The world has never been in a better position to end the COVID-19 pandemic, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the WHO, said in a news briefing in Geneva this week.
The first U.S. healthcare worker to be infected with MPX while on the job has been reported in Los Angeles County, the day after the county confirmed the nation's first MPX death.
An antibody developed by Boston Children's Hospital researchers has been shown to neutralize all major SARS-CoV-2 variants, including all Omicron strains, which could lead to a new treatment.