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Editorial: COVID surge shows why Biden administration needs updated vaccines, big new booster push

As COVID-19 killed thousands of Americans every day in late 2020 and early 2021, the U.S. government's rapid success in shepherding the creation, emergency approval and initial rollout of safe, effective, free vaccines was a major public health victory — one made all the more amazing because it came under…

Tribune News Service

Conservative blocs unleash wave of litigation to curb public health powers

A coalition of religious groups, conservative think tanks, and Republican attorneys general have chipped away at local and state authority, altering how the nation can respond during health crises.

WEKU

1,814 new Covid cases, 17 more deaths

There were 17 more Covid-19 fatalities and 1,814 new cases admitted to hospitals on Sunday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Monday.

Bangkok Post

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NHS 24 'cannot cope with crisis' as almost a quarter of calls go unanswered

Scottish Labour’s public health spokesman said: 'It’s clear NHS 24 still cannot cope with the crisis engulfing our NHS.'

Edinburgh Live

Govt warns Bangkok governor to curb activities to prevent Covid spread

The Public Health Ministry will on Monday tell Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt to limit public activities to minimise a possible coronavirus resurgence.

Bangkok Post

California’s public health tax is dead for the year

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A ballot initiative that would have raised taxes on California millionaires and billionaires to fund public health programs and pandemic prevention is dead — at least for this year.

Tribune News Service

Biden's realism approach runs head-on into liberal pressure

When it comes to the thorniest issues confronting his administration, the instinct from Biden and his White House is to often speak about what he can’t do, citing constraints imposed by the courts or insufficient support in a Congress that is controlled by his own party

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Chinese vaping giant flouting UK advertising rules on selling to children

Observer investigation finds Chinese-owned brand Elf Bar is fuelling the boom in e-cigarettes among young people as social media influencers on TikTok promote its goods in an apparent breach of advertising rules

The Guardian - UK

Covid Scotland: Edinburgh's worst infection hotspots as cases remain high

In the last seven days, over 1,500 new Edinburgh infections have been reported by Public Health Scotland, despite there now being no restrictions surrounding the virus.

Edinburgh Live

NHS 24 'cannot cope with crisis' as almost a quarter of Scots calls abandoned, stats show

Scottish Labour’s public health spokesman said: 'It’s clear NHS 24 still cannot cope with the crisis engulfing our NHS.'

Daily Record

2,028 Covid hospitalisations, 18 deaths as true numbers unreported

A further 2,028 Covid-19 patients were admitted to medical facilities during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Sunday morning - the government is no longer reporting the number of positive tests, in an apparent attempt to 'endemicise' the disease - while another 18 people lost their…

Bangkok Post

Texas Democrats to Biden: Protect out-of-state providers who prescribe abortion-inducing medication

The request for a public health emergency declaration was part of a set of recommendations to allow abortion access to Texans who might not be able to travel out of state.

The Texas Tribune

Just how big is this COVID-19 surge? As reported tests fall off, it’s harder to say

LOS ANGELES — In Sherman Oaks, Julia Irzyk tries to gauge how rampant the coronavirus is in her community, turning to a constellation of data points to guide her.

Los Angeles Times

Monekypox Scotland: Two new cases confirmed as infections continue to rise

According to the latest data published by Public Health Scotland, two further cases of Monkeypox have been recorded in Scotland, taking the total to 46 since May.

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Daily Record

Two new cases of monkeypox in Scotland as total nears 50

Public Health Scotland have said that most people recover within a few weeks.

Bangkok Post

2,025 new Covid cases, 20 more deaths

The country registered 20 more Covid-19 fatalities and 2,025 new cases during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Saturday morning.

Bangkok Post

Ministry urges 10-day isolation

The Public Health Ministry has urged people infected with Covid-19 who are self-isolating at home to comply with the 10-day quarantine period after reports that some people with the virus have not done so, putting others at risk.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Relentless’ roller coaster: COVID-19 subvariants put Chicago area at high risk level — again

With transmission considered medium or high in 94 Illinois counties, residents are being urged to mask up when gathering indoors in 92% of the state.

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The Guardian - AU

New Zealand seeks to repeat world-beating Covid response in face of surging cases

Amid warnings of a healthcare workforce collapse, the population is being urged to recommit to pandemic measures many thought were behind them

The Guardian - AU

Balancing a budget and a pandemic, Labor must reboot public expectations

The problem for the Albanese government is the politics of pivoting away from emergency support won’t get any easier

The Independent UK

Nearly 1,500 monkeypox cases identified across the US: CDC reveals

US public health system caught flat-footed by outbreak

The Denver Post

Colorado stops publicly reporting COVID outbreaks at K-12 schools, looks to 'normalize' process

DENVER — Colorado’s health department stopped publicly sharing data on COVID-19 outbreaks at K-12 schools this week, roughly a month before many students and teachers return to the classroom.

Wales Online

School closures considered amid heat warning for Wales

Most schools want to stay open and councils are monitoring the situation

The Conversation

Is monkeypox a pandemic? An epidemiologist explains why it isn’t likely to become as widespread as COVID-19, but is worth watching

Monkeypox is the latest global public health threat to make headlines. Most people who contract the monkeypox virus experience flu-like symptoms and a blistery rash that lasts two to four weeks, but a small percentage of infected people develop sepsis or other severe and potentially fatal complications.

Salon

In monkeypox failures, echoes of COVID

The first monkeypox case in the United States was confirmed in mid-May

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