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![monkeypox virus particles (orange) are seen within an infected cell (green), after being cultured in a laboratory. The image was produced by a colorized transmission electron micrograph.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/gettyimages-1428290409_custom-bd4c63bd797ec770f07deecd1512d53ee4ded6b7-scaled-e1669656067639-900x422.jpg)
WHO renames monkeypox as mpox
By: Bill Chappell I NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Monkeypox disease now has a new name: mpox. The World Health Organization announced the long-awaited change on Monday, saying the disease’s original name plays into “racist… Read More
![A doctor administers a dose of the monkeypox vaccine on Saturday in London](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/gettyimages-1242065880-34fa8bc38cfb4dc0f6b48cea224ea81087cbb7c9-scaled-e1658595928897-900x422.jpg)
The WHO declares monkeypox a public health emergency
By: Avie Schneider | NPR
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Updated July 23, 2022 at 11:15 AM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The World Health Organization on Saturday declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency. “I have decided that… Read More
![People get tested inside their vehicles at a Covid-19 testing station](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2022_03_28_freetesting-1237727896-37a2353e3511246516b0755e81ac14fff690f880-e1648573876448-900x422.jpg)
A WHO report finds nearly 15 million deaths associated with COVID-19 worldwide
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — Nearly 15 million people around the world have died from COVID’s impact, directly or indirectly, during the first two years of the pandemic, according to a… Read More
![Elsa Estrada, 6, smiles at her mother as pharmacist Sylvia Uong applies an alcohol swab to her arm before administering the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a pediatric vaccine clinic for children ages 5 to 11 set up at Willard Intermediate School in Santa Ana, Calif. Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ap_21314066044949_wide-4437d6ade59a20035019b5d493b3dacbf91a7ed9-scaled-e1636562242998-900x422.jpg)
The U.S. sees rise in pediatric COVID patients as WHO warns of global ‘tsunami’ of cases
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — The World Health Organization is warning of a global “tsunami” of COVID cases as the omicron surge builds on the delta wave. The Centers for Disease… Read More
![A sneeze can carry the coronavirus pathogen in droplets and in aerosols — and they could land on a surface, making it a fomite.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/gettyimages-148981627-b10ccde732614d849a457550e0937434e6203491-e1594146650642-900x422.jpg)
Aerosols, Droplets, Fomites: What Is Known About Transmission Of COVID-19
By: Pien Huang | NPR
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A letter from over 200 scientists to the World Health Organization asks for further investigation into how the virus spreads. WHO responded at a press conference on Tuesday.
![President Trump says the WHO has been too quick to praise China for its handling of the COVID-19 outbreak and too silent on the country's treatment of medical professionals who tried to sound the alarm.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/rts38stn-dbc6c214f93a26cf64ef9329958600b8eeb35799-scaled-e1589909161525-900x422.jpg)
Trump Says Funding Cuts Will Be Permanent If WHO Doesn’t Commit To ‘Major’ Changes
By: Bill Chappell | NPR
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“The World Health Organization has repeatedly made claims about the coronavirus that were either grossly inaccurate or misleading,” President Trump says.
![Countries under coronavirus lockdowns should only ease those restrictions if they can control new infections and trace contacts, the World Health Organization says. Here, Hashim, a health care worker, recently greeted his daughter through a glass door as they maintained social distance due to the COVID-19 outbreak in New Rochelle, N.Y.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/coronavirus-lockdown-who-reopen-economy-0538b3da3f30b99b5c08dce61daccdaf787c0226-scaled-e1586970720162-900x422.jpg)
WHO Sets 6 Conditions For Ending A Coronavirus Lockdown
By: Bill Chappell | NPR
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The easing of shutdowns is a hot topic, as economic output is now stalled in many countries – including the U.S. But ending a shutdown too soon could backfire, the World Health Organization says.
![Response coordinator for White House Coronavirus Task Force Dr. Deborah Birx speaks as President Trump and Vice President Pence listen at Wednesday's briefing.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/gettyimages-1209520122-2b0930dac2d662d79ac21837fc4c07a2f62e4371-scaled-e1586529109247-900x422.jpg)
Health Experts Show Cautious Optimism As Economic Relief Debate Escalates
By: Philip Ewing | Barbara Sprunt | NPR
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President Trump and congressional Democrats are haggling over the size of the next bill designed to help Americans through the crisis.
![Even without symptoms, you might have the virus and be able to spread it when out in public, say researchers who now are reconsidering the use of surgical masks.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/newmasks-f4c66dcec71c76f5baf89037eddbf12dd88fa8e2-scaled-e1585689764324-900x422.jpg)
Should We All Be Wearing Masks In Public? Health Experts Revisit The Question
By: Huo Jingnan | Allison Aubrey | Carmel Wroth | NPR
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There are rumblings that U.S. health officials may start encouraging Americans to wear face masks to cut down on asymptomatic spread. But with continued shortages, it’s not clear how we’d do that.
![A photograph from 1940, taken for infectious research purposes at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, shows respiratory droplets released through sneezing.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/gettyimages-515328992-6da9ee93cf2d10fdd175af70f6cca2637721d3b7-scaled-e1585497830373-900x422.jpg)
WHO Reviews ‘Available’ Evidence On Coronavirus Transmission Through Air
By: Nell Greenfieldboyce | NPR
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A scientific brief from the World Health Organization says “current evidence” points to infectious respiratory droplets passed in “close contact” situations, but some say it’s too soon to be sure
![Measles cases have spiked globally after years of decline. Here, a family physician prepares a measles vaccine in Bucharest, Romania. Doctors there say that parental hesitancy about vaccines and lack of faith in state institutions have hurt immunization efforts.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/gettyimages-948353934-3ed5d776c8f15f551260046331f73da3e7c16b6d-e1552410531564-900x422.jpg)
Measles Is Spiking Around The Globe. How Worried Should We Be?
By: Laurel Wamsley | NPR
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There are outbreaks in rich countries and poor countries, from the United States to Madagascar. And the World Health Organization says vaccine hesitancy is a top 10 threat to global health.