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Commentary: Vaccine disruptions and mistrust are ramping up measles risk

Pandemics have consequences beyond the death and disease directly caused by the novel pathogen. In the 1918 influenza pandemic, more deaths were caused by the pneumococcal bacterium among those made susceptible to bacterial infection by influenza than by the flu itself.

Los Angeles Times

Brickbat: Beat It

Video showed Cecelia Benavides, a teaching assistant at Freedom Elementary School in Fairfax, Virginia, striking one disabled student and pushing a rolling chair into another. A public health attendant at the school kept a journal detailing numerous incidents in which Benavides and teacher Cylmeera Gastav abused disabled children under their…

Reason

Saudi Arabia lifts COVID-travel ban from its citizens travelling to India

Saudi Arabia has finally lifted its travel-related curbs from India, Turkey, Ethiopia and Vietnam. Now, the citizens of Saudi can finally travel to these countries without any restrictions. The move comes right after a week the nation dropped some more measures related to Coronavirus. This includes, wearing of face masks…

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Alcohol deaths five times more likely in deprived areas

The National (Scotland)

Fewest daily Covid cases for 13 months

The country registered 1,714 more Covid-19 cases during the previous 24 hours, the government said on Tuesday, 70 fewer than Monday and the lowest daily number since May 10, 2021.

Bangkok Post

Nearly 23 Scots die from alcohol consumption a week according to new data

Public Health Scotland shared new research on Tuesday regarding alcohol consumption, pricing, and harm in the country in the years since the start of the covid pandemic

Glasgow Live

Zimbabwe healthcare workers strike over wages, inflation crisis

Public health workers and other civil servants are demanding salaries in US dollars as inflation hits 132 percent.

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The latest on coronavirus in Greater Manchester as health bosses warn true number of cases could be far higher

Greater Manchester public health chiefs warned about the difficulties in judging coronavirus trends now free mass testing is no longer available

Manchester Evening News

Tanaiste Leo Varadkar says Ireland will get through 'summer wave' of Covid without bringing back restrictions

'Obviously we’ll be guided by public health advice in that regard'

Irish Mirror

Bhopal: Testing of sickle cell patients to be completed in 6 months

BHOPAL: Governor Mangubhai Patel, chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya took part in a workshop organised on holistic management of sickle cell disease at Indian Institute of Information Technology Designing and Manufacturing in Jabalpur on World Sickle Cell Anemia Awareness Day on Sunday. The workshop…

The Times of India

1,784 new Covid cases, 18 more deaths

There were 1,784 more Covid-19 cases and 18 fatalities recorded on Sunday, the Public Health Ministry reported on Monday.

Bangkok Post

Decriminalizing hard drugs in B.C. follows decades of public health advocacy

British Columbia has become the first province to be granted an exemption under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to remove criminal penalties for possession of opioids, cocaine, methamphetamine and MDMA for personal use.

The Conversation

UK monkeypox outbreak not yet under control, say experts

Suggestions vaccines may need to be offered to all men who have sex with men to combat spread of virus

The Guardian - UK

Daily Covid cases back below 1,900, 22 more deaths

The country registered 1,892 more Covid-19 cases and 22 new fatalities during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Sunday morning.

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The Hindu

As cases rise, poor uptake of precautionary dose turns worrisome

The main cause for concern is the waning of immunity, says the Director of Public Health

Bangkok Post

2,272 new Covid cases, 23 more deaths

The country registered 23 more Covid-19 fatalities and 2,272 new cases during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Saturday morning.

Reason

CDC Advises 'Virtual Sex' and Socially Distanced Masturbation To Stem Spread of Monkeypox

"Have sex with your clothes on" and "wash your fetish gear," offers the agency, which has in the past given us the brilliant advice to "cook your prosciutto" during times of salmonella spread.

Daily Record

Monkeypox in Scotland: Cases rise to 17 as close contacts are being identified

Public Health Scotland confirm there are now 17 cases of the viral infection, five more than the last update on June 10.

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As Biden fights overdoses, harm reduction groups face local opposition

HOUSTON — Casey Malish had just pulled into an intersection in the 2nd Ward when a woman with tattoos and pinkish hair unexpectedly hopped into the back seat of his gray Mazda. He handles outreach for the Houston Harm Reduction Alliance, a nonprofit that helps drug users like her stay…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Temple fencing coach Nikki Franke is as inspiring as ever

PHILADELPHIA — On the night before the 2020 Northwestern University duals, the Temple women’s fencing team filtered out of a restaurant in Chicago and onto the street corner. Before the group started a walk back to the hotel, one of sophomore Cassie Navalta’s teammates delivered news that stopped them in…

The National (Scotland)

Scotland experiencing another Covid wave as one in 30 have virus, expert warns

SCOTLAND is experiencing another wave of Covid-19 infections as cases of two Omicron variants increase, a public health expert has said.

Glasgow Live

Scotland experiencing 'another wave of Covid-19 infections' says public health expert

Professor Linda Bauld said the Omicron sub-lineages BA.4 and BA.5. are part of the reason for the increase in cases and a "small but not significant" rise in the number of people in hospital.

Bangkok Post

1,967 new Covid cases, 19 more deaths

There were 19 more Covid-19 fatalities and 1,967 confirmed new cases on Thursday, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) reported on Friday.

The Hindu

Is COVID-19 becoming endemic?

There are indications, but endemicity seems to be a little further away

The Independent UK

Lawmaker Mondaire Jones accused of using Covid voting rules so he could go to Issa Rae’s wedding

The lawmaker used the proxy voting rule 17 times between 19 July and 27 July, according to documents

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