Tag: Alex Azar

• Monday, August 10th 2020 - 06:06 UTC

  US cabinet minister visits Taiwan; Beijing furious condemns the trip

  

  A US cabinet member was due to meet Taiwan's leader this Monday during the highest-level visit from the United States since it switched diplomatic recognition from the island to China in 1979, a trip that Beijing has condemned.

• Tuesday, April 30th 2019 - 08:45 UTC

  US measles cases increasing among unvaccinated children and adults

  

  American health officials report that more than 700 people have been infected by measles this year, marking a 25-year high for the infectious disease. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday that cases had been recorded in 22 states and were mostly affecting unvaccinated children.