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WHO director-general is profoundly concerned after visit to Ebola outbreak area
Published: June 13, 2026 13:00
The director-general of the World Health Organization is profoundly worried about the Ebola outbreak in the DRC, he told STAT in an interview.
OB-GYN association, deviating from CDC guidance, issues its own vaccine recommendations
https://www.statnews.com/2026/06/10/acog-obgyn-vaccine-recommendations-pregnancy/?utm_campaign=rss
Published: June 10, 2026 14:44
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has released a recommended vaccine schedule during pregnancy, one that diverges from CDC guidance.
STAT+: NIAID appoints new acting director after weekslong questions over leadership
Published: June 9, 2026 14:50
The NIH has appointed researcher John Powers III to lead its infectious disease institute on an acting basis, after weeks of being in leadership limbo.
HHS confirms Americans with high-risk Ebola exposures will have access to experimental therapy
Published: June 4, 2026 23:40
Americans who have high-risk exposures to Ebola in the current outbreak in Central Africa will have access to an experimental antibody treatment.
STAT+: Global coalition to fast-track three vaccines targeting Ebola outbreak with $62 million in funding
Published: June 1, 2026 21:35
With no licensed vaccines available to protect against the Ebola virus currently spreading in the Congo, efforts are underway to fast-track development of at least three vaccines.
STAT+: As Ebola outbreak in Central Africa grows, the U.S. turns itself into a fortress
Published: May 28, 2026 19:50
The U.S. is taking extraordinary steps to keep Ebola out. But its policies may create risks for Americans infected overseas and discourage volunteers from responding to the outbreak.
STAT+: Acting head of NIH’s infectious disease institute reported to have stepped down
https://www.statnews.com/2026/05/21/nih-niaid-jeffrey-taubenberger-exit/?utm_campaign=rss
Published: May 21, 2026 14:48
Jeffery Taubenberger, the acting head of the NIAID, the NIH’s infectious disease institute, is reported to have stepped down.
With no approved vaccine for Ebola outbreak, experts weigh testing a long shot
Published: May 18, 2026 20:44
With no approved vaccine for the fast-growing Ebola outbreak in the DRC, experts weigh testing one with unknown protection.
U.S. bans entry from Ebola-affected countries as American patient is identified
Published: May 18, 2026 16:04
In response to an Ebola outbreak, the U.S. has banned entry for foreign travelers who have been in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan in the…
In Ebola outbreak, a number of Americans in the Congo believed to have had exposure to suspected cases
Published: May 17, 2026 21:45
A number of Americans who are in the Congo are believed to have had exposure to suspected cases in the country’s latest Ebola outbreak, sources have told STAT.