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CDC drops Covid quarantine rules and test-to-stay for US schools

“This guidance acknowledges that the pandemic is not over, but also helps us move to a point where COVID-19 no longer severely disrupts our daily lives,” says CDC branch chief

The Independent UK

CDC loosens guidance on quarantining, social distancing for COVID-19

The shift marks a significant change in how the nation deals with COVID-19.

Axios

With new guidance, CDC ends test-to-stay for schools and relaxes COVID rules

Revised guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention looks to minimize COVID-19's disruption of daily life while conceding that the pandemic isn't over.

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CDC drops quarantine, screening recommendations for COVID-19

The nation’s top public health agency is relaxing its COVID-19 guidelines and dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person

The Independent UK

Citing lower risk, CDC changes COVID-19 exposure guidelines - Roll Call

Even as hospitalizations tick upward, CDC releases eased measures aimed at reducing pandemic-era barriers to everyday activity.

Roll Call

Langya virus: What are the symptoms?

Only 35 cases discovered so far but most patients did report fever and fatigue from disease also linked to liver and kidney impairment

The Independent UK

Polio unlikely to spread widely in U.S.

The detection of poliovirus in wastewater samples in London and New York is providing another stark reminder of the importance of vaccination and new forms of surveillance, public health experts say.

Axios

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What's BA.5 and why is it so contagious?

BA.5 is the most transmissible and immune-evasive subvariant yet. Here's how it took over the world

Salon

Norwegian Cruise Line joins others relaxing COVID restrictions

Norwegian Cruise Line and its sister lines Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises are rolling back COVID-19 vaccination and testing requirements next month, the latest cruise line to relax rules enacted during the pandemic.

Orlando Sentinel

A New Study Finds No Correlation Between Opioid Prescriptions and Drug-Related Deaths

The CDC, which issued disastrous pain treatment advice in 2016, is still pushing a narrative contradicted by recent data.

Reason

China discovers potentially fatal new virus passed to humans from shrews

Thirty-five people are infected with the virus, named Langya heipavirus, in southern China

Evening Standard

This drug could help treat monkeypox. Some patients have struggled to get it

Joseph Cassara decided to head back to the emergency room when the pain made it unbearable to swallow.

Los Angeles Times

What is the Langya virus? New disease spread from shrews to humans detected in China

The Langya Henipavirus, or “Langya” could potentially be fatal – and has already infected 35 people.

Irish Mirror

What is Langya? The new zoonotic virus infecting people in China

Chinese scientists say that they have discovered a new virus that could be fatal to humans

Evening Standard

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Rightwing media embraces Aids-era homophobia in monkeypox coverage

Public health experts want to talk to men who have sex with men about monkeypox. Stigmatization of gay sex makes that harder

Daily Mirror

England's World T20 plans could be plunged into chaos by Yorkshire racism tribunal

The Yorkshire racism tribunal could affect England's preparation for the T20 World Cup, with the hearing set to clash with the build-up to the tournament

Al Jazeera

White House announces steps to boost monkeypox vaccine supply

The FDA has issued emergency authorisation for a dosage technique that would allow more shots of vaccine per vial.

Salon

Why polio is making a comeback

Unlike COVID-19, vaccinations for polio are nearly ubiquitous. Could an outbreak actually happen again?

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When monkeypox comes to schools

Following news about a daycare case, epidemiologists analyze the risk of monkeypox's spread in school settings

The Independent UK

What we know so far about ‘Langya,’ the new virus discovered in China

The new virus has already infected 35 people, though none have become seriously ill

Daily Mirror

Can animals get Covid? Symptoms to spot in your pets and what to avoid

Covid infections are still surging, with many now facing a second or even third infection. A small number of cases have seen owners passing on their Covid infection to their pets

Axios

Trial seeks to develop first Lyme disease vaccine in 2 decades

The only Lyme disease vaccine previously marketed in the U.S. was discontinued in 2002.

Los Angeles Times

Why it’s taking people with COVID-19 so long to finally get a negative test

LOS ANGELES — Health officials recommend that anyone infected with the coronavirus isolate for at least five days. But for many, that timeline is becoming overly optimistic.

The Independent UK

Monkeypox: How is it different from chickenpox?

Although the two diseases share many symptoms, there are several key differences

The Independent UK

Where did monkeypox come from?

Disease continuing to spread beyond West Africa this summer

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