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CDC director to depart in June - Roll Call

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky will leave her post at the end of June, the agency announced on Friday, after two years of leading the agency.

Roll Call

CDC to stop reporting new COVID infections as public health emergency winds down

The CDC says the coming end of the public health emergency means the agency will be scaling back the data it routinely collects and releases about the pandemic.

WEKU

WHO ends global health emergency declaration for COVID-19

The World Health Organization today lifted its Public Health Emergency of International Concern for COVID-19. That declaration went into effect three years ago on Jan. 30, 2020.

WEKU

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Research monkey shortage undermines US readiness, panel says

A new report says a shortage of monkeys available for medical research undermines U.S. readiness to respond to public health emergencies

The Independent UK

Senators introduce bill to continue border expulsions post-Title 42 - Roll Call

Senantors announced bipartisan legislation Thursday that would allow border agents to turn away migrants who cross the border.

Roll Call

Measles cases on the rise in England, say public health experts

Parents and guardians urged to ensure children are vaccinated against potentially deadly disease, with adults also eligible for jabs

The Guardian - UK

Fears killer virus is spreading after man suddenly falls ill with severe rash

Director of the South Eastern Sydney Public Health Unit Dr Vicky Sheppeard told gay, bisexual and other men to be cautious if they present with symptoms and to get vaccinated if they haven’t already

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Humza Yousaf commits to tackling youth violence epidemic by using public health approach

The First Minister hailed the Record's Our Kids ... Our Future campaign in Holyrood today.

Daily Record

As the pandemic winds down, anti-vaccine activists are building a legal network

They're aiming to bring together lawyers who have brought COVID-19 and vaccine-related cases to court with experts and build a body of law to combat future public health orders.

WEKU

As fentanyl deaths surge, some state lawmakers push back against 'harm reduction'

The Biden administration is embracing health care efforts designed to reduce the deadly impact of fentanyl addiction, but many state legislatures are resisting the "harm reduction" approach.

WEKU

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy Refuses To Acknowledge the Government's Misrepresentation of Mask Research

Recent comments by former COVID-19 adviser Anthony Fauci contradict what public health officials told us during the pandemic.

Reason

IRD applies to liquidate large aged care provider

An aged care provider with nearly 300 beds in six rest homes across the country is in financial difficulty and facing insolvency proceedings later this month.

Newsroom.co.nz

McDonald’s fined £500,000 after customer finds mouse droppings in cheeseburger

Authorities uncover infestation that posed an ‘imminent risk’ to public health at branch in east London

The Independent UK

US ends COVID vaccine requirement for international travellers from this date

The United States has announced removing the COVID vaccine requirement for international travellers. This will be brought into effect from May 11 as per the statement issued by the White House, which also added that the COVID-19 public health emergency will also end on the same day.

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Vapes are ‘public health ticking time bomb’ for under-18s, MPs told

Conservative MP Neil Hudson pressed the Government to go further, including considering plans to hide the devices from view in shops.

The Independent UK

US to lift most federal Covid-19 vaccine mandates next week

The Biden administration will end the last remaining federal COVID-19 vaccine requirements next week when the national public health emergency for the coronavirus ends

The Guardian - UK

Calls for 11,000 more school nurses in UK as children’s needs grow

Survey finds exhaustion and low morale among school nurses as they face increasingly complex caseloads

Bangkok Post

New centre to help kids with heart disease

A centre for percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation (PPVI) has been established through an alliance of seven medical institutes, to make the treatment more efficient and lower the mortality rate among children with congenital heart disease, the Public Health Ministry said.

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WHO says risk 'moderate' after laboratory in Sudan seized by fighters

The World Health Organization said on Tuesday it had found after a risk assessment that there was a "moderate risk" related to the seizure of a public health laboratory in Sudan's capital Khartoum by one of the warring parties.

The Guardian - US

US surgeon general warns of next public health priority: loneliness

Vivek Murthy urged public officials to treat isolation with the same urgency as substance abuse or tobacco

The Independent UK

US to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week

The Biden administration will end the last remaining federal COVID-19 vaccine requirements next week when the national public health emergency for the coronavirus ends

The New Daily

‘This must end’: Radical plan to stop children vaping

Australia will launch a radical crackdown on vaping which has emerged as the "number one" behavioural issue in high schools. The plan will include a major

Capital & Main

Internal Review of Texas Environmental Regulators Finds ‘Distrust and Confusion’

Critics call for removal of state agency’s economic mandate.

The Guardian - US

John Oliver on Biden’s immigration record: ‘A different phase of an immigration dystopia’

The Last Week Tonight host looks at Joe Biden’s record at the southern US border, from revised Trump policies to malfunctioning apps

The Guardian - AU

Australia to ban non-prescription vapes in biggest smoking reforms in a decade

Quality standards to be introduced on products to tackle youth vaping, including restricting flavours, colours and other ingredients

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