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As NYC runs out of monkeypox vaccine, Mayor Adams presses top Biden aides

Mayor Eric Adams raised alarm about New York City’s monkeypox vaccine “supply constraints” in a phone call with two of President Biden’s top public health officials late Tuesday as the city once again ran out of shots against the viral disease.

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The Florida Keys reports its first confirmed case of monkeypox

MIAMI — The Florida Keys has its first confirmed case of monkeypox, state Health Department officials said Wednesday.

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NYC COVID infection and hospitalization rates increase as questions swirl over Mayor Adams’ plan

NEW YORK — Coronavirus infection rates are spiking in the city with more than 15% of all tests coming back positive on average in the past week, data from the Health Department shows — and it remains unclear if Mayor Eric Adams will take any new steps to address the…

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NT Health Department preparing to remove hospital heads in Darwin, Palmerston

Departments heads at two of the Northern Territory's largest hospitals will be removed and forced to reapply for their jobs, amid a rise in influenza and COVID-19 cases.

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NYC COVID infection and hospitalization rates increase as questions swirl over Mayor Adams’ plan

NEW YORK — Coronavirus infection rates are surging in the city with more than 15% of all tests coming back positive on average in the past week, data from the Health Department shows — and it remains unclear what Mayor Eric Adams plans to do to address the pandemic resurgence.

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Detroit makes COVID vaccines available for children 6 months to 5 years

DETROIT — The city is providing COVID vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna for children ages 6 months up to 5 years of age, following emergency authorization from the federal Food and Drug Administration and approval from the state health department.

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Hospitals and clinics raided in Belagavi district

This comes after seven dead fetuses were found in a stream in Mudalgi town on Friday.

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WA's elective surgery waitlist is increasing, and authorities are looking at after-hours solutions

WA's elective surgery waiting lists have grown 10 per cent in a year, leaving people like Karen Boyd in pain and unable to work. Now radical solutions are being proposed to ease the situation.

ABC News

Permit free booster shots for 18-59 age group, T.N. urges Centre

The low uptake of precautionary dose is a cause for concern, given the rise in fresh infections

The Hindu

Taxpayers pay for ‘Hillsong indoctrination centre with a mild interest in rehab’

The Morrison government approved a million-dollar-plus deal closely tied to Hillsong — one of two before the 2019 election it expected to lose.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis: ‘We are not going to order’ vaccines for kids for state health departments

ORLANDO, Fla. — Amid backlash from political rivals, medical professionals and senior federal government officials alike, Gov. Rick DeSantis on Monday morning reaffirmed his decision not to preorder newly authorized COVID-19 vaccines or offer them at state health departments.

Orlando Sentinel

Tasmanian government spent $700k on COVID-19 hotel — only for it to never be used

The Tasmanian government is accused of wasting more than $700,000 of taxpayer money upgrading a motel owned by a Liberal Party member, before abandoning plans to use it as a COVID-19 management site.

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Public cautioned about monkeypox

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COVID lockdown in Shanghai causes Australian shortage of critical medical dye used for CT scans and operations

The impact of the COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai has travelled all the way to Australia with hospitals reporting a shortage of medical dye used in CT scans and radiology.

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Two more New Yorkers believed to test positive for monkeypox: NYC Dept. of Health

NEW YORK — Two new presumed monkeypox cases have cropped up in New York City, the Health Department said Wednesday, bringing the city’s total count of possible cases of the rare virus to four.

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Uttar Pradesh government would consider forming Selection Commission for filling vacant posts in Health Department: Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak

He was replying to Samajwadi Party member Mata Prasad Pandey

The Hindu

Only 27% of 166 govt. hospitals in State complete fire safety audits

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West Australians’ highly sensitive personal data put at risk as COVID-19 contact tracing system lacks security

Medical data, CCTV footage and SmartRider information of more than half a million people in the state gathered to help contact trace was not secured properly, a report finds.

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NY Mayor Adams not reinstating indoor face mask mandate despite Health Department recommendation

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams is not reinstating the city’s indoor face mask mandate despite a recommendation from the city Health Department to do so in light of a recent uptick in coronavirus infections and hospitalizations.

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West Australian government sends senior staff to St John as death investigated amidst ambulance delays

The West Australian government sends in firefighters, senior police and Health Department officials to help run St John Ambulance after it failed to enact its COVID plan amidst huge staff shortages and a woman died waiting for help.

The Hindu

Kerala to open fever clinics in all public sector hospitals

Health department reviews infectious diseases plan in view of the rains

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How to get your hands on government millions: tell the minister I sent you

Liberal Party connections played a key role in the fast-tracked $4 million grant made by Scott Morrison to the Pentecostal-linked Esther Foundation, now the subject of an inquiry.

The Hindu

Alert sounded against dengue fever

The symptoms of dengue are fever, head ache, joint pain and rashes

The Hindu

State to strengthen health interventions in Attapady

Focus on training and empowering health workers and other field staff in tribal belts

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