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‘He stood his ground’: California state senator will leave office as champion of tough vaccine laws

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California lawmaker who rose to national prominence by muscling through some of the country’s strongest vaccination laws is leaving the state legislature later this year after a momentous tenure that made him a top target of the boisterous and burgeoning movement against vaccination mandates.

Tribune News Service

How Montana GOP hijacked public health

“The human psyche was not built for this," distraught hospital worker says

Salon

Govt to procure updated jabs

The Public Health Ministry is planning to procure second-generation Covid-19 vaccines in about a month.

Bangkok Post

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1,605 new Covid inpatients, 20 more deaths

There were 20 more Covid-19 fatalities and 1,605 new patients admitted to hospitals on Tuesday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

485 health sub-centres to come up in State: Minister

43 PHCs to get new buildings soon; ₹203 crore sanctioned for works

The Hindu

Scientists finally agree PMS is a public health issue

Duh.

Mic

UK's COVID alert level downgraded – the move makes sense for now but things can always change

The COVID alert level for the UK was recently downgraded by the government from “3” to “2”. This move was based on advice ministers received from the four UK chief medical officers, the NHS England national medical director and the UK Health Security Agency.

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Britain's new PM Truss says she will tackle problems immediately

Britain's new prime minister, Liz Truss, said on Tuesday she would start tackling her three priorities immediately to spur economic growth by cutting taxes, offer help with energy bills and secure supply and tackle the public health service.

Reuters

NCDC branches in States will boost public health infrastructure: Mansukh Mandaviya

The Union Health Minister virtually laid the foundation stone for NCDC branches in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tripura and Uttar Pradesh.

The Hindu

1,062 new Covid inpatients, 22 more deaths

There were 22 more Covid-19 fatalities and 1,062 new patients admitted to hospitals on Monday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

Public health need not be led by doctors alone

It is a separate profession requiring a specific set of competencies

The Hindu

HIV patients in Botswana get adequate treatment but not all of them – one group is slipping through the cracks

HIV remains a major public health challenge globally. Around 38 million people are estimated to be living with the infection. Sub-Saharan Africa bears the brunt of the HIV epidemic. Close to two thirds of the HIV cases are in the region.

The Conversation

Covid rules on chopping block in post-winter review

When Cabinet meets next week isolation periods, critical worker exemptions, mask mandates, vaccination at the border and online declaration forms will all be reviewed.

Newsroom.co.nz

For Kerala, rabies preventive vaccine is worth exploring

The risk of an animal bite turning fatal can be reduced if PrEP vaccination is adopted as a public health strategy

The Hindu

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The Conversation

The PPE used throughout the COVID-19 pandemic is getting tangled up in wildlife

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, masking has been one of the key public health measures put in place to combat the disease. Since March 2020, billions of disposable surgical masks have been used around the world, raising the question: What happens to all those used masks?

Liverpool Echo

Wirral Tory says Labour should be 'ashamed' of playing politics over cost of living

Labour said the proposals would put council workers out of a job and raid "vital ring-fenced public health reserves"

Bangkok Post

1,360 new Covid inpatients, 22 more deaths

There were 1,360 new Covid-19 inpatients admitted to hospitals and 22 more related fatalities on Sunday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Monday.

The Guardian - AU

‘Ticking away in the back of my mind’: what does it mean to know the risk embedded in your DNA?

A scheme aims to help Australia become the first country to offer preventive genetic testing through public healthcare. Is that knowledge power?

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The Guardian - UK

‘People don’t want to hear about it’: how the pandemic shaped Sweden’s politics

Inequality and national identity are high on the agenda as the country votes. But few want to heed Covid’s lessons

Bangkok Post

1,631 new Covid inpatients, 25 more deaths

The country registered 1,631 new inpatients admitted to hospitals and 25 more Covid-19 related fatalities, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Sunday.

Salon

US life expectancy in decline

The worst decline in a century reveals our for-profit healthcare system for what it really is

WEKU

Stressed out about climate change? 4 ways to tackle both the feelings and the issues

Heat waves, drought, massive storms. The bad news just keeps coming and there's no denying these issues are anxiety-provoking. If you feel that way, you're not alone.

Chicago Sun-Times

State health department investigating Legionnaires’ disease cluster in Burbank; 4 cases linked to area church

The Illinois Department of Public Health is working with the Stickney Public Health District to investigate the cluster of cases reported in the southwest suburb of Burbank.

Bangkok Post

1,942 new Covid inpatients, 23 more deaths

There were 23 more Covid-19 fatalities and 1,942 new patients admitted to hospitals on Friday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Saturday morning.

Reason

Monkeypox Starts To Recede as Men at Risk Change Sexual Behavior

The lesson here: Public health messaging needs to be clear and specific. Oh, and federal bureaucracy sucks, as usual.

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