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Monkeypox – the next global vaccine equity failure?

Inequitable access to COVID-19 vaccines has turned out to be the catastrophic moral failure the World Health Organization’s director-general warned about at the beginning of 2021.

The Conversation

994 new Covid inpatients, 27 more deaths

There were 27 more Covid-19 fatalities and 994 patients admitted to hospitals on Monday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

Rishi Sunak’s self-serving Covid rhetoric should fool no one

Letters: Calum Paton, Alan Clark and Dr John Cookson condemn the Tory leadership contender’s attempt to rewrite pandemic history. Plus Dr Peter Hindley on the need to re-examine a public health policy that was driven by a small group of experts

The Guardian - UK

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Cruise ship COVID rules are changing as unvaccinated passengers now allowed

The biggest changes to public health protocols on cruise ships since cruising restarted last summer during the pandemic are taking effect in early September, when most cruise lines leaving from U.S. ports will allow unvaccinated passengers. Many of them also are loosening coronavirus preboarding testing requirements.

Miami Herald

Greater Manchester braces for 'deaths' and NHS could be taken to 'brink of collapse' as energy bills skyrocket

"With excess winter deaths, cold homes and people having to pay for fuel over food are all risks," says one public health chief as alarm bells sound that people may be pushed into mental health crisis by skyrocketing energy prices

Manchester Evening News

1,273 new Covid inpatients, 26 more deaths

The country registered 1,273 new patients admitted to hospitals and 26 more Covid-19 related fatalities on Sunday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Monday.

Bangkok Post

Glasgow bin strikes could be 'risk to human health' as crisis deepens

Public Health Scotland has told local authorities that some areas where bins have overflowed may have to be decontaminated, and warned that piles of rubbish could also present a fire hazard.

Glasgow Live

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1,769 new Covid inpatients, 27 more deaths

The country registered 1,769 new inpatients admitted to hosptials and 27 more Covid-19 related fatalities, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Sunday.

Bangkok Post

Scotland monkeypox cases on the rise with 'limited' vaccine supply

Public Health Scotland (PHS) said there have now been 79 laboratory confirmed cases of monkeypox in Scotland, and there is a reported 'limited global supply' of the smallpox vaccine to protect against the disease.

Glasgow Live

The next pandemic is of long COVID

The latest COVID-19 surge is waning — but long COVID will be the next public health crisis

Salon

Monkeypox cases in Scotland increase as health chiefs battle to get more vaccines

Public Health Scotland (PHS) said there have now been 79 laboratory confirmed cases of the disease.

Daily Record

Scots streets may need to be 'decontaminated' as mountains of rubbish pile up amid bin strikes

Public Health Scotland have told local authorities that "decontamination of public areas where bins have overflowed may be required" while issuing guidance to residents.

Daily Record

Councils warned 'decontamination' may be needed after waste worker strikes end

TALKS aimed at ending a council worker strike that has seen rubbish pile up in Scottish streets are continuing amid warnings over the impact on…

The National (Scotland)

Councils told ‘decontamination’ may be needed after strike sees rubbish pile up

Public Health Scotland issued the advice as a strike by waste workers in Scotland continued.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

WHO: Time for Covid Reality Check after 1 Mn Deaths this Year

The World Health Organization's Covid chief said Friday it was time for a reality check on the virus after the millionth death from the disease this year. Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO's technical lead Covid-19, said the toll was "heartbreaking" because the tests, treatments, vaccines and public health measures to…

The Times of India

Chhattisgarh HC issues contempt notice to top officials of health department

RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh high court has issued contempt notice to public health and family welfare department principal secretary Maninder Kaur Dwivedi and under secretary Rajesh Singh Gaur in connection with the transfer of Dr Pramod Mahajan, chief medical and health officer (CMHO), Bilaspur. Dr Mahajan also holds additional charge of divisional…

Bangkok Post

1,631 new Covid inpatients, 29 more deaths

There were 29 more Covid-19 deaths and 1,631 new cases admitted to hospitals on Friday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Saturday.

WEKU

Early signs suggest monkeypox may be slowing in the U.S.

Rates of new cases are declining in major cities, suggesting public health campaigns are working.

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Bangkok Post

Thai use of medical cannabis promoted at gathering

Thailand could be an example of how "health could bring wealth" based on the successful policy of cannabis use for medical treatments, says Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.

Bangkok Post

1,749 new Covid inpatients, 28 more deaths

There were 28 more Covid-19 fatalities and 1,749 new patients admitted to hospitals on Thursday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Friday.

Tribune News Service

Two women diagnosed with monkeypox in Wake County, first females in NC to get virus

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Two Wake County women have been diagnosed with monkeypox, a virus that has exclusively been diagnosed in North Carolinian men up until this point, county public health officials announced Thursday.

Benzinga

Harvard Dr. Peter Grinspoon On Oxycodone And Cannabis For Harm Reduction: 'By Combining Opioids And Cannabis The Doses Can Stay Low'

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The Independent UK

Public health alert issued over Perdue frozen chicken tenders that may contain plastic

The USDA advised buyers to dispose of the gluten-free tenders sold at BJs because they may contain small pieces of clear plastic and blue dye

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White, Chicago health chief Dr. Allison Arwady both test positive for COVID-19

The two join the lengthy list of Illinois officials and politicians who have come down with the virus since March 2020. The 88-year-old White reported mild symptoms, and Arwady said she had “some cold-like symptoms and fever but am otherwise well.” Both are fully vaccinated and boosted and working…

The Hindu

Public health management will be focus of TS govt.: Harish Rao

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