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Omicron BA.5 makes up nearly 78% of COVID variants circulating in U.S. - CDC

Tue, 2022-07-19 14:24 — FNUOvviyaa
Omicron BA.5 makes up nearly 78% of COVID variants circulating in U.S. - CDC The BA.5 subvariant of Omicron was estimated to make up 77.9% of the circulating coronavirus variants in the United States for the week ended July 16, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Tuesday. Reuters Reuters

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Fauci's Retirement; Battle Over Monkeypox Messaging; Masks and Microbe

Tue, 2022-07-19 14:22 — FNUOvviyaa
Fauci's Retirement; Battle Over Monkeypox Messaging; Masks and Microbe Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by <em>MedPage Today</em> staff Jennifer Henderson medpagetoday

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As of Monday, confirmed U.S. monkeypox/orthopoxvirus cases total 1,972, according to CDC's tracker, with more than one-fourth in New York state alone...

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NYC health department switches to single-dose strategy to fight monkeypox outbreak

Mon, 2022-07-18 18:00 — FNUOvviyaa
NYC health department switches to single-dose strategy to fight monkeypox outbreak As of Friday, New York City reported 461 cases of monkeypox, representing more than 30 percent of the CDC’s recorded cases. POLITICO
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Monkeypox vaccine supply struggles to keep up with U.S. outbreak

Mon, 2022-07-18 17:48 — FNUOvviyaa
Monkeypox vaccine supply struggles to keep up with U.S. outbreak Health officials ordered nearly 7 million doses but most of those are not expected to arrive for months. YahooNews
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Analysis: Years of neglect leaves sexual health clinics ill-prepared for monkeypox

Mon, 2022-07-18 17:37 — FNUOvviyaa
Analysis: Years of neglect leaves sexual health clinics ill-prepared for monkeypox Sexual health clinics on the frontline of the monkeypox response are already financially stretched, leaving the United States and UK ill-equipped to tackle the first major global health test since the COVID-19 pandemic. Julie Steenhuysen,Jennifer Rigby Reuters
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As Fauci warns monkeypox needs to be taken more seriously, former FDA commissioner says the window to control it 'probably has closed'

Mon, 2022-07-18 17:34 — FNUOvviyaa
As Fauci warns monkeypox needs to be taken more seriously, former FDA commissioner says the window to control it 'probably has closed,' As cases of monkeypox continue to rise in the US, a top health official is stressing the outbreak needs to be handled in a more rigorous manner. Carma Hassan, Aya Elamroussi and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN CNN

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Ghana confirms first cases of deadly Marburg virus

Mon, 2022-07-18 15:56 — FNUOvviyaa
Ghana confirms first cases of deadly Marburg virus Two patients in the West African nation have died recently of the Ebola-like virus, officials say. BBC News

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Health officials in the West African nation say 98 people are now under quarantine as suspected contact cases.

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What is parechovirus? Signs, symptoms and risk factors of the virus infecting babies across the country

Mon, 2022-07-18 15:53 — FNUOvviyaa
What is parechovirus? Signs, symptoms and risk factors of the virus infecting babies across the country The new cases in multiple states are from a parechovirus subtype that's associated with more severe disease in newborns and infants, the CDC said. NBC News
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San Francisco at risk of an ‘uncontrolled monkeypox spread,’ lawmaker says

Fri, 2022-07-15 15:30 — FNUOvviyaa
San Francisco at risk of an ‘uncontrolled monkeypox spread,’ lawmaker says California state Sen. Scott Wiener (D) said in a statement Thursday that the city of San Francisco is veering toward a public health crisis due to the uncontrolled spread of the monkeypox viru… ooshin The Hill

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What is monkeypox, and how can you stay safe as it spreads?

Fri, 2022-07-15 15:09 — FNUOvviyaa
What is monkeypox, and how can you stay safe while it spreads? As a global outbreak of monkeypox continues to grow, public health officials are stressing the importance of education in fighting the virus. Virginia Langmaid, CNN CNN

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