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DC Circuit Issues Mixed Decision in Title 42 "Public Health" Expulsion Case

The court ruled the CDC can continue to use its public health power to expel migrants, but not to countries where they are likely to face persecution or torture.

Reason

One-third of all US child Covid deaths occurred during Omicron surge

Children seem to be facing increasing risks as mask mandates are abandoned and vaccination rates stall

The Guardian - US

Why Can't the CDC Tell the Truth About Smoking and Vaping by Teenagers?

The agency ignores downward trends in both kinds of nicotine use and obscures the huge difference in the hazards they pose.

Reason

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Pressure builds to end pandemic-era border expulsions

WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers upped pressure on the White House to scrap Title 42, a public health directive used to expel migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, noting a rollback of other pandemic restrictions along with a court decision last week limiting the policy.

Tribune News Service

Airline, transit mask mandates extended through April 18

The White House on Thursday announced it would extend the current federal mask mandate for passengers on airplanes and public transit for another month — the third extension of the mandate since it was imposed in January 2021.

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Pressure builds to end pandemic-era border expulsions - Roll Call

The Biden administration is under increasing pressure by immigration advocates and Democratic leaders to scrap Title 42.

Roll Call

Airline, transit mask mandates extended through April 18 - Roll Call

The CDC will craft a revised policy framework for future mask use on public transportation, a Biden administration official said.

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Africa CDC signs MOU with Pfizer to supply COVID-19 pills

The confirmation from Africa’s top public health agency comes within days of Modena and J&J announcing deals in Africa.

Al Jazeera

The CDC’s new guidelines on COVID risk and masking send confounding signals

When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last month unveiled updated COVID-19 guidelines that relaxed masking recommendations, some people no doubt sighed in relief and thought it was about time.

Tribune News Service

Protecting the vulnerable comes with added nuance in new COVID-19 phase

The new phase of the country’s COVID-19 response, easing pandemic restrictions, is once again drawing attention to those most vulnerable to the coronavirus as states and the Biden administration adopt more relaxed, endemic-focused guidelines.

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TAT unfazed by warning to Americans over Thailand

The level 4 alert issued by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) against Thailand should not create a huge impact on tourism as the sector is already weak, according to Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) governor Yuthasak Supasorn.

Bangkok Post

Protecting the vulnerable comes with added nuance in new COVID-19 phase - Roll Call

The effort to protect the vulnerable is more nuanced in the newest phase of the pandemic, one with an easing of government mandates.

Roll Call

CDC warns of alarming surge in Covid Omicron sub-variant in New York City as mandates lifted

Omicron BA.2 variant appears to be more transmissible than original BA.1 sub-variant, WHO says

The Independent UK

‘Traumatised and terrified, with nowhere else to go’: huge numbers of people stuck at US border

Title 42, enacted under Trump and kept in place by Biden, has led to hundreds of thousands being denied their right to asylum since the start of the pandemic

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Florida vaccine plan for children denounced as ‘irresponsible and reckless’

Surgeon general says state will be first in US not to recommend Covid vaccination for healthy children, prompting condemnation

Salon

FL first state to buck CDC on vaccines

The announcement comes just days after the state's governor scolded high school kids for wearing masks

Wales Online

Major study in the US finds no link between two Covid jabs and deaths

Researchers looked at 'adverse events' from nearly 300m vaccine doses given in the US between December 2020 and June 2021

Bangkok Post

US issues Thailand travel warning

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday urged Americans to avoid travel to Thailand, Hong Kong and New Zealand over Covid-19 cases.

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Florida surgeon general contradicts CDC, says healthy kids shouldn’t get COVID vaccine

Miami Herald

Why the CDC says kids should get a COVID vaccine — despite what Florida says

MIAMI — Should kids get vaccinated against COVID-19?

Bangkok Post

Americans advised to avoid travel to Thailand

WASHINGTON: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday added Thailand, Hong Kong and New Zealand to its list of destinations Americans are advised not to visit because of Covid-19.

Reuters

U.S. CDC urges Americans to avoid travel to Hong Kong, New Zealand

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday urged Americans to avoid travel to Hong Kong, New Zealand and Thailand over COVID-19 cases.

Tribune News Service

Florida surgeon general contradicts CDC, says healthy kids shouldn’t get COVID vaccine

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Department of Health is poised to officially recommend against giving coronavirus vaccines to healthy children.

The Independent UK

Florida to recommend against Covid-19 vaccines for ‘healthy children’

State surgeon general Joseph Ladapo contradicts CDC guidance

The Guardian - US

Experts urge US cities and states to prep for future outbreaks as Omicron slows

As cases and hospitalizations decline, public health experts worry it might lull people into thinking the pandemic is over

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