WHO declares Ebola outbreak an international emergency
Enlarge / Health workers communicate information about Ebola at an Ebola screening station on the road between Butembo and Goma on July 16, 2019, in Goma, DRC. (credit: Getty |…
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Measles is killing more people in the DRC than Ebola—and faster
Enlarge / A man receives a vaccine against Ebola from a nurse outside the Afia Himbi Health Center on July 15, 2019 in Goma. (credit: Getty | PAMELA TULIZO )…
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Prominent anti-vaxxers lose New York court case over religious exemptions
Enlarge / Anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a public hearing on vaccine related bills in 2015. (credit: Getty | Portland Press Herald) A New York State Supreme Court…
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Antivaxxers turn to homeschooling to avoid protecting their kids’ health
Enlarge / A boy at school. (credit: Getty | Florian Gaertner ) Anti-vaccine advocates in New York are encouraging parents to homeschool their children rather than protect them from serious…
North Korea reveals explosive HIV outbreak—after claiming to be disease-free
Enlarge / This undated picture released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on October 18, 2016, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) inspecting the newly built…