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Fauci to step down after decades as top US infection expert

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert who became a household name—and the subject of partisan attacks—during the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Monday he will leave the federal government in December ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

U.S. declares monkeypox a public health emergency

The Biden administration on Thursday declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency, a move intended to dramatically ramp up the fight against the spread of the virus.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

US to declare health emergency over monkeypox outbreak

The U.S. will declare a public health emergency to bolster the federal response to the monkeypoxoutbreak that has infected more than 6,600 Americans, two people familiar with the matter said Thursday.

Vaccination

China's bet on homegrown mRNA vaccines holds back nation

China is trying to navigate its biggest coronavirus outbreak without a tool it could have adopted many months ago, the kind of vaccines that have proven to offer the best protection against the worst outcomes from COVID-19.

Medical economics

Start talking about mRNA vaccine access now, say experts

While researchers are still in the early stages of development for new mRNA vaccines, global health leaders focused on the world's most neglected infectious diseases say that conversations about access should begin now.

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