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Covid deaths drop, new cases stay below 10,000

The government on Tuesday announced 9,721 daily Covid-19 cases, below 10,000 for the second day, along with 77 fatalities, the fewest in a 24-hour period since March 26.

Bangkok Post

COVID variants detected in SA for first time as health authorities also prepare for flu

South Australia's public health chief Nicola Spurrier says the COVID-19 pandemic means children aged under two have not been exposed to a full flu season, and she is pushing for increased flu jab uptake.

ABC News

Trump’s border wall has resulted in ‘unprecedented’ increase in migrant injuries and death

‘This is an unseen public health crisis happening right now,’ says a medical director at UC San Diego Health.

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The FDA Uses Its New Authority To Close Off the Last Remaining Legal Option for Vapers Who Like Flavor Variety

In a move that is likely to undermine public health, the agency warns that products containing synthetic nicotine "will be subject to FDA enforcement."

Reason

Health experts issue warning over Kinder salmonella outbreak after 76 cases detected

A range of Kinder chocolate have been pulled from supermarket shelves over concerns of salmonella. There have been 76 cases found in the UK so far and the UKHSA have issued a warning.

Glasgow Live

Tech titans want the richest Californians to pay for pandemic preparedness

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gabe Bankman-Fried, a former Wall Street trader, has raised $12 million from a cryptocurrency trading firm founded by his brother, Sam Bankman-Fried. Dustin Moskovitz, a billionaire who roomed with Mark Zuckerberg in college and helped found Facebook in 2004, funds a nonprofit with his wife that has…

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New Covid cases fall below 10,000 for first time since early Feb

Daily Covid-19 cases fell below 10,000 for the first time since early February, government data showed on Monday, while deaths fell further below 100.

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Republicans return to politics of immigration as midterm strategy

Hearings with homeland security secretary about the US-Mexico border also revealed rifts within Democrat ranks

The Guardian - US

Dr Oz dropped by Columbia amid pro-Trump Republican Senate run – report

‘He’s been a huge danger to public health,’ says prominent medical ethicist Dr Arthur Caplan

The Guardian - US

Daily Covid deaths drop below 100, cases fall for fifth day

Daily Covid-19 cases fell for the fifth day to 11,535, the government said on Sunday - down from 12,888 announced on Saturday and 14,887 on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

COVID threat 'still very real' as ACT records 823 new cases

The ACT's top health officer urges Canberrans to be continue being "COVID smart" as numbers remain steady.

The Canberra Times

Title 42 was meant to slow COVID at the border. It's being used to manage migration

The pandemic border restrictions known as Title 42 are technically a public health policy. But the debate in Washington has shifted to whether or not they're an effective tool for managing the border.

WEKU

12,888 new Covid cases, 126 more deaths

The country registered 126 more Covid-19 fatalities and 12,888 new cases during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Saturday morning.

Bangkok Post

Cook, Lake counties join DuPage at medium COVID risk level set by CDC

Suburban Cook County’s case rate has jumped to 210 per 100,000 residents over the last week, meaning masks are advised indoors for the immunocompromised and people 50 or older.

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The 1944 law behind the CDC's authority

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Lawrence Gostin, professor of public health law at Georgetown, about the Public Health Service Act — which authorizes the CDC to set measures to combat disease spread.

Daily Mirror

Scarlet fever symptoms: Parents urged to check for warning signs as cases rise

Public health bodies have issued advice following rising cases of scarlet fever in England with health bosses urging parents to check possible symptoms

Liverpool Echo

Kinder Egg salmonella outbreak update as 76 cases now linked to children

Chocolate firm Ferrero were forced to recall some batches of Kinder Surprise eggs due to a link with salmonella

Wales Online

76 cases now linked to Kinder Egg salmonella outbreak - most are children under five

Investigation continues by The UK Health Security Agency

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Glasgow Live

Scotland now treating covid 'like any other virus'

A public health expert has said that steps have now been made for Scotland to begin moving forward from coronavirus, despite stating that the pandemic was not yet over.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Don’t pretend we’re ‘back to normal.’ Fight for cleaner air to prevent COVID

Right now, we are at a manageable point in the COVID-19 pandemic. The rate of new U.S. cases has significantly slowed since the first omicron surge. Although omicron’s BA.2 variants have increased cases, particularly in the Northeast, hospitalizations and deaths have declined or leveled off. Vaccination and prior infection by…

Chronicle Live

Dire warning over falling life expectancy rates in County Durham

The county council's health boss rejected claims public health funding would be cut

Benzinga

Consumer Brands Association, Kellogg's, Pepsi, Call On Congress To Crack Down On Copycat THC Edibles

According to a new study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence by researchers at NYU School of Global Public Health, “c

Bangkok Post

14,053 new Covid cases, 129 more deaths

The country registered 129 more Covid-19 fatalities and 14,053 new cases during the previous 24 hours, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announced.

Chicago Sun-Times

Highest COVID-19 case count for Illinois in two months

The state public health department has noted that severe cases ending in hospitalization or death have remained very low — though hospital figures are now on the rise.

Bangkok Post

The global methane imperative

One of the most important achievements of last year's United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow was the Global Methane Pledge, a commitment by more than 100 countries to cut methane emissions by 30% by 2030. Reducing methane emissions is not only among the quickest and most effective ways…

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