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Kentucky tourism brought a record economic impact in 2022

Kentucky officials are citing 2022 as the best year in the Commonwealth for state tourism. The record last year outdistanced the previous high mark in 2019, just before the COVID pandemic came to Kentucky.

WEKU

NHS flu jabs and Covid boosters to be scrapped for millions

Around 12 million Britons are no longer eligible for free Covid booster doses or flu shots

The Independent UK

Over-65s urged to have Covid booster as vaccine programme is reduced in England

The government has announced changes to who is eligible for the booster this year

Evening Standard

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COVID-19 hospitalizations in the US are on the rise again, but not like before

COVID-19 hospital admissions are inching upward in the United States since early July

The Independent UK

One year to go: Will the Paris 2024 Olympics see a return to normalcy?

We haven’t had a “normal” Olympic Games since the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. The 2020 Tokyo Summer Games and the 2022 Beijing Winter Games were both affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in significant changes and schedule disruptions.

The Conversation

Will there be a Covid booster in autumn 2023?

Eligible Brits will be invited to get their Covid-19 and flu booster earlier than initially planned

Evening Standard

WHO designates ‘Eris' and related COVID strains as variants of interest as infections and hospitalizations tick upward

Plus, a look ahead at what’s likely to come this fall and winter: ‘My best guess is we're heading back up to a high baseline’ of cases, one expert tells Fortune.

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Clear petitions within time limit, bring good name to govt.: Minister tells officials

Minister urges officers to take steps for clearance of petitions, ensure people-friendly admin. & pro-people services. Warns of serious action against erring officers for lapses in distribution of compensation. Directs officials to complete relief works taken up under drought, floods & COVID-19.

The Hindu

What to know about Covid variant Erias, the new strain in the United States

Hospital admissions from coronavirus up 12.5 per cent for the week ending 29 July

The Independent UK

French research centre behind controversial Covid paper found to have used questionable ethics processes

Institution used concerning approval procedures for hundreds of studies, review says

The Guardian - AU

Is this a star on the rise, ‘just Ken’, or just Matt Hancock? Ask the families who lost loved ones during Covid

Watch the TikTok Barbie video and see him crafting a celebrity brand. That focus during the pandemic would have been nice, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

A new clue to the reason some people come down with long COVID

Researchers have found a link between the FOXP4 gene and the occurrence of what's known as long COVID. The finding could lead to a better understanding of a condition that affects millions.

WEKU

Flexible workspace provider IWG reports record revenues

Firm also reports doubling of profits as overwhelming majority of office-based organisations opt for hybrid model after pandemic

The Guardian - UK

Wilko is the latest shop to be edged out by competition but it doesn't have to mean the end for the budget retailer

By selling pick ‘n’ mix, stationery, garden tools and bird boxes, Wilko has spent the last 90 years transforming from a one-store business into one of the UK’s major budget retail players. It now has around 400 stores, but it has also become the latest high street shop to face…

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England to deny Covid and flu jabs to under-65s despite fears for NHS this winter

Government accepts advice from JCVI which says only at-risk groups and those aged 65 and over should be offered vaccines

Salon

New COVID mutant EG.5 driving up cases

Experts say the variant nicknamed Eris is thriving due to waning immunity and shifting baselines

The Guardian - UK

Scottish exams pass rate falls for second successive year

Dip comes after grading for National, Higher and Advanced Higher exams made stricter following Covid pandemic

The Independent UK

Fewer people eligible for Covid-19 autumn booster

Health officials have tightened the eligibility criteria.

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The Times of India

Sachin Tendulkar bats for child nutrition, quality education for children in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO: Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar pitched for a nutrient-rich diet and quality education for children during his school visits in Sri Lanka where he also teamed up with people impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the country's worst economic crisis.

The Week

‘Irony’ as Zoom calls staff back to office

The company that epitomised the trend of working from home during the Covid pandemic is telling its employees to come back to the office. Zoom said it’s now enforcing a “structured hybrid approach”, meaning that employees who live near an office “need to be onsite two days a week” because…

The Independent UK

Train strikes 2023: Everything you need to know about August rail industrial action

RMT and Aslef unions have been walking out and banning overtime intermittently for the last 59 weeks

The Independent UK

What is ‘Disease X’? UK launches vaccine centre to help tackle new pandemic

It is hoped the site will help protect the UK from future threats

The Independent UK

Covid Eris symptoms: All we know about new variant driving surge in cases

Eris desends from Omicron and is now the second most prevalent Covid variant in the UK

The Conversation

What is POTS? And how is it related to long COVID?

POTS or “postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome” is a poorly recognised condition we’ve been hearing more about recently.

The Texas Tribune

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo takes leave of absence to treat depression

Hidalgo said she was diagnosed with the condition last month and aims to return to her post in September. More people across the country have been diagnosed with the condition since the COVID-19 pandemic.

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