The Latest Breaking News from Francois Balloux

China is battling a wave of respiratory illness in children. Scientists are rushing to find out why

Experts say ‘no evidence’ yet to suggest a new virus is to blame for reports of ‘undiagnosed pneumonia’

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023

WHO asks China for more information about rise in illnesses and pneumonia clusters

The World Health Organization says it has made an official request to China for information about a potentially worrying spike in respiratory illnesses and clusters of pneumonia in children

The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2023

New Covid variant with ‘high number of mutations’ found in UK

Health officials said the BA.2.86 mutation was detected in the UK on Friday.

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023

WHO to share vaccines to stop monkeypox amid inequity fears

The World Health Organization is creating a new vaccine-sharing mechanism to stop the spiraling outbreak of monkeypox in more than 30 countries beyond Africa

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2022

Monkeypox cases likely to be ‘more widespread’ than originally thought

“We’ve not seen an outbreak of monkeypox like this in the UK before, but there’s no need to panic,” one health expert said

Evening Standard · May 19, 2022

EXPLAINER: What is monkeypox and where is it spreading?

European and American health authorities have identified a number of cases of monkeypox this week, a surprising outbreak of an illness that has previously been limited mostly to central and western Africa

The Independent UK · May 19, 2022