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October 20, 2022
In 2010, cholera killed nearly 10,000 people in Haiti after the disease was imported there by U.N. peacekeepers.
September 15, 2022
The number of COVID-19 deaths worldwide last week marked what could be a turning point in the years-long global outbreak.
August 26, 2022
The U.N. health agency reported 5,907 new weekly cases and said two countries, Iran and Indonesia, reported their first cases.
August 14, 2022
The World Health Organization says it’s holding an open forum to rename the disease monkeypox over concerns for negative connotations.
August 1, 2022
"We understand...how a name of a virus can really cause harm to that community," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre…
July 17, 2022
More than 90 contacts, including health workers and community members, have been identified and are being monitored, WHO said. 
Rachel Levine, Emiola Adebayo, Emy Jean-Marie, Nizar Dowla, theGrio.com
June 30, 2022
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said cases were on the rise in 110 countries, mostly driven by the omicron variants…
LPN Yokasta Castro, theGrio.com
June 29, 2022
The panel voted 19-2 that COVID-19 boosters should contain some version of the super-contagious omicron variant.
May 27, 2022
The World Health Organization described the epidemic as "containable," proposing the creation of a stockpile to share vaccines and drugs.
May 23, 2022
An adviser to the World Health Organization calls the outbreak a "random event" that might be explained by sexual behavior…
April 8, 2022
Health experts worry that a suspension of COVID aid to poorer countries will leave the world vulnerable to a renewed…
Black people health care system -- woman getting modern flu or Covid-19 vaccine at doctor's office
April 7, 2022
In its latest pandemic report, WHO said 9 million cases were reported, a 16% weekly decline, and more than 26,000…
March 19, 2022
Tedros said the crisis in Ukraine was “far from the only crisis to which WHO is responding,” citing ongoing problems…
August 23, 2021
The World Health Organization (WHO) said people in need around the globe should receive vaccinations before the U.S. gives out…
June 27, 2021
The WHO says safety protocols should stay in place for vaccinated people due to the continued rise of the highly…
coronavirus pandemic El Paso Texas, thegrio.com
October 5, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has likely impacted 10% of the world's population, says the World Health Organization.
April 22, 2020
WHO has found evidence that indicates coronavirus was not produced in a laboratory but instead originated in China late last…
Kellyanne Conway thgrio.com
April 15, 2020
Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway was rightfully dragged for some uneducated comments on the coronavrirus in a TV appearance.
United Airlines
March 12, 2020
A United Airlines flight had to be diverted after passengers became frightened when they were seated next to a passenger they…
Ebola
March 14, 2019
Violence at health centers dealing with the resurfacing epidemic threatens to undo all the work health workers have been doing…