely in 2021 despite vaccines
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization’s chief scientist warned that even as numerous countries start rolling out vaccination programs to stop COVID-19, herd immunity is highly unlikely this year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
UN: COVID-19 herd immunity unlikely in 2021 despite vaccines
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization’s chief scientist warned that even as numerous countries start rolling out vaccination programs to stop COVID-19, herd immunity is highly unlikely this year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
China clamps down in hidden hunt for coronavirus origins
MOJIANG, China (AP) — Deep in the lush mountain valleys of southern China lies the entrance to a mine shaft that once harbored bats with the closest known relative of the COVID-19 virus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
China clamps down in hidden hunt for coronavirus origins
MOJIANG, China (AP) — Deep in the lush mountain valleys of southern China lies the entrance to a mine shaft that once harbored bats with the closest known relative of the COVID-19 virus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
China clamps down in hidden hunt for coronavirus origins
MOJIANG, China (AP) — Deep in the lush valleys of southern China lies the entrance to a mine shaft that once harbored bats with the closest known relative to COVID-19.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Poor countries face long wait for vaccines despite promises
NEW DELHI (AP) — With Americans, Britons and Canadians rolling up their sleeves to receive coronavirus vaccines, the route out of the pandemic now seems clear to many in the West, even if the rollout will take many months. But for poorer countries, the road will be far longer and …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Poor countries face long wait for vaccines despite promises
NEW DELHI (AP) — With Americans, Britons and Canadians rolling up their sleeves to receive coronavirus vaccines, the route out of the pandemic now seems clear to many in the West, even if the rollout will take many months. But for poorer countries, the road will be far longer and …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
AP Interview: EU regulator hopes for 'multiple' vaccines
TORONTO (AP) — The executive director of the European Medicines Agency said Tuesday she hopes there might be “multiple" vaccines to help stop the coronavirus pandemic by the end of next year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
AP Interview: EU regulator hopes for 'multiple' vaccines
TORONTO (AP) — The executive director of the European Medicines Agency said Tuesday she hopes there might be “multiple" vaccines to help stop the coronavirus pandemic by the end of next year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
EU eyes Dec 29 approval for 1st virus vaccine, later than US
BERLIN (AP) — The European Union drug agency said Tuesday it may need four more weeks to approve its first coronavirus vaccine, even as authorities in the United States and Britain continue to aim for a green light before Christmas.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
EU eyes Dec 29 approval for 1st virus vaccine, later than US
BERLIN (AP) — The European Union drug agency said Tuesday it may need four more weeks to approve its first coronavirus vaccine, even as authorities in the United States and Britain continue to aim for a green light before Christmas.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
European regulator could OK 1st COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 29
BERLIN (AP) — European regulators may approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by drugmakers Pfizer and BioNTech within four weeks, the EU’s drug agency said Tuesday, a time frame that could mean the shot is rolled out first in the United States and Britain.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
European regulator to decide Dec. 29 on 1st virus vaccine
BERLIN (AP) — The European Medicines Agency will convene a meeting on Dec. 29 to decide if there is enough data about the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech for it to be approved, the regulator said Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Internal email reveals 65 virus cases among WHO Geneva staff
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization has recorded 65 cases of the coronavirus among staff based at its headquarters, including five people who worked on the premises and were in contact with one another, an internal email obtained by The Associated Press shows.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Email: 65 virus cases, with 1 cluster, in WHO Geneva staff
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization has recorded 65 cases of the coronavirus among staff based at its headquarters, including at least one cluster of infections, an internal email obtained by The Associated Press shows, despite the agency's past assertions that there has been no transmission at the Geneva …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Email obtained by AP: 65 WHO staff have virus, 1 cluster
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization has recorded 65 cases of the coronavirus among staff based at its headquarters, including at least one cluster of infections, an internal email obtained by The Associated Press shows, despite the agency's public assertions that there has been no transmission at the Geneva …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
EU agency: Coronavirus spread in minks could speed mutations
LONDON (AP) — The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has issued new guidance to curb the spread of the coronavirus between minks and humans, warning that the transmission of COVID-19 among animals could speed up the number of mutations in the virus before it potentially jumps back to …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Recordings reveal WHO's analysis of pandemic in private
