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WHO Europe: Kids In 5-14 Age Group Show Highest COVID Rates
The regional director, Dr. Hans Kluge, also argued that vaccine mandates should be "an absolute last resort."
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Leaders Address Vaccine Inequity At U.N. General Assembly
Several wealthy nations, including the U.S., have pledged to donate doses but distribution has been slow.
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WHO, CDC Say Measles Cases Spiked Globally Last Year
Health agencies estimate that 140,000 people died from measles last year.
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4 European Countries Have Lost Their Measles Elimination Status
The World Health Organization said Thursday the disease is no longer considered eliminated in Albania, the Czech Republic, Greece and the U.K.
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Coronavirus Is More Dangerous for the Global Economy Than SARS
Feb.07 -- The spread of the coronavirus continued to grab the headlines, with its fallout threatening the global economy. SARS was a killer. Both literally and economically. SARS killed almost 800 people in 2003. It also knocked two full...
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Wall Street Week - Full Show (01/24/20)
Jan.31 -- One of the most iconic brands in financial television returns for today's issues and today's world. Lawrence H. Summers, Former U.S. Treasury Secretary, Roger Ferguson, TIAA CEO, Jessica Reif Ehrlich, BofA Media Analyst and...
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Moderna President Hopes to Develop Coronavirus Vaccine in Record-Setting Time
Jan.28 -- Dr. Stephen Hoge, Moderna Inc. president, discusses the efforts to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus. He speaks with Bloomberg's Paul Allen and Taylor Riggs.
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Trump Says He’s Halting Payments to WHO
Apr.14 -- President Donald Trump says he instructed his administration to temporarily halt funding to the World Health Organization for taking China’s claims about the coronavirus “at face value” and failing to share information about...
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Johns Hopkins' Adalja on Coronavirus Containment: 'All Bets Are Off'
Mar.11 -- Dr. Amesh Adalja, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security senior scholar, discusses the efforts to contain the coronavirus with Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu, Joe Weisenthal and Romaine Bostick on "Bloomberg Markets: What'd You...
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WHO: Discussing New Mission to Seek Source of Covid-19 in China
May.06 -- Maria Van Kerkhove, a World Health Organization epidemiologist, says the United Nations agency is considering a new mission to seek the source of the coronavirus in China. She speaks at a press briefing in Geneva.
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Quarantines Don't Work and Cause Mass Panic, NYU's Gounder Says
Jan.27 -- Dr. Celine Gounder, New York University assistant professor in the department of medicine, discusses the efforts to contain the deadly coronavirus outbreak with Bloomberg's David Westin on "Balance of Power."
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Travel Restrictions Won't Help Contain Virus, Johns Hopkins' Nuzzo Says
Feb.04 -- Jennifer Nuzzo, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health senior scholar, discusses the efforts to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus. She speaks with Bloomberg's Amanda Lang and Shery Ahn on "Bloomberg...
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Coronavirus Update: China Death Toll at 1,380; Revisions Cloud Picture
Feb.14 -- China’s revisions to coronavirus data are making it more difficult to gauge the true scope of the outbreak. China’s Hubei province reported 4,823 additional coronavirus cases, confirming that the nearly 15,000 reported a day...
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Allianz CEO Says Market Panic Over Coronavirus Isn’t Warranted
Feb.26 -- Allianz SE Chief Executive Officer Oliver Baete discusses the markets and economic reaction to the threat of the rapidly spreading coronavirus. He compared the virus with a “strong flu,” saying it hadn’t yet become a pandemic....
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Spain's Foreign Affairs Minister on Coronavirus, U.K. and EU Relations
Feb.13 -- Arancha Gonzalez Laya, Spain's minister for foreign affairs, discusses the threat posed by coronavirus outbreak and the future of Spain's relations with the U.K. and the European Union. She speaks with Bloomberg's Vonnie Quinn...
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Blackstone `Still Bullish' on China Despite Coronavirus
Feb.26 -- Jonathan Korngold, head of growth equity investing at Blackstone Group, discusses the outlook for private equity markets and the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on China sentiment. He speaks from the SuperReturn conference...
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WHO Says Younger People Are Driving COVID-19 Spread
A W.H.O. official said people in their 20s, 30s and 40s are increasingly fueling the spread of the coronavirus.
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WHO Says Countries Need 'Slow, Steady Lifting Of Lockdowns'
The organization's director-general said leaders must keep a "vigilant eye on the virus" so they can re-implement measures if cases increase again.
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US cuts ties with World Health Organisation over coronavirus response
President Donald Trump has said the US will be terminating its relationship with the World Health Organisation.
The president said it had failed to adequately respond to coronavirus because China has “total control” over the global...
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Investors Should be Concerned About Inflation: Tett
Jan.15 -- Financial Times Editorial Board Chair Gillian Tett says investors should be concerned about inflationary pressures, because of growth that could come from both vaccine distribution and a big stimulus package. She joins David...
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WHO Visits Wuhan Market To Investigate Origins Of Coronavirus
The mission has become politically charged, as China seeks to avoid blame for alleged missteps in its early response to the outbreak.
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WHO's Covid-19 Origin Report Draws Fire
Mar.30 -- World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said a mission to study the origins of the coronavirus in China was too quick to dismiss the theory of a lab leak. Meanwhile, health officials in Canada are...
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Johnson & Johnson Begins Vaccine Distribution In The U.S.
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is the third vaccine approved by the FDA.
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WHO Team Has Found 'Important Clues' During China Trip
Feb.07 -- Scientists of the World Health Organization-sponsored mission probing the origins of the coronavirus are wrapping up a lengthy investigation in China and have found "important clues" about a Wuhan seafood market’s role in the...