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  What you need to know about monkeypox and how it spreads

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  LONDON (AP) — European and American health authorities have identified a number of monkeypox cases in recent days, mostly in young men. It’s a …

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  Kim Jong Un, other North Koreans attend large funeral amid COVID worry

  PBS NewsHour - Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press

  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A huge number of North Koreans including leader Kim Jong Un attended a funeral for a top official, state media reported …

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  Three Pfizer COVID shots protect children under 5, company says

  PBS NewsHour - Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

  Three doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine offer strong protection for children younger than 5, the company announced Monday. Pfizer plans to give the …

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  WATCH LIVE: Harris gives remarks on mental health after touring Children’s National Hospital

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  Vice President Kamala Harris gives remarks warning on the effect of burnout among health care workers on Monday and the possibility of worker …

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  Monkeypox outbreak likely spread by sex at 2 raves in Europe, says WHO expert

  PBS NewsHour - Maria Cheng, Associated Press

  LONDON (AP) — A leading adviser to the World Health Organization described the unprecedented outbreak of the rare disease monkeypox in developed …

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  COVID-19 pandemic ‘not over’ with nearly 1 billion unvaccinated globally, WHO chief says

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  BERLIN (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic is “most certainly not over,” the head of the World Health Organization warned Sunday, despite a decline in …