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Relief and worry as major Chinese cities ease COVID curbs

Further easing of COVID-19 testing requirements and quarantine rules in some Chinese cities was met with a mix of relief and worry on Friday, as hundreds of millions await an expected shift in national virus policies after widespread social unrest.

Reuters

Investment giant fined for greenwashing

Vanguard Australia has been fined for describing investments in cigarette and tobacco sales in potentially misleading ways.

AAP

Elton John marks World Aids Day with charity message ‘no one left behind’

The British musician shared details of a new project in partnership with supermarket chain Walmart to help fight the virus in the US.

The Independent UK

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To combat opioid overdoses, Gov. Greg Abbott says he supports decriminalizing fentanyl testing strips

The announcement signals a shift in Abbott’s approach to fighting the opioid epidemic. He had previously pushed back against bills calling for the decriminalization of fentanyl testing strips.

The Texas Tribune

Welsh primary school pupil dies after contracting invasive Strep A

Public Health Wales say severe symptoms extremely rare and it is unlikely other pupils will be affected

The Guardian - UK

Proposal would allow state-licensed drug injection sites in Illinois to fight an opioid crisis that has hit Cook County hard

“The war on drugs, where we told people to just say no, failed us,” says state Rep. LaShawn Ford. “We know that people are going to use, and we have to support them.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Lawsuit blames Fauci and federal agencies for Kansas City musician’s COVID-19 death

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The widow of a popular Kansas City-area musician has filed a lawsuit accusing Dr. Anthony Fauci and the National Institutes of Health of indirectly causing her husband’s death from COVID-19 by funding coronavirus experimentation at a lab in China.

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Seizures, deaths, depopulation: CheckMate looks into claims made in new anti-vax film Died Suddenly

A new conspiracy-laden film that baselessly alleges COVID-19 vaccines are causing large numbers of deaths has been viewed more than 10 million times in 10 days.

ABC News

Exclusive: HHS partners with U.S. men's soccer team to promote updated COVID vaccines

HHS is partnering with USMNT to increase uptake of the updated coronavirus vaccine.

Axios

Is It Too Late to Get in on the Upward Move in This Medical Stock?

Despite economic uncertainties, leading pharma company Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) beat street estimates in the fiscal third quarter with solid financials. However, given the current market turmoil, is it too late to get on the upward move in this stock? Continue reading to find out.

StockNews.com

As the Monkeypox Spread Recedes, There Are Lessons To Learn

In times of public health crises, government red tape and misguided communication make matters worse.

Reason

Fifty years ago, the new Whitlam government removed the luxury sales tax on the pill. It changed Australian women's lives

Amid the scale and sweep of the list of decisions made by the Whitlam government in their first week in office, most people remember the big changes: freeing all draft resisters from prison, or official recognition of Communist China.

The Conversation

Flu levels continue to rise while vaccine take-up is low among key groups

Infection rates are estimated to be highest among five to 14-year-olds.

The Independent UK

‘It’s a crisis’: Tech executive’s 10-month-old accidentally overdoses on fentanyl at California playground

First responders used Narcan to save child, father says

The Independent UK

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Anti-vaxxer nurse who jabbed 9,000 with saline instead of Covid vaccine spared jail

Red Cross nurse Antje T. jabbed up to 8,600 elderly patients with what she told them was the life-saving Pfizer vaccine at the Schortens jab centre in Friesland, Germany

The Independent UK

Fall in Covid-19 patients in England looks to have stopped

Admission rates are also showing signs of an increase.

Radio France Internationale

Fed up French doctors and lab workers stage historic nationwide strike

For the first time since 2015, unions representing doctors and lab workers in the private sector are calling for a two-day strike from Thursday to put pressure on the government as lawmakers debate the social security budget.

The Conversation

Mini bio-devices could help TB patients stick to their treatments

Imagine the scenario: you’ve been told you have a disease that will kill you. But, the doctor adds, your life can be saved if you diligently take your medication. Don’t skip a day, don’t skip a dosage. Soon, however, you discover that the medication has a slew of side effects,…

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Schools, sheriffs and syringes: State plans vary for spending $26 billion in opioid settlement funds

With more than 200 Americans still dying of drug overdoses each day, states are beginning the high-stakes task of deciding how to spend billions of dollars in settlement funds from opioid manufacturers and distributors. Their decisions will have real-world implications for families and communities across the country that have borne…

Wales Online

Covid vaccine: Time for people under 50 to be offered a fourth dose?

Autumn boosters are currently available to people aged over 50 or with certain health conditions

Axios

China entering "new stage" of COVID response, senior official says

A number of cities in China have eased some testing requirements and movement restrictions this week.

The Guardian - AU

Explainer: How bad is Australia’s vaping problem and how are teens getting nicotine vapes?

What are the effects on children? Is anything being done? New research shows just how widespread addiction has become

Dublin Live

Pfizer to create over 400 new Dublin with jobs €1.2 billion expansion

The company employs over 5,000 people in Ireland

The Independent UK

Hundreds of children’s hospital beds closed amid surge in RSV cases

NHS medical director warns services face a ‘perfect storm’ this winter, with pressures higher on every front this year

Caixin Global

China Targets Seniors in Renewed Covid Vaccination Drive

Authorities aim for 90% of people over 80 years old to have at least one dose by the end of next month, Caixin has learned

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