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McDonald’s fined £500,000 after customer finds mouse droppings in cheeseburger

Authorities uncover infestation that posed an ‘imminent risk’ to public health at branch in east London

The Independent UK

US ends COVID vaccine requirement for international travellers from this date

The United States has announced removing the COVID vaccine requirement for international travellers. This will be brought into effect from May 11 as per the statement issued by the White House, which also added that the COVID-19 public health emergency will also end on the same day.

The Times of India

Vapes are ‘public health ticking time bomb’ for under-18s, MPs told

Conservative MP Neil Hudson pressed the Government to go further, including considering plans to hide the devices from view in shops.

The Independent UK

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US to lift most federal Covid-19 vaccine mandates next week

The Biden administration will end the last remaining federal COVID-19 vaccine requirements next week when the national public health emergency for the coronavirus ends

The Independent UK

Calls for 11,000 more school nurses in UK as children’s needs grow

Survey finds exhaustion and low morale among school nurses as they face increasingly complex caseloads

The Guardian - UK

New centre to help kids with heart disease

A centre for percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation (PPVI) has been established through an alliance of seven medical institutes, to make the treatment more efficient and lower the mortality rate among children with congenital heart disease, the Public Health Ministry said.

Bangkok Post

WHO says risk 'moderate' after laboratory in Sudan seized by fighters

The World Health Organization said on Tuesday it had found after a risk assessment that there was a "moderate risk" related to the seizure of a public health laboratory in Sudan's capital Khartoum by one of the warring parties.

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US surgeon general warns of next public health priority: loneliness

Vivek Murthy urged public officials to treat isolation with the same urgency as substance abuse or tobacco

The Guardian - US

US to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week

The Biden administration will end the last remaining federal COVID-19 vaccine requirements next week when the national public health emergency for the coronavirus ends

The Independent UK

‘This must end’: Radical plan to stop children vaping

Australia will launch a radical crackdown on vaping which has emerged as the "number one" behavioural issue in high schools. The plan will include a major

The New Daily

Internal Review of Texas Environmental Regulators Finds ‘Distrust and Confusion’

Critics call for removal of state agency’s economic mandate.

Capital & Main

John Oliver on Biden’s immigration record: ‘A different phase of an immigration dystopia’

The Last Week Tonight host looks at Joe Biden’s record at the southern US border, from revised Trump policies to malfunctioning apps

The Guardian - US

Australia to ban non-prescription vapes in biggest smoking reforms in a decade

Quality standards to be introduced on products to tackle youth vaping, including restricting flavours, colours and other ingredients

The Guardian - AU

Health officials to hand out seasonal boosters

The Public Health Ministry wants this year to be the first in which people are given annual Covid-19 booster shots, similar to the seasonal flu vaccine.

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The Guardian - US

US health authorities reportedly plan to stop tracking Covid on community level

Instead of using the colour-coded system focusing on the spread of the virus by county, the CDC will track hospitalisation rates

Reason

A Home-Based Baker Shouldn't Have To Choose Between Her Dog and Her Business

Each state has different cottage food laws that don’t actually protect public health and safety.

The Conversation

Post-pandemic work in the public sector: A new way forward or a return to the past?

Three years after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in March 2020, many public health restrictions have been lifted and organizations are requiring workers to return to the office.

The New Daily

Vapes aren’t 95 per cent less harmful than cigarettes, that myth needs to die

We must debunk the myth that vaping e-cigarettes is 95% less harmful than tobacco cigarettes often and with factual evidence.

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The Conversation

No, vapes aren't 95% less harmful than cigarettes. Here's how this decade-old myth took off

It’s 2013. The Harlem Shake is on the radio and e-cigarettes are becoming a thing. A group of researchers convene to discuss these and other products containing nicotine.

The Texas Tribune

Toxic benzene lingered for weeks after shelter-in-place warnings ended following 2019 Houston-area chemical fire

The Texas Tribune analyzed previously unreported air monitoring data and records from the 2019 ITC chemical disaster near Houston and found that high benzene levels lingered in the air for two weeks after public health measures were lifted. Experts say more shelter-in-place advisories should have been issued.

Fortune

Sorry, CEOs: Returning to the office won't solve America's loneliness epidemic, says U.S. Surgeon General

Dr. Vivek Murthy says loneliness has "risen to the level of a public health crisis' at Fortune's Brainstorm Health Conference.

ABC News

American Samoa declares public health emergency, ramps up vaccination amid fears of measles outbreak

One measles case has been confirmed and 31 probable cases are under investigation in American Samoa, prompting a public health emergency declaration and travel restrictions for those wishing to travel to neighbouring Samoa.

Reason

Anthony Fauci Says Don't Blame Him for COVID Lockdowns and School Closures

Fauci says public officials should have listened to other advisers and made better decisions. That's true! It's also incredibly frustrating.

Evening Standard

Butcher given a life ban for letting mice overrun filthy shop in Leyton

Officers vowed enforcement action when “public health is put at risk”

The Times of India

Beware of Acute Kidney Diseases if you were infected with Malaria

Malaria is one of the most common infectious diseases across the globe and one of the most momentous tasks faced by public health systems in most developing countries. According to the latest World Malaria report, by the World Health Organization (WHO) there were 247 million cases of malaria in 2021…

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