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Monkeypox hits US shores

Health experts say it may be spreading in an unexpected way — but stress that there is "no risk to the public"

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The CDC is urging a Pfizer booster for children ages 5 to 11

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's advice opens a third COVID-19 shot to healthy elementary-age kids — just like what is already recommended for everybody 12 and older.

WEKU

US panel recommends COVID booster jab for children aged 5 to 11

Just more than 29 percent of US children in the age group have received two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine to date.

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CDC experts recommend COVID vaccine boosters for kids 5-11

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine expert panel Thursday recommended kids 5-11 get a third shot of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine as a booster five months after their last dose, which once adopted by the agency clears the way for pharmacies and health care providers to begin offering the…

Tribune News Service

CDC advisers urge Pfizer booster for children ages 5 to 11

U.S. health advisers are urging a booster dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11

The Independent UK

What we know about the new monkeypox outbreak

This could become the largest outbreak of monkeypox in countries outside of Africa — but there's no need to panic, an infectious disease expert says.

Axios

The CDC is investigating 180 cases of children with hepatitis. The cause is a mystery

The count of pediatric cases under investigation has grown since the agency's last update, but most of the increase represents previous cases that are just now being reported.

WEKU

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Monkeypox in the US: Where is the disease and will it spread?

Cases of the rare infectious disease have suddenly started to spread across the globe in recent weeks

The Independent UK

What Is Monkeypox Virus That Is Spreading in Europe, US

Monkeypox was first discovered in the late 1950s after cropping up among monkeys kept for research. Like smallpox and chickenpox, it is characterized by flu-like symptoms and pus-filled blisters and sores that appear on the skin. According to the CDC, monkeypox also disappeared for decades with smallpox's eradication in 1980.

Benzinga

Mysterious hepatitis cases in kids keep climbing as scientists search for a cause

MIAMI — No unusual cases of severe hepatitis among children have been confirmed in Florida despite a global rise in cases and an ongoing investigation into what’s causing the outbreak, which has affected more than 500 kids worldwide, including more than 150 in the United States.

Miami Herald

Monkeypox cases detected in Europe and North America amid outbreak concerns

A WHO official gave RTE Radio One listeners an update today on the spread of Monkeypox

Dublin Live

Morning Brief: Top Financial Stories Dominating on Thursday, May 19

CNBC CDC Looking Into 180 Cases Of Unexplained Pediatric Acute Hepatitis

Benzinga

CDC Looking Into 180 Cases Of Unexplained Pediatric Acute Hepatitis: CNBC

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now investigating 180 cases of children who suddenly developed severe hepatitis across 36 states and territories, an increase of 71 cases since the public health agency’s last update earlier this month.

Benzinga

Is there a monkeypox vaccine? What are the symptoms and who is eligible for jab?

The World Health Organisation just declared the rise in monkeypox cases to be a global health concern. As the virus continues to spread, there is more demand for a vaccine than ever before

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The Guardian - US

Indigenous and Alaska Native women could face escalated violence if Roe is repealed

They are also two to three times more likely to die as a result of pregnancy than white women, according to the CDC

Asharq Al-Awsat

Rare Monkeypox Outbreaks Detected in N.America, Europe

Health authorities in North America and Europe have detected dozens of suspected or confirmed cases of monkeypox since early May, sparking concern the disease endemic in parts of Africa is spreading. Canada was the latest country to report it was investigating more than a dozen suspected cases of monkeypox, after…

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Beating The Hidden Dangers Of Heat Waves

Be careful how you cool off — it could save your life.

Tribune News Service

Don’t take a rapid COVID test too soon: how and when to swab

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — With new COVID cases in Florida on the rise, taking an easy-to-get rapid test can give you quick results.

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Q&A: A parents’ guide to COVID booster shots for kids 5-11

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- With COVID-19 cases rising again in the Bay Area, parents have a new consideration for protecting their children this week: The Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization Tuesday for kids ages 5-11 to get a booster shot of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine.

Al Jazeera

Europe, US on alert after new monkeypox cases emerge

US, Spain and Portugal announce cases of rare viral infection, two weeks after UK identified its first case.

Boston Herald

Massachusetts confirms rare monkeypox case, the first in the US this year

BOSTON — A Massachusetts man who recently traveled out of the country has tested positive for the rare monkeypox virus infection and is now being hospitalized in Boston, health officials confirmed on Wednesday as an outbreak emerges in Europe.

The Guardian - US

US reports rare case of monkeypox amid small outbreaks in Europe

Man who recently traveled to Canada has first case in US this year, but officials are preparing for more

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Not been a great time for romance,’ with the fewest marriages in the United States since 1963

Forty-six states, including Illinois, reported declines in marriage rates in 2020, according to the CDC. Only Montana, Texas, Alabama and Utah saw increases.

The Independent UK

Massachusetts man found with first 2022 case of monkeypox in US

Case doesn’t pose risk to public, officials say

WEKU

Rare monkeypox outbreak in U.K., Europe and U.S.: What is it and should we worry?

The cases point to possible sexual transmission of this cousin of smallpox — a previously unknown method of spread for monkeypox.

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