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Editorial: Reforms vital after CDC's fumbling

A North Dakota native has been named to a new and vital health care post. The nation ought to wish her well because the task before her is daunting: overseeing the overhaul of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) after its frustrating response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Cynthia M. Allen: CDC finally admits it botched COVID response. But it still hasn’t addressed the cause: politics

FORT WORTH, Texas — It’s been said that admitting you have a problem is the first step to recovery.

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Life expectancy in US dropped by nearly 2 years in 2020, CDC says

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How will Fauci be remembered by history?

The chief medical advisor became a household name during the COVID years, while being vilified by many on the right

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Life expectancy in US dropped by nearly 2 years in 2020, CDC says

Life expectancy dropped in 2020 by nearly two years across the United States — mostly due to COVID-19 and drug overdoses, according to new data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Monkeypox reaches all 50 US states as Wyoming confirms case

More than 14,000 cases recorded by CDC since May

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Editorial: A path to fewer pathogens: CDC reorganization is a needed step

There’s an internet meme about simple tasks that have been bungled, such as misapplied street markings or a misspelled sign, with the snarky superimposed text: “you had one job.”

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The Party of Trump Rages On

Plus: The editors examine proposed CDC reorganization and field a question on free trade.

Reason

For CDC, monkeypox prevention focus remains on vaccines

WASHINGTON — As the Biden administration scrambles to get a handle on the rapidly spreading monkeypox outbreak, its latest focus is getting vaccines to high-risk events, such as pride parades.

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Novak Djokovic waiting game continues as US Open still evaluating player protocols

Novak Djokovic was prohibited from competing in the Australian Open earlier this year due to his COVID-19 vaccine status, and the world No. 1 could well face the same fate at Flushing Meadows

Daily Mirror

Updated Covid travel advice for visiting the United States

If you are heading to the States for your holidays, there are still a few Covid entry requirements to keep in mind when you travel

Liverpool Echo

25 years ago, Guillermo del Toro made an amazing sci-fi monster movie — despite the Weinsteins' best efforts

Sure, giant bugs are scary, but the real monster is studio interference.

Inverse

For CDC, monkeypox prevention focus remains on vaccines - Roll Call

The Biden administration has focused on vaccination, but some worry that there's insufficient focus on prevention.

Roll Call

Foreign Office updates US travel advice after Covid rules overhauled

American health officials have relaxed Covid guidelines in a significant change to the rules.

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The Independent UK

Simon Calder answers your travel questions from flight disruption to US jabs rules

In his latest Ask Me Anything session, the travel correspondent of The Independent tackled a wide range of topics from unvaccinated travel to EU travel post Brexit

The Guardian - US

Wendy’s pulls lettuce from sandwiches in three states amid E coli outbreak

CDC is trying to determine whether romaine lettuce is the source of an outbreak that has sickened 37 people

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E. coli outbreak linked to Wendy’s lettuce sickens dozens across 4 states

Wendy’s lettuce is believed to be the source of a multi-state E. coli outbreak that’s left dozens sick across four states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Los Angeles Times

As global health threats evolved, the CDC didn't

Vanquishing disease is in the DNA of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the federal agency that in its first decade of existence oversaw the eradication of smallpox, the elimination of malaria and the stamping out of polio as threats to Americans' health.

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The Independent UK

Wendy’s removes lettuce from sandwiches amid fears of an E.coli outbreak

37 people in four midwestern states have fallen ill

Daily Record

Child dies from brain eating amoeba after swimming in infested water

Authorities believe that the youngster was infected with primary amebic meningoencephalitis which thrives in freshwater bodies of water.

Daily Mirror

Child killed by brain-eating amoeba that entered nose while swimming in river

The rare amoeba can enter the body through the nose when in the water, where it then travels up and into the brain - a health chief said 'we can honour the memory of this child by becoming educated about the risk'

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Many more children have had COVID-19 than you might think

With so many people using at-home COVID-19 tests, if they’re testing at all, experts acknowledged long ago that the true number of cases is higher than what is officially reported.

The Independent UK

What to know about eating raw oysters safely after two reported deaths from shellfish

Oysters that contain Vibrio do not ‘look, smell, or even taste different from any other oyster,’ CDC states

The Independent UK

Wendy's pulls lettuce from sandwiches amid E. coli outbreak

The fast-food chain Wendy’s says it is pulling lettuce from sandwiches in its restaurants in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania after people eating them there reported falling ill

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CDC investigates an E. coli outbreak in 4 states after some Wendy's customers fell ill

The CDC said the source has not been determined but said many of the sickened people had reported eating sandwiches with romaine lettuce at Wendy's restaurants in four Midwestern states.

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