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Commentary: Monkeypox is disproportionately hitting Latino communities. Will California protect them?

On Aug. 4, the Biden administration declared monkeypox a national public health emergency, and cases continue to soar nationwide.

Los Angeles Times

New patient database will link agencies

The Ministry of Public Health plans to set up a National Digital Health Agency to improve public health services. The project was proposed by a committee on health reform set up in 2017.

Bangkok Post

2,316 new Covid patients, 35 more deaths

The country registered 35 more Covid-19 fatalities and 2,316 new cases admitted to hospitals during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Thursday morning.

Bangkok Post

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We need to talk about monkeypox without shame and blame

The recent global outbreak of monkeypox largely among men who have sex with men has raised concerns homophobia will undermine effective prevention efforts. There are also fears the disease will fuel homophobic stigma and discrimination.

The Conversation

Monkeypox disinformation is on the rise. Experts say community-led health messages are key

The latest monkeypox outbreak is being seized upon by anti-vaccine and hate groups, but experts say public health authorities must focus on inclusive and destigmatising messaging.

ABC News

Polio: why is there a drive to vaccinate children in London?

Children will be offered ‘catchup’ or booster vaccines after polioviruses found in wastewater

The Guardian - UK

Hospitel, hotel isolation may end next month

The Department of Health Service Support will ask the Public Health Ministry to consider ending hospitel and hotel isolation next month in response to the improving Covid-19 situation.

Bangkok Post

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Rightwing media embraces Aids-era homophobia in monkeypox coverage

Public health experts want to talk to men who have sex with men about monkeypox. Stigmatization of gay sex makes that harder

The Guardian - US

What parents should know about parechovirus in children, babies

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a health advisory, asking clinicians and public health departments to be on the lookout for infants with parechovirus infections. This follows reports of infections in newborns and young infants in multiple states.

Tribune News Service

Fears regional Victorians being left behind in monkeypox vaccine rollout

Regional Victorians eligible for vaccination are being forced to wait because country public health units have not yet received the shots.

ABC News

2,335 new Covid cases, 32 more deaths

There were 32 more Covid-19 fatalities and 2,335 new patients admitted to hospitals on Tuesday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

It's OK To Warn Sexually Active Gay and Bisexual Men They're at Greater Risk of Monkeypox

Good public health messaging must be comprehensible, accurate, and actionable.

Reason

Scientists fear rise in hospitalisations from non-Covid infections this winter

Non-Covid infections accounted for more than half of respiratory-related hospitalisations during the first peak of the pandemic, raising fears that the coming winter could be even worse

The Independent UK

Drugmaker Gilead to help fund monkeypox education for LGBTQ+ groups

Drugmaker Gilead Sciences plans to announce on Tuesday that it will provide up to $5 million in grants to help a coalition of LGBTQ+ and human rights advocacy groups craft public health responses to monkeypox outbreaks, the company said.

Reuters

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‘Children are not little adults’ and need special protection during heat waves

After more than a week of record-breaking temperatures across much of the country, public health experts are cautioning that children are more susceptible to heat illness than adults are — even more so when they’re on the athletic field, living without air conditioning, or waiting in a parked car.

Reuters

Escaping Shanghai's COVID lockdown only to get trapped in Hainan

Brian Hall fled Shanghai in June to avoid another lockdown of his residential compound, escaping to China's tropical tourist island of Hainan where he could work remotely as a public health professor after undertaking 10 days of quarantine.

Bangkok Post

1,955 new Covid inpatients, 33 more deaths

There were 33 more Covid-19 deaths and 1,955 new cases admitted to hospitals on Monday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Tuesday.

Salon

How monkeypox spreads

An epidemiologist explains what’s known about how monkeypox is transmitted — and how to protect yourself

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Senator urges Health Minister Stephen Donnelly to set up special monkeypox taskforce as cases rise

Fine Gael’s Jerry Buttimer has expressed his concerns and called for early action to stop further spread of the disease

Edinburgh Live

Scottish monkeypox cases rise to 67 as WHO experts declare global emergency

Monkeypox cases across the UK are on the rise. Amidst World Health Organisation concerns, Public Health Scotland's vaccine program is getting under way despite limited global supply.

Tribune News Service

San Francisco quietly retreated on contact tracing for monkeypox weeks ago

SAN FRANCISCO — Despite experiencing one of the country’s largest outbreaks of monkeypox, San Francisco’s health department has pulled back on contact tracing – a standard public health practice in combating viral disease – for those who have been infected, this news organization has learned.

Chicago Tribune

Some Illinois school districts to ditch COVID-19 tests this fall: ‘The demand really wasn’t there’

CHICAGO — Despite the urging of the state’s health department to resume school-based COVID-19 testing for students this fall, officials at several Illinois districts said this week they are halting the program due to waning interest from parents and the availability of home tests.

The Conversation

How does monkeypox spread? An epidemiologist explains why it isn't an STI and what counts as close contact

Monkeypox is caused by a virus that, despite periodic outbreaks, is not thought to spread easily from person to person and historically has not spurred long chains of transmission within communities. Now, many researchers are left scratching their heads as to why monkeypox seems to be propagating so readily and…

Bangkok Post

Govt to lower Covid to same disease category as influenza

Thailand will downgrade Covid-19 from a “dangerous” communicable disease to one that “needs monitoring” starting from October, as the country’s virus situation has started to stabilise, according to the Ministry of Public Health.

WEKU

COVID sewage surveillance labs join the hunt for monkeypox

Wastewater testing has proved a reliable early alarm bell for COVID-19 outbreaks. U.S. researchers are now adapting the approach to track the explosive spread of monkeypox, and maybe other viruses.

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