Officials opposed to the decision worry about impact for people who can’t travel elsewhere but need or want the vaccine
Many countries have experienced surges of COVID-19, including at the Olympics, where at least 40 athletes have tested positive
While China has extended visa-free entry to 12 European countries, industry experts say new measures are unlikely to drive travel recovery
The agency calls on nations to strengthen monitoring and report all cases
Improvement has been slow and uneven across geography and economic status
World still needs plan to deal with the next pandemic
Zhang Zhan is freed, but concerns about her safety persist amid ongoing surveillance and restrictions on her activities
Gone are mandated isolation periods and masking
Recent government public health campaigns on the importance of COVID-19 jabs have helped defeat vaccine hesitancy
Lawmakers across the political spectrum who rarely agree on little else agree it's time to close the program
JN.1 variant is now the most prominent throughout the world
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says nearly 10,000 deaths were reported in December, while hospital admissions during the month jumped 42% in nearly 50 countries — mostly in Europe and the Americas
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