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COVID vaccines for infants arrive in Florida. Here’s why doctors are throwing them away

MIAMI — Dozens of South Florida pharmacies, community health centers, children’s hospitals and pediatricians received delivery this week of the first COVID-19 vaccines available for children as young as 6 months old — much earlier than anticipated after state officials missed a deadline for preordering the shots.

Miami Herald

Monkeypox virus undergoing ‘accelerated evolution’ experts warn as outbreak spreads

Researchers found 50 genetic mutations in the virus, when they would usually expect 10

The Independent UK

Monkeypox outbreak in U.S. is bigger than the CDC reports. Testing is 'abysmal'

The testing system set up by the CDC actually deters doctors from ordering a monkeypox test, and many physicians aren't familiar with the disease, resulting in too few tests and little tracking.

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Fauci says his own experience with Covid is a great reason to get vaccinated

‘I’m feeling really fine,’ says 81-year-old

The Independent UK

‘January 2020 all over again’: Doctors warn Biden’s lack of urgency on Monkeypox is like early delays with Covid

Cumbersome response from US federal government mirrors the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, experts say

The Independent UK

Moderna COVID-19 shots now an option for older kids in US

There is now a second COVID-19 option for kids ages 6 to 17 in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday announced it is recommending Moderna shots as an option for school-age kids and teens

The Independent UK

Here Is a State-by-State Rundown of What Will Happen Now That SCOTUS Has Freed Lawmakers To Restrict Abortion

Most states are unlikely to enact bans, but 22 either have them already or probably will soon.

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Editorial: Mandate or not, wearing a mask is the right thing to do with COVID-19 on the rise in Idaho

Just when we had gotten used to that feeling of not having a mask on our face, the debate over whether to mask in public has resurfaced with a resurgence of COVID-19.

Tribune News Service

Moderna’s shots for children 6-17 win CDC advisers’ backing

Moderna Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccines for children and teens won support from a key panel of U.S. health advisers, a crucial step toward providing yet another tool for protecting young people from the most serious effects of the virus.

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New York City will offer monkeypox vaccines to vulnerable groups

NEW YORK — New York health officials will begin offering monkeypox vaccination to vulnerable groups at a temporary clinic in the city, where 28 cases have been identified as of Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

Emmy Rossum reveals her one-year-old daughter got her first Covid-19 vaccine

‘An exciting day we’ve waited a long time for!,’ Rossum wrote on Instagram

The Independent UK

Experts endorse Moderna COVID-19 shots for kids ages 6 to 17

An expert panel backed a second COVID-19 vaccine option for kids ages 6 to 17

The Independent UK

US federal health agency bans Juul e-cigarettes

US government bans sale and distribution of Juul products amid concerns about increase in number of teenagers vaping.

Al Jazeera

Tucker Carlson says Biden’s nicotine crackdown will make people ‘easier to control’

The CDC says smoking is the leading cause of death in the US, accounting for 480,000 deaths each year

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Missouri Legislative Employee's Pro-Mask-Mandate Speech Protected by First Amendment

From Mayfield v. Miller, decided Tuesday by Judge Douglas Harpool (W.D. Mo.): Plaintiff Tad Mayfield worked for the Missouri House of Representatives … from August 29, 2011, until his termination on August 6, 2020. Plaintiff was employed by the House at the time as a Legislative Specialist II. Defendant Dana…

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Critics fear abortion bans could jeopardize health of pregnant women

The 17 states that ban abortion after 20 weeks make exceptions to protect the life or health of the woman. But doctors and reproductive health advocates worry such exceptions are so vague or narrow that abortion providers are unlikely to invoke them — especially if they fear they could be…

Benzinga

US Expands Monkeypox Testing Capacity To Five Commercial Lab Companies

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), started shipping monkeyp

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US to expand monkeypox testing to large commercial labs

The U.S. plans to start testing for monkeypox at five of the nation’s largest commercial laboratories, broadening its effort beyond government facilities in an effort to address rising case numbers, the Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday.

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Axios

U.S. expands monkeypox testing in bid to better track scope of outbreak

The CDC has reported 156 confirmed cases as of today.

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Orlando Sentinel

CDC: Historic outbreak of meningococcal disease among LGBTQ men in Florida

ORLANDO, Fla. — At least six people in Florida have died in what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday called “one of the worst outbreaks of meningococcal disease among gay and bisexual men in U.S. history,” with state and health officials and LGBTQ+ groups scrambling to alert…

The Independent UK

Grocery chain Publix refuses to offer Covid-19 vaccines to children under five

Major pharmacy retailer will not administer vaccines ‘at this time’ to youngest children

The Independent UK

CDC panel recommends US seniors get souped-up flu vaccines

A federal advisory panel says Americans 65 and older should get newer, souped-up flu vaccines

WEKU

COVID vaccines are finally here for young kids. But the logistics aren't easy

NPR talks to Claire Hannan, who has helped navigate vaccine rollouts in all 50 states, about some of the challenges involved in quickly getting shots out to millions of young kids.

The Denver Post

With Denver now 'so darn hot,' is air conditioning going from nice perk to absolute necessity?

Anthony Yelenick wakes every summer morning in a puddle of his own sweat.

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