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CDC stops reporting cruise ship COVID cases

The move enables cruise lines to make their own COVID protocols.

Axios

You just tested yourself for COVID-19. Should you report the results to health officials?

The latest surge in COVID-19 infections in California may surpass last winter’s tidal wave, health officials say. And judging by wastewater tests, infections may be even more widespread than the official numbers indicate.

Los Angeles Times

The CDC endorses Novavax, a more traditional COVID vaccine, for adults

Adults who haven't gotten any COVID-19 shots should consider the new option, the agency said Tuesday. The spike protein vaccine is more typical than the mRNA types being broadly used against COVID.

WEKU

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Novavax COVID shot for adults gains CDC advisers’ backing

Novavax Inc.’s shares surged after its COVID-19 vaccine won backing from a panel of U.S. public health advisers, a crucial step in providing officials with another tool against the virus as cases start to rise again.

Tribune News Service

CDC endorses new Novavax Covid vaccine

Two-dose shot will becomes fourth one to gain full approval later this week

The Independent UK

Big-City Public Schools, Facing a 'Massive Hemorhagging of Students,' Are Reimposing Mask Mandates

San Diego schools chief demonstrates once again that Democratic-controlled urban districts will be the first to add COVID restrictions—and subtract students.

Reason

CDC advisers endorse more traditional Novavax COVID shot

Government advisers say U.S. adults who haven’t gotten any COVID-19 shots yet should consider a new option from Novavax

The Independent UK

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US overdoses surged in 2020 – especially among people of color

Government data show mortality among Black and Native people increased dramatically during the first year of the pandemic

The Guardian - US

Things to know about the dreaded Marburg virus disease

As cases are reported in Ghana, here’s a look at the disease, its symptoms and ways of preventing the illness.

Al Jazeera

As Big Pharma loses interest in new antibiotics, infections are only growing stronger

Forget COVID-19, monkeypox and other viruses for the moment and consider another threat troubling infectious disease specialists: common urinary tract infections, or UTIs, that lead to emergency room visits and even hospitalizations because of the failure of oral antibiotics.

Tribune News Service

How to keep cool and safe in a heatwave

As temperatures keep rising around the world, we look at some ways to keep safe.

Al Jazeera

Monkeypox keeps spreading. Here's what authorities are doing to stop it

Public health experts know what it takes to control a disease outbreak: access to testing and vaccines. But in the last two months of the monkeypox outbreak, the response has not met the need.

WEKU

Does sunscreen expire, what does SPF mean and which type is best?

Keep your skin protected as temperatures rise this weekend

The Independent UK

California universities reinstate indoor mask mandate as new Covid variant spreads rapidly

Ninety per cent of the California population are living in counties reporting high transmission rates, which the CDC recommends should force universal masking indoors.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - US

Monkeypox: US experts issue warning amid limited vaccines and testing

Infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci calls for ‘much more vigorous testing’ as CDC confirms 1,814 cases in the US

WEKU

Conservative blocs unleash wave of litigation to curb public health powers

A coalition of religious groups, conservative think tanks, and Republican attorneys general have chipped away at local and state authority, altering how the nation can respond during health crises.

Tribune News Service

Mayo Clinic Minute: Food recalls and sickness

Ice cream, strawberries, packaged salads, even peanut butter — they all have been in the news in recent months because of links to foodborne illness as reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Orlando Sentinel

When can we stop worrying about COVID-19? Not yet, experts say

ORLANDO, Fla. — Scientists have suggested that once vaccines and treatment for COVID-19 became widely available, a surge might not require more than the basic precautions practiced during flu season. With the development of vaccines, pre-exposure treatment such as Evushield and post-exposure treatment such as Paxlovid, it’s natural to ask…

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Los Angeles Times

Almost 9 in 10 Californians live in areas with high COVID levels as BA.5 fuels infections

LOS ANGELES — Nearly 9 in 10 Californians now live in counties with a high COVID-19 community level, in which the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends universal masking in indoor public spaces.

Salon

No Operation Warp Speed for antibiotics

Common urinary tract infections are leading to emergency room visits because of the failure of oral antibiotics

The Independent UK

Does sunscreen expire, what does SPF mean and which type is best?

Keep your skin protected as temperatures rise this weekend

The Independent UK

Patient dies from brain-eating amoeba after trip to Iowa lake

The Missouri resident had visited the Lake of Three Fires in Taylor County, Iowa, before falling ill

WEKU

Florida ice cream company Big Olaf recalls its products following a listeria outbreak

An outbreak in Big Olaf ice cream products that has sickened nearly two dozen people in 10 states forced the brand to recall all of its flavors and products, the Food and Drug Administration says.

The Independent UK

Does sunscreen expire, what does SPF mean and which type is best?

Keep your skin protected as temperatures rise this weekend

Tribune News Service

US buys more monkeypox vaccine, ramps up testing as cases rise

The U.S. has ordered another 2.5 million doses of Bavarian Nordic A/S’s Jynneos vaccine that will be available next year as monkeypox continues to spread with more than 1,400 cases reported nationally as of Friday.

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