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CDC federal work passes $1b with new Defence deal

Canberra Data Centres has booked more than $1 billion in Commonwealth contracts since launching in 2007 to meet the storage…

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Home testing or not? US Health bodies spar over COVID-19 testing protocols

World Health Network's co-founder Eric Feigl-Ding took a swipe on CDC's latest recommendations after FDA asked people to at least…

Livemint

LA County drops out of high COVID-19 level as surge eases

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County officially moved out of the high COVID-19 community level Thursday as one top state…

Los Angeles Times

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As monkeypox cases climb and vaccine is in short supply, some Texas cities declare an emergency

While there are currently 780 confirmed monkeypox cases statewide, Texas cities are bracing for an increase in infections.

The Texas Tribune

Is marijuana addictive?

Stoner culture has perpetuated the idea that cannabis isn't truly addictive. Not so fast, psychologists say

Salon

CDC eases COVID-19 guidance

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention streamlined its guidance Thursday for keeping COVID-19 in check, de-emphasizing social distancing, nixing…

Tribune News Service

CDC No Longer Recommends Social Distancing, Masks in Schools Unless Spread Is High

New guidance from the Centers for Disease Control finally acknowledges that the pandemic is over for most people.

Reason

New CDC guidance for schools aims for normalcy

The agency has lifted guidance that led to quarantining of students exposed to, but not infected with, the coronavirus.

Politico

CDC drops Covid quarantine rules and test-to-stay for US schools

“This guidance acknowledges that the pandemic is not over, but also helps us move to a point where COVID-19 no…

The Independent UK

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CDC loosens guidance on quarantining, social distancing for COVID-19

The shift marks a significant change in how the nation deals with COVID-19.

Axios

CDC drops quarantine, screening recommendations for COVID-19

The nation’s top public health agency is relaxing its COVID-19 guidelines and dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if…

The Independent UK

Langya virus: What are the symptoms?

Only 35 cases discovered so far but most patients did report fever and fatigue from disease also linked to liver…

The Independent UK

Polio unlikely to spread widely in U.S.

The detection of poliovirus in wastewater samples in London and New York is providing another stark reminder of the importance…

Axios

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What's BA.5 and why is it so contagious?

BA.5 is the most transmissible and immune-evasive subvariant yet. Here's how it took over the world

Salon

Bottling the monkeypox vaccine could take until early 2023

The Biden administration is amid negotiations with several companies to bottle millions of new monkeypox shots. But officials say it…

Politico

China discovers potentially fatal new virus passed to humans from shrews

Thirty-five people are infected with the virus, named Langya heipavirus, in southern China

Evening Standard

Norwegian Cruise's News Bodes Well for Carnival, Royal Caribbean

Norwegian, the first cruise line to drop mandatory covid vaccinations for U.S. sailings, sees calmer waters ahead.

The Street

What is the Langya virus? New disease spread from shrews to humans detected in China

The Langya Henipavirus, or “Langya” could potentially be fatal – and has already infected 35 people.

Irish Mirror

What is Langya? The new zoonotic virus infecting people in China

Chinese scientists say that they have discovered a new virus that could be fatal to humans

Evening Standard

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Rightwing media embraces Aids-era homophobia in monkeypox coverage

Public health experts want to talk to men who have sex with men about monkeypox. Stigmatization of gay sex makes…

The Guardian - US

England's World T20 plans could be plunged into chaos by Yorkshire racism tribunal

The Yorkshire racism tribunal could affect England's preparation for the T20 World Cup, with the hearing set to clash with…

Daily Mirror

White House announces steps to boost monkeypox vaccine supply

The FDA has issued emergency authorisation for a dosage technique that would allow more shots of vaccine per vial.

Al Jazeera

Why polio is making a comeback

Unlike COVID-19, vaccinations for polio are nearly ubiquitous. Could an outbreak actually happen again?

Salon

Biden administration authorizes emergency monkeypox vaccine strategy

Giving shots between the skin, instead of under it, will stretch a limited supply, but there's little data to support…

Politico

When monkeypox comes to schools

Following news about a daycare case, epidemiologists analyze the risk of monkeypox's spread in school settings

Salon