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CDC issues alert on mystery hepatitis outbreak affecting dozens of children in US, UK and four other countries

Cases were found in children aged between one and six in Alabama

The Independent UK

DHS chief concerned about lifting pandemic border policy

The man charged with securing the border has shared his worries while speaking with Congress.

Axios

Boston urges masks as battle brews over transit rule

Boston has urged people to start wearing masks and the Biden administration is weighing its next legal step in a court fight over the abrupt end of the national mask mandate on airplanes and mass transit

The Independent UK

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Pandemic disrupted routine vaccinations of US kindergarteners

About 350,000 fewer children were vaccinated against preventable diseases such as measles and whooping cough, CDC reports

The Guardian - US

Maine man dies after contracting rare virus spread by infected tick bite

The adult-aged man developed neurological symptoms and died in hospital, the CDC confirmed

The Independent UK

Rates for measles, other vaccinations dip for kindergartners

The portion of U.S. children getting routine vaccinations required for kindergarten dipped slightly during the pandemic

The Independent UK

JK everyone, it’s totally fine if you were a maskless asshole on a flight

After a federal judge struck down the CDC’s mask mandate, Delta and other airlines are rushing to reinstate previously banned passengers.

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US extends COVID vaccine requirement at land borders

The requirement, which applies to non US citizens and residents, was first put in place in November of last year.

Al Jazeera

Houston Says Businesses Must Install Surveillance Cameras and Cops Can View Footage Without a Warrant

Plus: The Warrant for Metadata Act, DOJ will appeal order ending mask mandate, and more...

Reason

Biden announces another $800m in military aid for Ukraine: ‘We’re in a critical window’ – as it happened

President also announces ‘Unite for Ukraine’ program for refugees – follow all the latest news

The Guardian - US

Mask mandate tossed — labor responds

Airlines drop mandates, NYC transit doesn't — workers, passengers enter new era of "ongoing personal choice"

Salon

BA.2.12.1: New Omicron sub-variant gains ground in US as cases detected in UK

A new Omicron sub-variant is gaining traction in the US, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Evening Standard

US Justice Department appealing order that ended travel mask rule

A US judge this week suspended a mandate requiring travellers to wear masks on planes, trains and other public transit.

Al Jazeera

At-risk immunocompromised Americans decry lifting of travel mask mandate

Removing mask mandates for travelers, whether cross-country by plane or cross-town by bus, places the burden of safety on the immunocompromised and others at risk, says one infectious disease expert.

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The Independent UK

CDC asks Justice Department to appeal ruling that revoked ‘necessary’ travel mask mandate

Federal transit masking mandate struck down on Monday in Florida court

The Independent UK

Justice Dept. to appeal order voiding travel mask mandate

The Justice Department is filing an appeal seeking to overturn a judge’s order that voided the federal mask mandate on planes, trains and travel hubs

Roll Call

CDC aims to appeal mask mandate ruling - Roll Call

The CDC asked the Justice Department to appeal a judge's decision striking the mask mandate on public transportation.

Chicago Sun-Times

Even if the federal mask mandate made sense, that would not make it legal

The issue in this case was who gets to decide about masks for air travelers and mass transit, and under what legal authority.

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Reason

The DOJ Is Reluctant To Continue Defending the CDC's Mask Mandate Because It Worries It Will Lose Again

Clarifying the agency's authority could impede future power grabs.

Los Angeles Times

Are masks still effective even when many aren’t wearing them? What experts say

LOS ANGELES — Californians seem to be shedding masks at a rate not seen since last June, just before summer’s delta surge.

Zenger

VIDEO: Freedom Flight: US Plane Passengers Cheer As Mask Mandate Dropped

The scenes were filmed onboard a Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta to Saint Louis, and the footage was shared on Twitter.

Chicago Sun-Times

Aiming to predict COVID, future pandemics better, CDC opens infectious diseases forecasting center

Leaders of the new Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics say predicting the course of the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. has been hampered by data collection problems.

Los Angeles Times

The new mask-optional phase of the pandemic fuels fears, and some cheers

LOS ANGELES — A new mask-optional phase of the pandemic is arriving, sparking concern from some experts that the shift is occurring too soon.

Reason

Airplane Mask Mandate May Not Be Gone for Good

Plus: Conspiracy theories are undergoing a vibe shift, Florida won't stop attacking private companies, and more...

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Colorado moves toward statewide coverage of wastewater surveillance

On a Sunday morning in March 2020, right at the start of the pandemic, an article in Popular Mechanics caught engineer Pieter Van Ry’s eye. It had a catchy title: “How Poop Offers Hints About the Spread of Coronavirus.”

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