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Fears of a polio resurgence in the US have health officials on high alert – a virologist explains the history of this dreaded disease

Fears of polio gripped the U.S. in the mid-20th century. Parents were afraid to send their children to birthday parties, public pools or any place where children mingled. Children in wheelchairs served as a stark reminder of the ravages of the disease.

The Conversation

US reports over 20,000 monkeypox cases

The United States has confirmed more than 20,000 monkeypox cases, according to the latest data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Read more on Dynamite News

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California heat wave on track to be hottest, longest on record for September, Newsom says

LOS ANGELES — The California heat wave is expected to last until at least Thursday, though possibly without the record-setting highs of the Labor Day weekend.

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Prayut's PM tenure until 2025?

The possibility that Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha will remain as prime minister until 2025 was under discussion on Tuesday, after a document believed to be from Meechai Ruchuphan, former chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC), indicated that Gen Prayut’s eight-year tenure as prime minister began in 2017.

Bangkok Post

With U.S. life expectancy down again, we must take stock of our health

The statistics are alarming, but we can do our part to stay healthy, including by staying on top of our COVID-19 booster shots.

Chicago Sun-Times

Omicron boosters: Do I need one, and if so, when?

Updated COVID boosters are now available for anyone age 12 or older. The CDC is urging anyone who is eligible to sign up but some vaccine experts say some people might want to wait.

WEKU

An E. coli outbreak possibly linked to Wendy's has expanded to six states

Though the CDC said the specific source of the outbreak hasn't been confirmed, many of the people who got sick reported eating sandwiches with romaine lettuce at the fast food chain.

WEKU

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Can my pet get monkeypox? Here's what veterinarians say

Experts reveal what we know so far about monkeypox and pets, including how to protect your pet from it.

Inverse

US life expectancy in decline

The worst decline in a century reveals our for-profit healthcare system for what it really is

Salon

E. coli outbreak linked to Wendy’s lettuce has spread across six states

Ninety-seven people nationwide have reported being infected with E. Coli

The Independent UK

Don't touch that vulture

New Jersey officials are choosing to let rotting vultures lie. Experts are horrified at the risk of a new bird flu

Salon

Monkeypox Starts To Recede as Men at Risk Change Sexual Behavior

The lesson here: Public health messaging needs to be clear and specific. Oh, and federal bureaucracy sucks, as usual.

Reason

Pfizer, Moderna Dip Despite CDC Green-Light For Updated Covid Shots

The CDC green-lighted updated Covid booster shots from Pfizer with BioNTech and Moderna, but vaccine stocks largely dipped Friday.

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Wendy’s food illness outbreak is now up to 6 states, CDC says. Here’s what to know

Cases of food-borne illness linked to Wendy’s restaurants have spread, now sickening people across six states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Some racial groups saw steeper life expectancy drops, CDC data shows

American Indians and Alaska Natives saw their life expectancy fall six and a half years in the first two years of the pandemic.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Should you get a new COVID booster? If so, when?

New COVID-19 boosters targeting today’s most common omicron strains should begin arriving within days

The Denver Post

New omicron COVID-19 boosters are coming. Here’s what you need to know

DENVER — COVID-19 booster shots with a new omicron-targeting recipe are expected to arrive in pharmacies and clinics next week, but the experience of getting them will be largely the same as previous rounds of the vaccine.

Reason

Where Is the Republican Plan To Reform Public Health?

The GOP has understandably cast Anthony Fauci as a villain, but there are few plans to overhaul public health bureaucracies.

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WEKU

There's no bad time to get a new COVID booster if you're eligible, CDC director says

People can get the Moderna booster if they're 18 or older, and the Pfizer-BioNTech version if they're 12 and up. In both cases, they must wait at least two months since their last COVID vaccine.

Axios

"Game-changer" Paxlovid turns into pandemic enigma

Paxlovid goes from COVID game-changer to pandemic enigma

Tribune News Service

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CDC advisers endorse booster shots that target omicron for Americans 12 and up

Axios

CDC recommends updated COVID-19 boosters

The CDC recommends the new Pfizer-BioNTech booster for individuals 12 years and the Moderna vaccine for individuals 18 and up.

Los Angeles Times

CDC advisers endorse booster shots that target omicron for Americans 12 and up

The United States should replace most of its COVID-19 booster shots with updated versions that target the dominant omicron strains, an influential group of vaccine experts that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.

Roll Call

CDC advisers back use of updated COVID-19 vaccine boosters - Roll Call

Moderna’s shot will be available to adults 18 and older, and Pfizer’s will be available to individuals 12 and older.

WEKU

CDC recommends new booster shots to fight omicron

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky has signed off on updated versions of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines that target the original virus and the omicron subvariants.

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