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First child monkeypox cases in US are reported, including a toddler in California

Public health officials announced Friday the first cases of monkeypox in children in the United States, including one toddler living in California and an infant living in another state.

Los Angeles Times

2,578 new Covid cases, 29 more deaths

A total of 2,578 people were admitted to hospitals with Covid-19 and 29 people died during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Saturday morning.

Bangkok Post

Lori Lightfoot’s showdown with the feds: What’s at stake for people in Chicago

The mayor calls HUD’s accusations that City Hall has engaged in environmental racism “preposterous.” The funding that’s threatened by the dispute includes money that keeps 650 people with HIV or AIDS from living on the street.

Chicago Sun-Times

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‘Covid is not going to go away’: Australia will require public health measures for foreseeable future, say experts

Vaccine inequity and emerging variants mean the future of the pandemic is increasingly uncertain, researchers say

The Guardian - AU

California’s LGBTQ community feeling ignored, angry, confused as monkeypox cases rise

LOS ANGELES — Antonio Palacios recovered from COVID-19 in early June just in time for back-to-back weekends at Southern California’s largest Pride celebrations — in West Hollywood and Los Angeles — where he immersed himself in a community that, at times, felt too distant the last two years.

Los Angeles Times

Latest Covid peak that has seen cases soar will be felt for MONTHS, Manchester's public health boss warns

Some 17 per cent of all beds in Greater Manchester's hospitals are currently occupied by Covid positive patients

Manchester Evening News

Protest march called in Belfast after deaths of 14 homeless people

Activists demand help for vulnerable as cost of living and public health emergency put more people on streets

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Africa's top public health body gets $100 million from World Bank

Africa's main public health body, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), will receive $100 million from the World Bank to help African countries prepare for, detect and respond to disease outbreaks.

Reuters

Editorial: Didn’t we learn anything from COVID? US needs to get a move on fighting monkeypox

In some ways, the current outbreak of monkeypox closely resembles two other public health crises of the last 40 years — COVID-19 and AIDS.

Los Angeles Times

Anita Chabria: Why are we botching the monkeypox response? Blame homophobia

California state Sen. Scott Wiener, who represents San Francisco, was at a birthday gathering of mostly gay men recently when the conversation turned to monkeypox.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Virus threat is on the rise — and so is indifference

Given the latest surge in COVID-19 cases — thanks to omicron subvariant BA.5, deemed the most transmissible yet — and the relatively new threat posed by monkeypox, which has been spreading globally since May, one might expect the public health establishment to be asking for heightened precautions or at least…

Tribune News Service

Regional suicide rates should be addressed as a public health issue, SA psychologists say

Suicide rates are higher in regional Australia than in capital cities, but a community advocate and a group of psychologists believe the topic can be better addressed if conversations become more open.

ABC News

2,424 new Covid cases, 25 more deaths

There were 25 more Covid-19 fatalities and 2,424 new cases admitted to hospitals on Thursday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Friday.

Bangkok Post

What are risks for COVID-positive Biden?

Public health experts weigh in on the risks and dangers to the president, who has just tested positive for COVID-19

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NZ has mask mandates and isolation, but the Omicron daily death rate is still 'very concerning'

New Zealanders are required to wear masks in supermarkets and shopping malls as the country battles its second wave of Omicron infections, but experts want the government to go even further.

Manchester Evening News

Monkeypox vaccine rolled out in Greater Manchester as cases rise

The number of cases of the virus have topped 2,000 across the country

Los Angeles Times

‘I’m over it.’ Many in LA shrug off COVID-19 wave despite super-infectious subvariants

LOS ANGELES — There was a time during the pandemic when the scene at Westfield Valencia Town Center in Santa Clarita would have evoked gasps and much scolding.

Tribune News Service

Critics worry government surveillance of HIV may hurt more than it helps

Robert Suttle has seen firsthand the legal risks of having HIV.

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Conservative blocs unleash litigation to curb public health powers

Through a wave of pandemic-related litigation, a trio of small but mighty conservative legal blocs has rolled back public health authority at the local, state and federal levels, recasting America’s future battles against infectious diseases.

The Independent UK

Public health research at risk if EU programme membership is lost – universities

Russell Group say research is too important to be part of Northern Ireland Protocol negotiations.

Tribune News Service

Naomi Ishisaka: How we talk about monkeypox could protect lives

As if we didn't have enough contagious viruses to worry about, monkeypox is now the latest unwelcome term to enter our daily lexicon.

The National (Scotland)

UK crackdown on drug use slammed as Scotland reaches major milestone in crisis battle

THE leader of a dedicated team tackling the drug deaths emergency has slammed Tory proposals to further criminalise drug use and contrasted them…

Bangkok Post

Antigen tests show more than 20,000 new Covid infections per day

The country registered 23 more Covid-19 fatalities and 2,607 new cases admitted to hospital during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Thursday morning, but government data showed an average of more than 20,000 positive antigen tests over the past week.

Chicago Sun-Times

Fighting monkeypox, sexual health clinics are underfunded, ill-equipped

Sexual health clinics have been stretched so thin that many lack the staff to perform such basic duties as contacting and treating the partners of infected patients.

Miami Herald

Amid blackouts, food shortages, Cubans face a dengue outbreak that has killed two children

Burdened by constant blackouts and food shortages, Cubans are now facing a new dengue outbreak in the middle of the hot summer that threatens again to overwhelm the island’s public health system, already reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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