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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UK Covid infections rise by almost 30% in a week

Fri, 2022-07-15 15:27 — FNUOvviyaa
UK Covid infections rise by almost 30% in a week Around 3.5 million people thought to have disease in first week of July the Guardian

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Booster: India starts giving free third Covid vaccine dose to adults

Fri, 2022-07-15 15:22 — FNUOvviyaa
Booster: India starts giving free third Covid vaccine dose to adults A federal minister said the move was to mark the country's upcoming 75th anniversary of independence. BBC News

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The Hindustan Times newspaper reported on Thursday that 92% of Indians who were eligible for a booster dose haven't taken it yet.

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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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Officials Lament Barriers to Monkeypox Treatments, Prevention

Fri, 2022-07-15 15:05 — FNUOvviyaa
Officials Lament Barriers to Monkeypox Treatments, Prevention Blame limited supplies and excessive red tape Michael DePeau-Wilson medpagetoday

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Masks need to be mandated in most indoor settings to prevent really grim winter - Baker

Thu, 2022-07-14 12:21 — FNUOvviyaa
Masks need to be mandated in most indoor settings to prevent really grim winter - Baker Professor Michael Baker is calling for much wider mask mandates, saying the roll-out of free masks, while positive, will make a "fairly small" difference to the Covid-19 outbreak. RNZ

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PAHO: “Member Countries Had Administered 1.6 Billion COVID-19 Vaccines”

Thu, 2022-07-14 12:17 — FNUOvviyaa
PAHO: "Member countries had administered 1.6 billion COVID-19 vaccines" To date, more than 1.6 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in PAHO member countries. Caribbean News Editor Caribbean News Now!

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Speaking during PAHO’s digital COVID-19 media briefing, Dr Etienne said 17 member countries – including Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama, have passed the target of vaccinating 70 per cent of their populations.

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The BA.5 Wave Is What COVID Normal Looks Like

Thu, 2022-07-14 12:12 — FNUOvviyaa
The BA.5 Wave Is What COVID Normal Looks Like The endless churn of variants may not stop anytime soon, unless we do something about it. Katherine J. Wu The Atlantic

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Experts reveal how likely reinfection is from COVID with spread of omicron subvariant BA.5

Thu, 2022-07-14 12:08 — FNUOvviyaa
Experts reveal how likely reinfection is from COVID with spread of omicron subvariant BA.5 "These are not the real numbers because many people are not reporting cases," Dr. Ali Mokdad, an epidemiologist with the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation in Seattle, told ABC News. The latest variant, BA.5, has become the dominant strain in the U.S., making up more than 65% of all COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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FDA authorizes Novavax Covid vaccine, in hopes the traditional shot will convince holdouts

Thu, 2022-07-14 12:03 — FNUOvviyaa
FDA authorizes Novavax Covid vaccine, in hopes the traditional shot will convince holdouts The agency hopes the availability of a more traditional vaccine might help convince those skeptical of the Covid shots using new mRNA technology to get inoculated. Matthew Herper STAT

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US regulators clear way for more monkeypox vaccine shipments

Thu, 2022-07-14 11:58 — FNUOvviyaa
US regulators clear way for more monkeypox vaccine shipments WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands more doses of monkeypox vaccine are expected to soon begin shipping to the U.S. after federal health officials said they had completed an inspection of the overseas plant where they were manufactured. AP NEWS
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Top GOP senator slams HHS for ‘disturbing’ response to monkeypox

Thu, 2022-07-14 11:54 — FNUOvviyaa
Top GOP senator slams HHS for ‘disturbing’ response to monkeypox North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr (R) on Thursday slammed the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for its response to the monkeypox outbreak so far, bemoaning that the agency was “fa… jchoi The Hill

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WHO: Don’t act like the pandemic is ending

Thu, 2022-07-14 11:48 — FNUOvviyaa
WHO: Don’t act like the pandemic is ending The World Health Organization’s (WHO) director-general this week issued a word of caution to countries and people who have ceased practicing COVID-19 safety measures, saying the pandemic is f… jchoi The Hill
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Spanish response to Covid poverty was too little, too late, report says

Thu, 2022-07-14 11:33 — FNUOvviyaa
Spanish response to Covid poverty was too little, too late, report says Human Rights Watch says pandemic exacerbated weaknesses in country’s social security system the Guardian

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Covid: Sore throat now top symptom that could be the virus

Thu, 2022-07-14 11:29 — FNUOvviyaa
Covid: Sore throat now top symptom that could be the virus That is according to UK data from 17,500 people this week who say they have Covid. BBC News

The next most common ones reported were headache, blocked nose and cough.

A high temperature or fever and loss of smell or taste - ones which the NHS list high up as likely Covid symptoms - were far less common...

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