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From Bailey v. Iles, decided Wednesday by Judge David Joseph (W.D. La.): This matter arises out of an incident that began with a "posting" on Facebook during the early stages of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. On March 20, 2020, Waylon Bailey—allegedly "bored" due to the lockdown associated with COVID-19—posted…

Vaccine inequity and emerging variants mean the future of the pandemic is increasingly uncertain, researchers say

UNICEF's director called the worldwide trend "a red alert for child health."

Doses of the monkeypox jag are currently prioritised for close contacts and health workers.

Thailand has recorded its first case of monkeypox, and the infection was diagnosed in a 27-year-old Nigerian man who travelled from Nigeria to Phuket, the Department of Disease Control (DDC) reported on Thursday evening.

Wesley Williams, 34, struggled to stand up and broke out in spots 30 minutes into his shift one day after he visited a sauna on a trip to London.

The World Health Organization will reconvene its expert monkeypox committee on Thursday to decide whether the outbreak now constitutes a global health emergency -- the highest alarm it can sound. A second meeting of the WHO's emergency committee on the virus will be held to examine the evidence of the…

As the World Health Organization announces the next step in its rollout of the world’s first authorized malaria vaccine in three African countries, concerns about its value have come from an unlikely source: the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, arguably the vaccine’s biggest backer

The World Health Organization is convening its emergency committee to consider for the second time within weeks whether the expanding outbreak of monkeypox should be declared a global crisis