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San Francisco quietly retreated on contact tracing for monkeypox weeks ago

SAN FRANCISCO — Despite experiencing one of the country’s largest outbreaks of monkeypox, San Francisco’s health department has pulled back on contact tracing – a standard public health practice in combating viral disease – for those who have been infected, this news organization has learned.

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Some Illinois school districts to ditch COVID-19 tests this fall: ‘The demand really wasn’t there’

CHICAGO — Despite the urging of the state’s health department to resume school-based COVID-19 testing for students this fall, officials at several Illinois districts said this week they are halting the program due to waning interest from parents and the availability of home tests.

Chicago Tribune

How does monkeypox spread? An epidemiologist explains why it isn't an STI and what counts as close contact

Monkeypox is caused by a virus that, despite periodic outbreaks, is not thought to spread easily from person to person and historically has not spurred long chains of transmission within communities. Now, many researchers are left scratching their heads as to why monkeypox seems to be propagating so readily and…

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Govt to lower Covid to same disease category as influenza

Thailand will downgrade Covid-19 from a “dangerous” communicable disease to one that “needs monitoring” starting from October, as the country’s virus situation has started to stabilise, according to the Ministry of Public Health.

Bangkok Post

COVID sewage surveillance labs join the hunt for monkeypox

Wastewater testing has proved a reliable early alarm bell for COVID-19 outbreaks. U.S. researchers are now adapting the approach to track the explosive spread of monkeypox, and maybe other viruses.

WEKU

Poll: Black, Native American and Latino families face serious problems from inflation

Those households are struggling to stay afloat, according to a new poll from NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

WEKU

Many people don't know basic facts about monkeypox, making them susceptible to public health messaging but also to conspiracy theories

PHILADELPHIA — Did evil scientists intentionally release monkeypox?

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Schools must be better prepared to deal with monkeypox, warns top scientist

A TOP scientist has warned that nurseries and primary schools in Scotland must be better prepared to deal with monkeypox.

The National (Scotland)

1,842 new Covid inpatients, 34 more deaths

There were 34 more Covid-19 fatalities and 1,842 new cases admitted to hospitals on Sunday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Monday.

Bangkok Post

How to avoid lockdown in the next pandemic

Preparing for the next pandemic to avoid early national lockdowns should be a no-brainer. Philip Hill and Chris Bullen look to Taiwan for inspiration.

Newsroom.co.nz

Monkeypox gives paramedics COVID déjà vu

Union officials warn they are seeing the same plodding response to monkeypox that they saw in COVID-19

Salon

DAVV gets green signal to start five new courses

INDORE: Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (DAVV) has received approval for MBA in Public Health, Diploma in Pharmacy, BSc in Agriculture, MSc in Logistics, and Master of Sports Psychology. The varsity will be rolling out these courses.

The Times of India

2,250 new Covid inpatients, 35 more deaths

The country registered 2,250 more Covid-19 cases and 35 new fatalities during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Sunday morning.

Bangkok Post

Emerging monkeypox threat

Thailand has now found four monkeypox patients, including the first Thai woman last Friday. Given the apparent rise in infections, the Ministry of Public Health has come under pressure to formulate control and treatment measures.

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Who is and isn’t getting COVID boosters in Washington — and why that’s causing worry

SEATTLE — Filled with action figures, stickers and cartoons, Seattle Children's COVID-19 vaccine clinic has kept busy for months, accommodating hundreds of immunization appointments per week. But staffers have noticed a glaring hole in their schedule recently: Fewer and fewer people are returning for booster shots.

Los Angeles Times

LA County reports 12th pediatric COVID death. How to keep kids safe as school begin

LOS ANGELES — As summer vacation draws to a close, health officials are urging parents to get their children vaccinated against COVID-19, with some warning that the start of the school year could bring an increase in cases.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN’s Nuclear Watchdog Chief Condemns Shelling at Zaporizhzhia Plant

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) raised grave concerns on Saturday about the shelling the previous day at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, saying the action showed the risk of a nuclear disaster. "I'm extremely concerned by the shelling yesterday at Europe's largest nuclear power…

The Conversation

Monkeypox is now a national public health emergency in the U.S. – an epidemiologist explains what this means

After news broke that the U.S. declared monkeypox to be a public health emergency, friends and family started asking me, an infectious disease epidemiologist, if monkeypox is about to begin causing widespread death and chaos. I assured them that the Aug. 4, 2022, public health emergency declaration is about government…

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WEKU

How colleges are preparing for a new public health threat: monkeypox

The risk of contracting monkeypox is still low in the U.S., but colleges are already seeing cases.

Bangkok Post

2,381 new Covid cases, 35 more deaths

There were 35 more Covid-19 fatalities and 2,381 new cases admitted to hospitals on Friday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Saturday.

The Times of India

Monkeypox test run on 17 samples in Maharashtra, no positive case so far

MUMBAI: The state's public health department said on Friday that 17 samples have been tested for monkeypox in Maharashtra. However, none of them has come positive for the viral disease declared a public health emergency in the US on Thursday.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Philly health department’s new lab a key resource for tracking COVID

PHILADELPHIA — A newly opened lab gives the Philadelphia Department of Public Health the technology to identify COVID-19 variants, a long-awaited resource with the potential to also track other health hazards, from E. coli to syphilis.

Los Angeles Times

Sex, 'casual contact' and pimples: A guide to separating monkeypox facts from fiction

LOS ANGELES — With local, state and national officials declaring emergencies over the monkeypox outbreak and a scramble for vaccines spurring long lines — and waits — in many U.S. cities, the latest updates about the rare virus can seem overwhelming and, well, confusing.

Evening Standard

LGBT groups demand action over monkeypox

Health Secretary Steve Barclay has been told by LGBT+ groups to treat the monkeypox outbreak as a public health emergency

Axios

The next public health emergency

Facing a groundswell of criticism for its sluggish response to monkeypox, the Biden administration declared a public health emergency on Thursday, potentially unlocking millions of dollars toward increasing vaccine availability in the U.S.

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