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Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed critical deficiencies in the global health system and provides important lessons to improve ...
WHO member states reach pandemic preparedness agreement
World Health Organization member states have reached consensus on a draft agreement that aims to strengthen global ...
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COVID-19's toll on mental health
During the first 9 months of the pandemic, Americans reported rates of depression and anxiety six times higher than in 2019, Boston College researchers find Confirming anecdotal evidence that the ...
The Lancet1d
Finalising the WHO Pandemic Agreement for a safer future
In December, 2021, all 194 Member States of WHO decided to establish the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft and negotiate a convention, agreement, or other international instrument on ...
Scientific American21d
COVID Research Funding to Be Slashed, NIH Documents Show
Studies on COVID, climate change and South Africa are on the latest list of terminated grants by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, according to updated documents obtained by Nature ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Independent Journal Review24d
‘The Pandemic Is Over’: All NIH COVID Grants Eliminated Under New Directive
A two-sentence paragraph in a new guidance document to National Institutes of Health grant managers brings a five-year surge of ...
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Pandemic agreement: key points
After more than three years of thorny negotiations, World Health Organization member states finalised early Wednesday a major agreement on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response.
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East LA charter school known for mariachi program will stay open
attributing the decline in performance as the long-lasting residual effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. “We won the California Distinguished School award,” said Angela Martinez, CEO Kipp SoCal ...
7 US service members had ‘COVID-19-like symptoms’ after 2019 Wuhan games: Pentagon report
Seven U.S. service members exhibited “COVID-19-like symptoms” during or after their return from the 2019 World Military Games ...
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Landmark agreement reached at WHO over tackling future pandemics
Years of negotiations culminated in the wee small hours of Wednesday with countries agreeing the text of a landmark accord on ...