USA Today

Who needs the WHO? Americans' poor health leaves us vulnerable. | Opinion

Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, the World Health Organization’s technical lead for emergency response, told me in a recent interview on Fox News that she and her colleagues lacked enough information during ...
Nature

COVID-19 is spreading again — how serious is it and what are the symptoms?

Stratus and Nimbus have similar symptoms to previous variants including a fever, cough and runny nose, but the Nimbus variant ...

Why next year's flu shot might not be as good as it should be

America's withdrawal from the World Health Organization is affecting the ability of U.S. scientists to track flu and other ...

With fewer samples from other countries, CDC has dimmer global view of flu and COVID

There's been a significant slowdown in influenza and COVID samples sent to CDC from other countries, which could impair pandemic preparedness and vaccine development ...
WUNC

A top global health expert's message to graduates: Kick the tires

Maria Van Kerkhove knows how to operate under stress. As an epidemiologist and key leader at the World Health Organization during the pandemic, she was at the forefront of trying to combat the ...
MSNBC

WHO launches campaign to promote maternal and newborn health

This week is National Public Health Week and the WHO is launching a new year-long campaign to promote maternal and newborn health. Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove joins Morning Joe to discuss.April 8, 2025 ...