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What Is Causing The Mysterious New Strain Of Pediatric Hepatitis?

A mysterious wave of acute hepatitis in young children is taking on global dimensions, with approximately 200 cases in 14 counties with no clear epidemiological link.

Benzinga

Colorado inmate becomes first person in US to test positive for bird flu

Infection comes amid worst outbreak of the virus in seven years but CDC says health risk to general public remains low

The Guardian - US

As US abortion access wanes, this doctor travels to fill a void

Dr Shelly Tien, a maternal-foetal medicine specialist, travels across state lines to provide abortions in places with limited abortion access

The Independent UK

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Cook, Lake counties join DuPage at medium COVID risk level set by CDC

Suburban Cook County’s case rate has jumped to 210 per 100,000 residents over the last week, meaning masks are advised indoors for the immunocompromised and people 50 or older.

Chicago Sun-Times

The 1944 law behind the CDC's authority

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Lawrence Gostin, professor of public health law at Georgetown, about the Public Health Service Act — which authorizes the CDC to set measures to combat disease spread.

WEKU

Trump admin overruled CDC church rules

Trump officials called recommendations to hold virtual services "problematic" and scrubbed all mentions

Salon

The first human case of avian flu in the U.S. is reported in Colorado

The patient, an inmate in a pre-release program, was involved in culling poultry presumptively infected with H5N1 bird flu at a farm. The virus, while deadly for birds, poses a low risk to humans.

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First case of human bird flu infection confirmed in Colorado

The first case of a human testing positive for bird flu in the United States has been confirmed by the federal government in a Colorado state prison inmate on prerelease employment assignment helping to remove chickens from an infected farm

The Independent UK

Trump White House overrode Covid guidance for churches, emails show

CDC planned to suggest in 2020 that religious communities hold services online but key passages were struck out

The Guardian - US

US reports first human case of H5N1 bird flu

The case comes amid concerns that a continuing outbreak among US birds could lead to more human infections.

Al Jazeera

US reports its first known human case of H5 bird flu as CDC says public health risk remains low

The person who has become infected is living in the state of Colorado and is involved in the culling of poultry

Irish Mirror

White House: Paxlovid shortage is over

As VP Harris takes Paxlovid after her COVID-19 diagnosis, the White House is making the drug easier to access

Salon

Pittsburgh Public Schools makes masking optional for the first time since start of pandemic

PITTSBURGH — The majority of students and staff members in Pittsburgh Public Schools will soon be able to forgo wearing masks in school buildings under certain circumstances for the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tribune News Service

That wasn’t the first COVID-19 ruling out of Tampa’s federal courthouse

TAMPA, Fla. — In a blockbuster ruling last week, federal judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle struck down a requirement that people wear masks on public transportation including planes to limit the spread of COVID-19.

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FDA proposes ban on menthol cigarettes

FDA commissioner Robert Califf said these rules "are appropriate for the protection of public health."

The Independent UK

Six US states report an unexplained and severe liver disorder in children

‘It seems to be associated with adenovirus, but it isn’t a slam dunk,’ Fauci says of ‘mystery’ disease

The Independent UK

Moderna seeks to be 1st with COVID shots for littlest kids

Moderna is asking U.S. regulators to open its COVID-19 vaccine to the nation's youngest children

Tribune News Service

Reports of kids’ mysterious liver ailment expand in US

At least six U.S. states are reporting confirmed or suspected cases of an unexplained, severe liver disorder in children that’s been spotted in countries around the globe.

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Reason

A CDC Study Suggests Three-Fifths of Americans Have Been Infected by the Coronavirus

The estimate implies an overall infection fatality rate of about 0.5 percent, although that number should be viewed with caution.

Chicago Sun-Times

Anthony Fauci embodies arrogance of technocrats who think they know what’s best

Fauci’s beef is not simply with the way COVID-19 policy happened to play out in the United States; it is an objection to our system of government.

Los Angeles Times

Kamala Harris went to California to recharge. She returned to Washington with the coronavirus

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris can't seem to catch a break. Every unsettling laugh or awkward monologue becomes a viral video. A buzzy book out next week, "This Will Not Pass," portrays her role in the Biden administration as slight, despite promises she would be an influential vice president.

Reason

Anthony Fauci Thinks Scientific Expertise Trumps the Rule of Law

The president’s COVID-19 adviser embodies the arrogance of technocrats who are sure they know what’s best for us.

USAFacts

Immunization requirements are common in US schools but few states have added COVID-19 vaccine mandates

States control vaccine mandates for school students. Some vaccines are required nationwide.

The Guardian - US

More than half of Americans have had Covid, including three of four children

A CDC report showed a striking increase in those with coronavirus antibodies between December and February

Salon

Another delay for five-and-under vaccine

The issue isn't around safety, but instead messaging and vaccine effectiveness

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