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For CDC, monkeypox prevention focus remains on vaccines - Roll Call

The Biden administration has focused on vaccination, but some worry that there's insufficient focus on prevention.

Roll Call

Foreign Office updates US travel advice after Covid rules overhauled

American health officials have relaxed Covid guidelines in a significant change to the rules.

Daily Record

Simon Calder answers your travel questions from flight disruption to US jabs rules

In his latest Ask Me Anything session, the travel correspondent of The Independent tackled a wide range of topics from unvaccinated travel to EU travel post Brexit

The Independent UK

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Wendy’s pulls lettuce from sandwiches in three states amid E coli outbreak

CDC is trying to determine whether romaine lettuce is the source of an outbreak that has sickened 37 people

The Guardian - US

E. coli outbreak linked to Wendy’s lettuce sickens dozens across 4 states

Wendy’s lettuce is believed to be the source of a multi-state E. coli outbreak that’s left dozens sick across four states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Tribune News Service

As global health threats evolved, the CDC didn't

Vanquishing disease is in the DNA of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the federal agency that in its first decade of existence oversaw the eradication of smallpox, the elimination of malaria and the stamping out of polio as threats to Americans' health.

Los Angeles Times

Wendy’s removes lettuce from sandwiches amid fears of an E.coli outbreak

37 people in four midwestern states have fallen ill

The Independent UK

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Child dies from brain eating amoeba after swimming in infested water

Authorities believe that the youngster was infected with primary amebic meningoencephalitis which thrives in freshwater bodies of water.

Daily Record

Child killed by brain-eating amoeba that entered nose while swimming in river

The rare amoeba can enter the body through the nose when in the water, where it then travels up and into the brain - a health chief said 'we can honour the memory of this child by becoming educated about the risk'

Daily Mirror

Many more children have had COVID-19 than you might think

With so many people using at-home COVID-19 tests, if they’re testing at all, experts acknowledged long ago that the true number of cases is higher than what is officially reported.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

What to know about eating raw oysters safely after two reported deaths from shellfish

Oysters that contain Vibrio do not ‘look, smell, or even taste different from any other oyster,’ CDC states

The Independent UK

Wendy's pulls lettuce from sandwiches amid E. coli outbreak

The fast-food chain Wendy’s says it is pulling lettuce from sandwiches in its restaurants in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania after people eating them there reported falling ill

The Independent UK

CDC investigates an E. coli outbreak in 4 states after some Wendy's customers fell ill

The CDC said the source has not been determined but said many of the sickened people had reported eating sandwiches with romaine lettuce at Wendy's restaurants in four Midwestern states.

WEKU

Editorial: Vaccines are safe. So why shouldn’t teens be able to get them on their own?

California teenagers should have the right to protect their health by receiving approved vaccines without parental consent or knowledge.

Los Angeles Times

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Tribune News Service

Monkeypox can linger on common household items, CDC says

The monkeypox virus can linger on many common household objects, though it’s not yet clear if that can spread the infection, according to a new government study.

The Independent UK

What to know about eating oysters safely after two reported deaths from shellfish

Oysters that contain Vibrio do not ‘look, smell, or even taste different from any other oyster,’ CDC states

The Independent UK

CDC confirms Nebraska child died of brain-eating amoeba

Federal health officials have confirmed that a Nebraska child died from a rare infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba

Los Angeles Times

Scientists' big monkeypox fear: It will spread to wild animals and be here to stay

Maureen Miller, an infectious disease epidemiologist and medical anthropologist at Columbia University, was not surprised to learn this week that an Italian greyhound in Paris had become the first dog known to catch monkeypox from a human.

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Inverse

How to tell if you've been vaccinated against polio

The poliovirus has been detected in wastewater in New York. If you are unsure of your vaccination status, here are a few ways to find out.

Evening Standard

How to avoid Naegleria fowleri, the brain-eating amoeba that killed a Nebraska child

The microorganism is typically found in warm bodies of fresh untreated water, particularly in the US

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Up to date on polio, other vaccinations?

"It is never too late to get caught up with a vaccine series."

The Guardian - US

‘Most have thrown their hands up’: has the US forgotten about Covid?

As Americans go about their daily lives, severely affected Covid patients are wondering if others are moving too quickly from the worst days of the pandemic

Advnture

What goes on first: bug spray or sunscreen? We find the answer

We ask our expert if it's bug repellent then sunscreen, or vice versa, that works best to keep your skin safe from the sun and insect bites

WEKU

The new U.S. monkeypox vaccine strategy offers more doses — and uncertainty

Missteps and delays have hampered the U.S. effort to vaccinate people against monkeypox. Now state health officials and community members are trying to adapt to a controversial "dose sparing" plan.

The Independent UK

Brain-eating amoeba kills Nebraska child after river swim

Amoeba can cause infection that is 97 per cent fatal

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