GENEVA (AP) — As the coronavirus explodes again, the World Health Organization finds itself both under intense pressure to reform and holding out hope that U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will reverse a decision by Washington to leave the health agency.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Recordings reveal WHO's analysis of pandemic in private
GENEVA (AP) — As the coronavirus exploded around the globe, scientists at the World Health Organization were sometimes privately frustrated by the mistakes made by some of their top donor countries but reluctant to say so publicly, leaked recordings of internal meetings show.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
US: WHO not sharing enough info about China virus probe
GENEVA (AP) — A senior U.S. government official complained Tuesday that the World Health Organization has not shared enough information about its planned mission to China to investigate the animal origins of the coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
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 the devastating coronavirus pandemic highlighted the agency's numerous shortcomings.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
WHO: Europe now has more than 10 million COVID-19 cases
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization’s Europe director said Thursday that the 54-country region has again reached a new weekly record for confirmed cases, with more than 1.5 million confirmed last week and more than 10 million since the start of the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
UK under pressure as COVID-19 epidemic doubling every 9 days
LONDON (AP) — The British government is under pressure to develop a national strategy to combat a surge of COVID-19 cases and “rescue Christmas’’ as scientists warn that the number of people hospitalized with the disease in the U.K. could almost triple by the end of next month unless something …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
UK under pressure as COVID-19 epidemic doubling every 9 days
LONDON (AP) — The British government is under pressure to develop a national strategy to combat a surge of COVID-19 cases and “rescue Christmas’’ as scientists warn that the number of people hospitalized with the disease in the U.K. could almost triple by the end of next month unless something …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
UN: Europe's pandemic restrictions are absolutely necessary
LONDON (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization’s Europe office said the exponential surge of coronavirus cases across the continent has warranted the restrictive measures being taken, calling them “absolutely necessary” to stop the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
UN calls Europe's virus restrictions 'absolutely necessary'
LONDON (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization’s Europe office said the exponential surge of coronavirus cases across the continent has warranted the restrictive measures being taken across the continent, calling them “absolutely necessary” to stop the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
UN: Europe's pandemic restrictions are absolutely necessary
LONDON (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization’s Europe office said the exponential surge of coronavirus cases across the continent has warranted the restrictive measures being taken, calling them “absolutely necessary” to stop the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Some European officials use virus as a cover to target Roma
BURGAS, Bulgaria (AP) — In Bulgaria, Roma communities were sprayed with disinfectant from crop dusters this spring as coronavirus cases surged in the country. In Slovakia, their villages were the only ones where the army conducted testing. And across Central and Eastern Europe, reports of police using excessive force against …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Health experts slam US deal for large supply of virus drug
Some public health experts are criticizing the U.S. for securing a large supply of the only drug licensed so far to treat COVID-19
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Europe's hospitals among the best but can't handle pandemic
LONDON (AP) — As increasing numbers of European hospitals buckle under the strain of tens of thousands of coronavirus patients, the crisis has exposed a surprising paradox: Some of the world’s best health systems are remarkably ill-equipped to handle a pandemic.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Europe's hospitals among the best but can't handle pandemic
LONDON (AP) — As increasing numbers of European hospitals buckle under the strain of tens of thousands of coronavirus patients, the crisis has exposed a surprising paradox: Some of the world’s best health systems are remarkably ill-equipped to handle a pandemic.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Europe's hospitals among the best but can't handle pandemic
LONDON (AP) — As increasing numbers of European hospitals buckle under the strain of tens of thousands of coronavirus patients, the crisis has exposed a surprising paradox: Some of the world’s best health systems are remarkably ill-equipped to handle a pandemic.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Pandemic bonds prove good for investors, less so for nations
LONDON (AP) — To offset the crushing costs of trying to stem a global epidemic, the World Bank and partners announced the creation of “pandemic bonds” several years ago: the idea was to leverage private capital from Wall Street firms that would help stricken poor countries.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Pandemic bonds prove good for investors, less so for nations
LONDON (AP) — To offset the crushing costs of trying to stem a global epidemic, the World Bank and partners announced the creation of “pandemic bonds” several years ago: the idea was to leverage private capital from Wall Street firms that would help stricken poor countries.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Pandemic bonds prove good for investors, less so for nations
