Ebola virus

The CEO of Moderna claimed that he knew there would be a pandemic sometime in late 2019 and asked for a huge ramp-up in production efforts.

The largest nurses’ union in the country has asked for presidential intervention after it was confirmed Wednesday that a second health care worker in Dallas had contracted Ebola while caring for deceased patient Thomas Eric Duncan.

NEW YORK—In light of the recent Ebola outbreak in West African countries that has spread to the United States, Mayor Bill de Blasio reassured New Yorkers on Thursday that there was “no cause for alarm,” as the city has not identified any cases of Ebola.

The Ebola epidemic in West Africa receives daily international coverage, with good reason, as the human and economic crisis intensifies in four nations—Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ghana, and Nigeria. The World Health Organization has called for international cooperation to halt the spread of the deadly virus, advocating for a massive emergency response. With no approved vaccine or therapeutic, treating infected individuals is that much more difficult, and the question arises on how to better prepare for the next pandemic.

BRUSSELS— On Tuesday, European politicians and NGOs discussed ways to combat the Ebola epidemic that has swept West Africa.

As the Ebola virus continues to spread at an alarming rate, Liberia’s President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, issued a stern warning. Calling Ebola a “clear and present danger.” President Sirleaf said, “The scope and scale of the epidemic [and] the virulence and deadliness of the virus now exceed the capacity and statutory responsibility of any one government agency or ministry.”