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FACT FOCUS: States, not CDC, set school vaccine requirements

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory committee on Thursday voted that the agency should update its recommended immunization schedules to add the COVID-19 vaccine, including to the schedule for children

The Independent UK

CDC admonishes Tucker Carlson for falsely claiming it will require Covid shots for public school children

The Fox News host attacked the CDC after being indirectly called out on Twitter

The Independent UK

Having an exercise buddy as you get older keeps you motivated

Having an exercise buddy might help you get off the couch. On the other hand, moderately active friends are prone to being led astray.

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Lisa Jarvis: New COVID variants have arrived. How worried should you be?

Some rather alarming headlines recently circulated about the newest members of the omicron family. “Nightmare COVID variant,” read one. “The most immune-evasive COVID variants yet.” Or, as one would-be pandemic influencer said in a tweet shared thousands of times: “MOTHER OF GOD… #COVID variants worse than CDC has been admitting.”

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As hepatitis C proliferates, states lift barriers to treatment

While national efforts to eliminate hepatitis C have faced setbacks because of increased drug use, the impact of COVID-19 and insurance complications, there’s a bright spot: Some states are now making it easier for patients to treat the disease.

Tribune News Service

COVID-19 spread low across much of Ky. as researchers monitor for emerging variants

WEKU

COVID played a role in 1 in 4 maternal deaths in 2020 and 2021

Black pregnant women experienced a mortality rate nearly three times higher than their white peers.

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Bindi Irwin responds to request for help from owner of TikTok famous emu Emmanuel amid bird flu row

Emu’s caretaker contacted Irwin family to ask for help after her beloved bird Emmanuel contracted avian influenza

The Independent UK

Virologists warn farmer not to cuddle Emmanuel Todd Lopez the emu

Viral bird fights for life as experts warn against close contact with infected creatures

The Independent UK

As hepatitis C proliferates, states lift barriers to treatment - Roll Call

States that have traditionally imposed restrictions to costly hepatitis drugs are now lifting those barriers.

Roll Call

Remote work may have fueled a baby boom among U.S. women

A new study suggests that workplace flexibility might be one solution to the long-term issue of falling birth rates.

Axios

First case of highly infectious BQ.1 variant found in Thailand

The first case of Omicron's highly transmissible and immune-evasive descendant called BQ.1 has been detected in Thailand, according to the Centre for Medical Genomics at Ramathibodi Hospital.

Bangkok Post

House investigation reveals how Trump aides bullied CDC staff to downplay Covid-19 threat

Trump aides ’usurped control of CDC communications and blocked public health officials from providing accurate information about the coronavirus to the American people,’ report claims

The Independent UK

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Kevin Spacey takes the stand at trial

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Top CDC official says Title 42 border policy ‘came from outside’

WASHINGTON — A top health official told a House select subcommittee that a directive that has restricted asylum access at the southwest border since the pandemic was drafted without input from the nation’s top health agency but was instead “handed to” them, a report published Monday states.

Tribune News Service

Trump’s CDC changed COVID reports under political pressure, panel finds

The CDC bowed to the Trump administration’s demands to change the editorial process of its weekly scientific journal after warnings from then health secretary Alex Azar to “get in line,” a House investigation found.

Roll Call

Top CDC official says Title 42 border policy ‘came from outside’ - Roll Call

He told a House subcommittee a directive that’s restricted asylum access was drafted without input from the nation’s top health agency.

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Dr Anthony Fauci: long Covid is an ‘insidious’ public health emergency

Exclusive: America’s top disease expert speaks to the Guardian about the dangers of long Covid and urges US Congress to avoid complacency

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Monkeypox cases in the U.S. are way down — can the virus be eliminated?

Early fears of an escalating outbreak have not come to pass. Scientists are finding that the virus needs a very particular set of circumstances to spread effectively.

Inverse

Deer and mink can harbor Covid-19: Why animal virologists say we need to worry

The list of infected animals that caught Covid-19 includes more than a dozen species, but infections may be much more widespread.

Salon

The monkeypox non-pandemic

Experts feared that monkeypox would cause a pandemic on the level of COVID-19. This is why that didn't come to pass

The Guardian - UK

Azeem Rafiq to receive extra security at ECB’s Yorkshire hearing after threats

The former Yorkshire bowler Azeem Rafiq is to be provided with extra security at an ECB disciplinary hearing next week after confirming he would attend

The Independent UK

US experiencing ‘steep rise’ in flu activity amid low vaccination rates, CDC warns

Texas and Georgia have already seen high levels of influenza

The Independent UK

Azeem Rafiq labels fresh allegations a ‘co-ordinated campaign of lies’

The former Yorkshire cricketer has been accused of anti-Semitism, homophobia and fat-shaming

The Independent UK

Azeem Rafiq denies new allegations of anti-Semitism, homophobia and fat-shaming

The 31-year-old was found to have been racially harassed and bullied while at Yorkshire.

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