LONDON (AP) — To offset the crushing costs of trying to stem a global epidemic, the World Bank and partners announced the creation of “pandemic bonds” several years ago: the idea was to leverage private capital from Wall Street firms that would help stricken poor countries.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Health agencies: No evidence ibuprofen worsens coronavirus
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization and other leading agencies say there is no evidence to support the suggestion that ibuprofen might worsen the symptoms of COVID-19.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Will heat stop the spread of new virus? No one really knows
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — As outbreaks of the new coronavirus that first emerged in China continue to spread in more than 100 countries — particularly those experiencing winter — one of the biggest unanswered questions is how it will behave in warmer weather.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Will heat stop the spread of new virus? No one really knows
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — As outbreaks of the new coronavirus that first emerged in China continue to spread in more than 100 countries — particularly those experiencing winter — one of the biggest unanswered questions is how it will behave in warmer weather.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Will heat stop the spread of new virus? No one really knows
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — As outbreaks of the new coronavirus that first emerged in China continue to spread in more than 100 countries — particularly those experiencing winter — one of the biggest unanswered questions is how it will behave in warmer weather.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
As virus outbreaks multiply, UN declines to declare pandemic
LONDON (AP) — As cases of the coronavirus surge in Italy, Iran, South Korea, the U.S. and elsewhere, many scientists say it's plain that the world is in the grips of a pandemic — a serious global outbreak.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
As virus outbreaks multiply, UN declines to declare pandemic
LONDON (AP) — As cases of the coronavirus surge in Italy, Iran, South Korea, the U.S. and elsewhere, many scientists say it's plain that the world is in the grips of a pandemic — a serious global outbreak.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
As virus outbreaks multiply, UN declines to declare pandemic
LONDON (AP) — As cases of the coronavirus surge in Italy, Iran, South Korea, the U.S. and elsewhere, many scientists say it's plain that the world is in the grips of a pandemic — a serious global outbreak.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
'Stem cell burger' a bit short on flavor
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
In U.K., a DIY approachto mental health help
LONDON - After crocheting a colorful blanket, Joan Ferguson snuggled up under it one night and proudly thought: "This is one groovy blanket. I'm brilliant."
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Prosthetics to help disabled outperform Olympians
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Hawking to turn 70, defying disease
CAMBRIDGE, England - British scientist Stephen Hawking has decoded some of the most puzzling mysteries of the universe but he has left one mystery unsolved: How he has managed to survive so long with such a crippling disease.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Study: Nearly 350 million diabetics worldwide
LONDON - The number of adults worldwide with diabetes has more than doubled in three decades, jumping to an estimated 347 million, a new study says.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Severity of Europe E. coli outbreak stuns experts
BERLIN - The foodborne bacterial outbreak that has hit Germany and other European nations is unlike anything Western experts have seen: 16 dead and more than 1,000 sick, including nearly 400 suffering severe and potentially fatal symptoms. But several days into the health threat, scientists remain unsure what produce - …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Researchers find superbug gene in New Delhi water
LONDON - A gene that can turn many types of bacteria into deadly superbugs was found in about a quarter of water samples taken from drinking supplies and puddles on the streets of New Delhi, according to a new study.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Milk does a body good, especially athletes
LONDON - At the end of nearly every training session, Matt Whitmore downs a pint of milk straight from the bottle.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
British patients click online to see doctor
LONDON - The doctor will see you now: Just click here.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
British cat gets prosthetic back paws
LONDON - Oscar the cat may have lost one of his nine lives, but his new prosthetic paws make him one of the world's few bionic cats.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Treating kids with malaria at home doesn't work
LONDON - Treating African children at home for malaria doesn't help in cities because most fevers aren't actually caused by malaria, a new study said Tuesday.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Treating kids with malaria at home doesn't work
LONDON - Treating African children at home for malaria doesn't help in cities because most fevers aren't actually caused by malaria, a new study said Tuesday.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Treating kids with malaria at home doesn't work
LONDON - Treating African children at home for malaria doesn't help in cities because most fevers aren't actually caused by malaria, a new study said Tuesday.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
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