Countries should consider recommending travelers to wear masks in high-risk settings such as long-haul flights, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Tuesday, citing the rapid spread of the latest COVID-19 Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 in the United States—even though nothing currently suggests that it brings more severe disease than previous strains. Mask wearing on long-haul flights…
‘White Lung’ Phenomenon Among China’s COVID-19 Spike
A pattern from Wuhan is now emerging again out of China’s massive outbreak. COVID-19 patients’ lungs are turning partially white on CT scans. More makeshift crematories in Beijing are under construction to cope with overcrowded funeral homes. China’s COVID-19 outbreak is attracting global attention in 2023. Are new variants likely to emerge? We sat down…
Gates or Germany? Who ‘Owns’ the WHO’s COVID-19 Response?
September 27, 2022
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Commentary The idea that Bill Gates is somehow the driving force behind the WHO’s vaccine-centric COVID-19 response is very widespread—at least on Twitter. But this notion recently received some unexpected support from a mainstream media source: Politico, the online news service that was started in D.C. in the naughts, launched a Brussels-based European edition in partnership…
Legionnaires’ Outbreak Linked as Cause to Pneumonia Deaths in Argentina
Health authorities confirmed on Saturday that an infectious pneumonia outbreak which killed four people in northwest Argentina had died of Legionnaires’ disease. The cases are linked to a single private clinic in the city of San Miguel de Tucuman, according to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Local health officials so far have reported 11…
‘It’s Truly Unreal’: Stories of Negligence at the Hand of COVID-19 Hospital Treatment Protocols Continue to Surface
August 29, 2022
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After the death of her husband at the hand of what she believes to be hospital COVID-19 treatment protocols, Joanne Eyerly’s life was uprooted in grief and confusion. She had to sell most of her belongings and their home in Oregon to move to Ohio, where today she scrambles to put the pieces together. Of…
Biden Names FEMA, CDC Officials to Lead Monkeypox Response
President Joe Biden on Tuesday appointed senior officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to coordinate the country’s monkeypox outbreak response. The White House said FEMA’s Robert Fenton and the CDC’s Dr. Demetre Daskalakis as his deputy will coordinate strategies and operations to “combat the current monkeypox outbreak.”…
The WHO’s Reckless Disregard for Truth
July 31, 2022
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Commentary Public health relies on trust. Advertising relies on twisting the truth, even deceiving people, to persuade them to buy a product they may not need. Trust is maintained by telling the truth, giving others accurate information and sound advice. If inclined, you can change direction, trading on trust that you have built in order…
WHO Chief Advises Reducing Sex Partners to Avoid Monkeypox
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) advised men at risk of catching monkeypox to consider reducing their sexual partners. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said 98 percent of the monkeypox cases detected since the outbreaks emerged in May have been among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men. He called…
About 1,700 People in France Infected With Monkeypox: Minister
PARIS—About 1700 people had been infected with monkeypox in France, Health Minister Francois Braun said on Monday. Braun said the government so far had opened about 100 vaccination centers for monkeypox and that more than 6,000 people have received a preventive vaccination. Braun called on patients who have lesions or other symptoms to self-isolate as…
Delete the K in Monkeypox
Commentary In a move that is sure to trigger widespread discussion concerning the independence, objectivity, and wisdom of granting authority to the World Health Organization to manage global infectious diseases responses, the monkeypox outbreak has been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by the WHO. The declaration was made unilaterally, in direct…
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