China said Monday it was "extremely unlikely" COVID-19 came from a laboratory, after the CIA said it believed the virus had more likely come from a lab rather than natural transmission. "The ...

In February 2024, Dr. Jeremy Farrar, who is chief scientist at the World Health Organization, called the ongoing spread of H5N1 “a pandemic of animals.” Scientists agree that the virus would ...

While bird flu’s risk to the general public remains low, there are many “barriers to success” that make containing the virus — and staving off a possible pandemic — somewhat tricky for ...

"There is no reason to feel it has taken over and is becoming the next pandemic, but on the other hand, it is difficult to know the full story." Dr. Marc Siegel, clinical professor of medicine at ...

An awkward question remains five years after COVID-19 began its deadly rampage: is the world ready to handle the next pandemic? The World Health Organization, which was at the heart of the ...

With the acute phase of the Covid-19 pandemic fading even as the coronavirus persists and evolves, a new normal is taking shape around the world. Experts expect cases to rise again this winter.

Official bodies are starting to call for more transparency from China, who initially appeared to play down the severity of the Covid-19 pandemic, saying that Beijing needs to be more open with ...

Five years on from the start of the covid pandemic, are we ready for a potential avian influenza outbreak? This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday mounted a robust defense of the Biden administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, arguing that its stimulus ...

Trump administration trade adviser Peter Navarro privately warned the president that Covid could turn into "a full-blown pandemic, imperiling the lives of millions of Americans." For months ...

Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) was a program that temporarily expanded unemployment insurance (UI) eligibility to people who wouldn't otherwise qualify. This included self-employed workers ...

Charlie Baker's administration mistakenly used federal pandemic funds to cover unemployment benefits. Current Gov. Maura Healey, a Democrat, and her deputies released details on Monday of a ...