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Three years, 1.1 million deaths: COVID emergency ending in US

As US public health emergency declaration comes to an end, Al Jazeera looks at the pandemic’s heavy toll on the country.

Al Jazeera

Activists call for public health funding, community programs in new ordinance

Lonette Sims, chair of People’s Response Network, announced Thursday that the group had drafted an ordinance calling for greater funding for community-based public health programs.

Chicago Sun-Times

Pandemic hits 'stop button,' but for some life is forever changed

NPR talked to hundreds of people over the course of the pandemic. As the emergency declaration ends on May 11, we asked some of them for their reflections on the past three tumultuous years.

WEKU

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What the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency means for you

Ending the federal emergency reflects both a scientific and political judgment that the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis has ended and that special federal resources are no longer needed to prevent disease transmission across borders.

Fortune

US authorities ‘seeing large numbers of migrants at border’ before Title 42 expiration – as it happened

Homeland security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas warns people against crossing border illegally in White House briefing

The Guardian - US

FDA finalizes new rules on blood donations - Roll Call

The FDA ends blanket restrictions on donations from LGBT men, responding to pressure from advocates, blood banks and public health groups.

Roll Call

African scientists are working to pool data that decodes diseases -- a giant step

Infectious disease outbreaks in African countries are, unfortunately, all too common. Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or Uganda; Marburg virus in Guinea or Equatorial Guinea; cholera in Malawi; malaria and tuberculosis are among them.

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As public health emergency ends, pandemic-era support programs have already been fading away

The formal end of the national Public Health Emergency on Thursday is largely a symbolic and psychological step, representing the country’s formal emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic

The Independent UK

We worked out how many tobacco lobbyists end up in government, and vice versa. It's a lot

We’ve just revealed the extent of the close relationship between tobacco lobbyists and government, in the first Australian study of its kind.

The Conversation

The end of the COVID emergency declaration does change tracking emphasis

Thursday marks the official end to the COVID state of emergency. Fayette County Community Health Officer Jessica Cobb said there’s been a decline in public health action for some time.

WEKU

Sunak urged to ‘stand firm’ on whisky duty increase

The Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems said the tax hike should be a starting point for improving public health.

The Independent UK

Brisbane convenience store to pay over $88,000 for illegally selling vapes with nicotine

A Brisbane convenience store has been caught with 45,000 vapes and ordered to pay $88,000 for possessing and selling vapes containing nicotine.

ABC News

Could public health guidelines help stop loneliness? 7 tips that show how crucial social connection is to well-being

United States Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recently called loneliness an epidemic and issued a public health advisory on the healing effects of social connection and community.

The Conversation

The End of Title 42 Expulsions of Migrants—and What Comes Next

Title 42 expulsions caused great harm for very little benefit. Biden plans to replace them with a combination of policies, some good and some very bad.

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What does ending the emergency status of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US mean in practice? 4 questions answered

The COVID-19 pandemic’s public health emergency status in the U.S. expires on May 11, 2023. And on May 5, the World Health Organization declared an end to the COVID-19 public health emergency of international concern, or PHEIC, designation that had been in place since Jan. 30, 2020.

Newsroom.co.nz

Right to healthy food back on the table

The resurrected Public Health Advisory Committee will tackle access to healthy food and other factors that shape our eating habits as its first major project.

Chicago Sun-Times

The COVID-19 emergency is over. Let’s strengthen public health to avert the next crisis.

The SARS-CoV2 virus that causes COVID-19 still circulates, and new variants will continue to emerge. Our nation’s public health system needs more support, two University of Illinois experts write.

The Independent UK

White House eases COVID protocols as emergency lifts

Pandemic-era rules on COVID-19 testing for White House journalists are being loosened as the public health emergency declaration expires Thursday

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Passport bottleneck is holding up international travel by Americans eager to see the world as COVID-19 eases

The World Health Organization declared on May 5, 2023, that the COVID-19 pandemic is no longer a public health emergency. Although the virus is still causing hospitalizations and deaths, many travelers who were reluctant to go abroad because of the pandemic now feel freer to travel internationally again.

Bangkok Post

Covid measures to return to schools

The Education and Public Health ministries have been told to increase Covid-19 control measures in schools when students return to class later this month.

Bangkok Post

Virus curbs set to return to schools

The Education and Public Health ministries have been told to ramp up Covid-19 control measures in schools due to concerns over a potential spike in infections when students begin returning to class later this month.

Salon

COVID mission not accomplished, Joe

The national public health dashboard is blinking hazards ahead

WEKU

The COVID public health emergency ends this week. Here's what's changing

Three years ago, the emergency declaration enabled certain tools for fighting the pandemic and protecting Americans. Now that it's expiring, here's what is changing — and what's not.

Dynamite News

Study gives more insight into post-vaccine heart inflammation cases

When the new COVID-19 vaccinations were introduced two years ago, public health experts discovered an increase in incidences of myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle, particularly among young guys who had received mRNA immunisations. Read further on Dynamite News:

Al Jazeera

Timeline: Title 42 expulsions at the US-Mexico border

Biden administration is preparing for end of contentious US policy that let authorities turn away most asylum seekers.

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