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Biden plans ‘aggressive application of immigration law’ to blunt migrant surge without Trump-era Covid order

Republicans argue that lifting public health orders which barred most migrants from entering the US is akin to opening the border

The Independent UK

San Diego bans flavored tobacco, including menthol cigarettes, in 7-2 vote

SAN DIEGO — San Diego approved a ban Monday on flavored e-cigarettes and flavored tobacco, including menthol cigarettes, a move supporters said would boost public health for local teens and people living in many minority neighborhoods.

Tribune News Service

Hunter health district records more COVID-related deaths in 2022 than last two years combined

The number of COVID-19 related deaths in the Hunter this year have shadowed the first two years of the pandemic combined, and it is still only April.

Newcastle Herald

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We’re Fighting Covid With Faulty Data

Measurements of illnesses and vaccinations haven’t kept up with the changing nature of the pandemic.

Businessweek

13,816 new Covid cases, 120 more deaths

The country registered 120 more Covid-19 fatalities and 13,816 new cases during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Tuesday morning.

Bangkok Post

If the CDC's Mask Mandate Is 'Necessary for the Public Health,' Why Didn't the DOJ Seek a Stay To Restore It?

The Biden administration's main priority seems to be leaving the agency's authority vague enough to allow future interventions.

Reason

Doctors reveal likely cause of mysterious child hepatitis as 11 need urgent transplant

Investigations ‘increasingly’ point to F41 strain of adenovirus after string of sudden cases around world

The Independent UK

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Public Health & Safety Cannabis Financial Service Certification Recognized By Attorneys General Alliance

Upon the close of the Attorney General Alliance's (AGA) Cannabis Project Conference in Denver, attorneys general from across the nation have recognized the completion of a cannabis pilot and now launch of an official two-part cannabis certification program called "The Public Health & Safety Cannabis Financial Service Certification."

Benzinga

Prof Philip Nolan admits he 'did not communicate Covid models as well as necessary' before case surge

Prof Nolan was a key member of the advisory group assisting the Government in the battle against Covid

Irish Mirror

Floods create health risks: what to look out for and how to avoid them

Recently South Africa has experienced heavy rains which resulted in floods in some parts of the country. In the coastal city of Durban hundreds of people have died and families have been displaced in the aftermath. Water pipes, sewerage systems and roads have also been damaged. Public health experts, Juno…

The Conversation

Govt 'will not legalise' e-cigarettes

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul insists the Public Health Ministry will not support legalising electronic cigarettes in the country.

Bangkok Post

Anti-vaccine ideology gains ground as lawmakers seek to erode rules for kids’ shots

Not long ago, Kansas showed strong bipartisan support for vaccines as a tool to support a robust public health system.

Tribune News Service

14,994 new Covid cases, 124 more deaths

There were 124 Covid-19 fatalities and 14,994 confirmed new cases on Sunday, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announced on Monday.

Bangkok Post

More on the Transportation Mask Mandate Litigation

Some implications of the government's decision not to seek a stay of the district court ruling. Plus, the low quality of the trial judge's opinion doesn't necessarily mean there are no good arguments against the mandate's legality.

Reason

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The Times of India

Jaipur: Low water pressure irks residents of Brahmapuri

JAIPUR: Residents of Brahmapuri area are facing water crisis as the water is being supplied at a very low pressure by Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED).

Bangkok Post

No endemic status before EOC's nod

About 15 provinces are aiming to be among the first to declare Covid-19 an endemic disease but they can't do so until they are approved by the Ministry of Public Health's Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), said Dr Suthep Petchmak, inspector-general of the ministry.

Tribune News Service

Judge’s ruling on the CDC mask mandate highlights the limits of the agency’s power

The role that the federal government plays in containing future epidemics will hinge on the outcome of an appeal of last week’s court ruling that overturned the mask mandate for travelers on airlines, trains and the nation’s mass transit systems.

The Independent UK

Almost 2,000 homeless people died in LA during first year of pandemic, a rise of more than 50 percent

Majority of deaths were drug overdoses after mental health and substance abuse treatments were slashed to curb Covid spread

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Wales Online

Child dies of mysterious strain of hepatitis with 114 cases in UK

The severe variant of the illness has been found in 12 countries with 17 children needing liver transplants

Bangkok Post

New Covid cases fall to 17,784 but 2022 death toll passes 6,000

The country registered 17,784 more Covid-19 cases and 126 new fatalities during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Sunday morning.

Salon

Anti-vaxxers gaining political ground

Bills expanding religious exemptions for childhood vaccine requirements were passed by Kansas state Senate in March

The Hindu

Of contracted lives

It has been almost a month since over 3,700 persons who were recruited on contract for Tamil Nadu’s health department were told their services were no longer required. While their protests at being made redundant were vehement, when they did enter, they were fully aware that contractual recruitments come with a…

Tribune News Service

Faye Flam: As at-home rapid tests replace PCRs, we need better guidance

Rapid antigen tests have been among the tools many public health experts and politicians have to ease into “living with COVID.” But many people are still skeptical about the tests’ reliability.

Newcastle Herald

Rally for the Cali: hundreds take to the streets of Singleton for pub's roof flag

The Cali's flag issues were prefaced by their renown as the "Freedom Pub", which came about last year through "repeated and continued breaches of the Public Health Order".

Miami Herald

More people are struggling with loneliness than diabetes, US surgeon general says

MIAMI — The link between loneliness and public health may not be readily apparent to many, but it is to U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, who visited his Miami hometown Friday with a broad agenda — meeting with health care workers about pandemic-related burnout, speaking with LGBTQ students about mental…

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