WHO chief says "work not over" after evacuation of hantavirus-stricken ship
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
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The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
A flight carrying 18 Americans who were aboard the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship landed in the U.S. on Monday. Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, infectious disease specialist at the University of California, San Francisco, joins CBS News to discuss.
The cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak will dock in the Canary Islands, off the coast of Spain, at some point on Sunday. CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Céline Gounder joins "The Takeout" to help separate fact from fear.
Experts are warning against panic as more details emerge about a deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship. Dr. William Schaffner, professor of infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, joins CBS News with more.
Global health officials are monitoring passengers from a cruise ship struck by a deadly hantavirus outbreak. CBS News' Tom Hanson reports.
At least five U.S. states are monitoring passengers who were aboard the cruise ship at the center of the deadly hantavirus outbreak. Dr. Monica Gandhi, an infectious disease specialist at the University of California, San Francisco, joins CBS News to discuss.
The World Health Organization is commenting on what's next for the cruise ship passengers impacted by a deadly hantavirus outbreak. CBS News' Tom Hanson reports.
Three people who may have contracted hantavirus on a cruise ship were evacuated and are on their way to the Netherlands for care, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. CBS News' Tom Hanson has more.
The World Health Organization says the suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship may have been a rare case of human-to-human transmission. Cruise expert Stewart Chiron joins to explain the protocol on board during viral outbreaks.
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One year after President Trump announced it, the U.S. has finalized its withdrawal from the World Health Organization. Infectious disease experts call the decision "scientifically reckless."
A year ago this week, President Trump signed an executive order signaling his intention for the U.S. to leave the World Health Organization. Thursday marks the withdrawal date outlined in that order. Dr. Judd Walson, professor at Johns Hopkins University, joined CBS News to discuss.
After a year of ongoing measles outbreaks that have sickened more than 2,400 people, the United States is poised to lose its status as a measles-free country.
The head of the World Health Organization says the hunger crisis in Gaza remains "catastrophic." The comments came two weeks after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect. Israel is required to let aid flow into Gaza as part of the agreement. Jeremy Konyndyk, president of Refugees International and former USAID disaster assistance head, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
An Ebola outbreak has killed 16 people in Congo, and a WHO official says President Trump's aid cuts "will definitely have an impact" on the response.
RFK Jr. announced a halt to all U.S. funding for the global Gavi vaccine alliance. One expert calls it a "travesty and a nightmare."
Five years ago today, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Two days later, President Trump declared a national emergency. "CBS Evening News" co-anchors John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois have more.
Five years ago Tuesday, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 as a global pandemic. Dr. Bob Lahita, director of the St. Joseph's Institute for Autoimmune and Rheumatic Disease, joined CBS News to discuss the virus and the five years since its emergence.
The World Health Organization is investigating "another cluster of illness" in northern Congo, as a deadly mystery disease spreads in the region.
The Food and Drug Administration has canceled an annual advisers meeting to weigh in on yearly updates to the flu vaccine, raising some experts' concerns about next year's shot. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook explains.
A meeting of experts at the Food and Drug Administration to discuss next season's flu vaccines has been unexpectedly canceled. Despite this, the Department of Health and Human Services says the shots will be ready. CBS News reporter Alexander Tin has the details.
The outbreak began in January, with 419 cases recorded so far, and comes after another mystery illness killed 143 in December
The directive to the CDC to halt communications with the World Health Organization was imposed to comply with President Trump's executive order.
By withdrawing from the World Health Organization and overhauling aid, Trump's new executive orders endanger Americans and the globe, researchers warn. The move also cedes U.S. power to other nations.
World Health Organization chief says agency already cutting back on hiring and travel with Trump withdrawal set to hit funding.