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The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday launched an expert group that will examine the origins of new pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Countries should consider giving a second COVID-19 vaccine booster to older persons, pregnant women, health workers, people with weaker immune systems and those at higher risk of severe disease, experts appointed by the World Health Organization (WHO

CONCLUSION: The factors associated with booster uptake and willingness to continue to boost are similar to those associated with initial vaccine acceptance in the ROK, namely trust in the public health authority and older age. Despite high initial

BACKGROUND: Because COVID-19 case data do not capture most SARS-CoV-2 infections, the actual risk of severe disease and death per infection is unknown. Integrating sociodemographic data into analysis can show consequential health disparities.

CONCLUSIONS: These findings offer initial insights into the characteristics that set apart those who have made the decision to donate a substantial portion of their income to help others.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds “enormous potential” for improving the health of millions around the world if ethics and human rights are at the heart of its design, deployment, and use, the head of the UN health agency said on Monday.

Despite the welcome news that more than seven in 10 people on the planet – 5.6 billion -  are now protected by measures to curb the dangers of tobacco smoke, 8.7 million people still die from tobacco-related diseases every year, the UN World Health

COVID-19 vaccines and booster doses have been authorized and recommended for use among adults in the United States since December 2020 and October 2021, respectively, yet many people remain unvaccinated, not fully vaccinated, or not boosted for COVID

Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies can improve older people’s health and well-being, but only if ageism is eliminated from their design, implementation, and use, said the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday.

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 81, Issue 9, Page 5925-5936, September 2025.