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Commentary: Now that the CDC has dropped masking, a plea to doctors and hospitals

With a one-two punch, the Biden administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have tossed tens of millions of Americans at high risk of death and disability from COVID-19 into a sea of contagion without any clear guidance for infection prevention and control.

Los Angeles Times

Zoonotic diseases like COVID-19 and monkeypox will become more common, experts say

Researchers say diseases that spread between humans and animals will become increasingly commonplace as human expansion into previously uninhabited areas intensifies.

WEKU

Do COVID-19 vaccines help keep you from going bald?

The COVID-19 vaccines can help keep you from getting the nasty virus, missing many days of work or school, and ending up in the hospital or the graveyard.

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Faye Flam: Here’s who really needs the new COVID booster

The new U.S. COVID booster campaign needs a dose of clarity about its goals and limitations. The latest “bivalent” vaccine — retooled to protect against the currently circulating BA.5 variant — will benefit some more than others. The oldest and most vulnerable citizens are likely to benefit most. Public health…

Tribune News Service

Hurricane Ian: Irish woman stranded in Florida as two million now without power

Hurricane Ian made landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast, affecting all the way from the Everglades north to Tampa

Irish Mirror

Why does This England let Boris Johnson off so lightly?

No Partygate, no dodgy party donors and no sex pests. If only the Covid wards had been as well sanitised as Michael Winterbottom’s dramatisation of Boris Johnson’s pandemic government, writes Sean O’Grady

The Independent UK

Dubliner stuck in Florida during Hurricane Ian 'counting down the hours' until she can leave hotel

Holidaymaker Pip Kelly described how the streets are deserted and shelves in shops are empty as Floridians stockpile supplies in scenes reminiscent of the first Covid lockdown

Dublin Live

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India reports 4,272 new COVID-19 cases in a day; death toll rises to 5,28,611

Active cases comprise 0.09% of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.72%, the health ministry said

The Hindu

Pfizer COVID vaccine approved for all children aged over six months old

The Therapeutic Goods Administration approves Pfizer's paediatric dose of its COVID vaccine for children aged between six months and five years old.

ABC News

Interim tick for Pfizer infant booster

The Therapeutic Goods Administration has given provisional approval for Pfizer's COVID-19 booster to be used in children aged six months to five years.

AAP

English district councils warn support services for poorest face axe

Services such as debt advice and hardship funds under threat amid £400m bill caused by inflation

The Guardian - UK

Medical workforce returning from COVID-19 testing not expected to fill dire staff shortages

A regional local health network says workforce shortages won't be alleviated by workers returning to their posts from PCR testing sites.

ABC News

Inevitable Conservatives will lose next election, says former Tory MSP

Adam Tomkins who was a Tory MSP between 2016 and 2021 said it was time for the party to be in opposition after this week’s economic turmoil.

The Independent UK

Ebola kills five in Uganda, 19 other deaths likely connected, president says

Five people have died from Ebola in Uganda and another 19 deaths were likely caused by the disease, the president said on Wednesday, but he said he would not order a lockdown because Ebola is easier to manage than COVID-19.

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Hospital funding clash to be reignited at national cabinet as states call for more resources

The states and territories will again push the federal government to abandon a funding cap and extend a 50:50 funding share of public hospital services, as demand from COVID-19 continues to strain the system.

Belfast Live

Neil Delamere says shift in Northern Ireland comedy scene is "brilliant" ahead of SSE show

"I think the whole Covid thing did make us grow grateful for being on the road again"

The Conversation

Dogs can smell people's stress – new study

Dogs have a long history alongside humans, giving them an amazing ability to read human cues. Dogs also possess an incredible sense of smell, which enables them to detect diseases, such as COVID and lung cancer, in humans from odour alone. Whether dogs’ capabilities extend to detecting odours associated with…

The Guardian - UK

Covid might have changed people’s personalities, study suggests

Younger adults became more prone to stress and less trusting, say US researchers

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Kirsten Drysdale: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)

The TV host and comedy writer has been going online since the dial-up days. Her favourite bits? Weird Twitter, weird politics and a wayward pigeon

The Independent UK

Which countries still have Covid travel restrictions?

While much of Europe and many popular tourist destinations have done away with Covid-19 documentation at the border, these 31 countries and territories still insist on it

The Guardian - UK

Government defends using public funds for Boris Johnson Partygate legal advice

Exclusive: Edward Argar offers first public explanation for use of taxpayers’ money on Lord Pannick report

Belfast Live

Former Belfast chef opens up about mental health battle admitting cooking became his therapy

"The last couple of years have been tough, but coming out the other side I feel like I’ve found a purpose in life"

Belfast Live

Portadown mum opens up on giving birth to her daughter at home

"I always say my first birth was perfect but my second birth changed my life, it changed my whole outlook on giving birth."

Glasgow Live

NHS Glasgow urge residents to get flu and covid vaccine ahead of ‘twindemic’ winter

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) are urging residents to get their covid and flu jag as experts warn of a ‘twindemic’ this winter as people still have low immunity levels.

Daily Record

Latest statistics show life expectancy continues to fall across Lanarkshire

The National Records of Scotland (NRS) said COVID-19 deaths accounted for the majority of the fall.

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