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Head of top US public health agency resigns

Washington (AFP) - The head of the main US public health agency, the Centers for Disease Control, announced on Friday that she will step down from her post at the end of June.

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Rochelle Walensky, who led the CDC during the pandemic, resigns

The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced her exit on the same day the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 is no longer a global public health emergency.

WEKU

Rochelle Walensky Leaves a CDC That's Far More Powerful Than When She Entered It

Under Walensky, the CDC's voluntary guidance was anything but.

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Explainer-Title 42: what is the US border policy and what happens when it ends?

The United States is set to lift COVID-19 restrictions on Thursday night, known as Title 42, which have been in place for three years and allow border agents to quickly expel many migrants caught crossing the border back to Mexico.

Reuters

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky to resign her position

Ms Walensky will leave the CDC at the end of June

The Independent UK

CDC's Rochelle Walensky resigns, citing pandemic transition

The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is resigning

The Independent UK

CDC director to depart in June - Roll Call

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky will leave her post at the end of June, the agency announced on Friday, after two years of leading the agency.

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CDC to stop reporting new COVID infections as public health emergency winds down

The CDC says the coming end of the public health emergency means the agency will be scaling back the data it routinely collects and releases about the pandemic.

WEKU

WHO declares end to COVID global health emergency

The World Health Organization ended the global emergency status for COVID-19 on Friday more than three years after its original declaration, and said countries should now manage the virus that killed more than 6.9 million people along with other infectious diseases.

Reuters

FDA approves 1st RSV vaccine for older adults

After decades of failure in the quest for an RSV vaccine, doctors are anxious to finally have something to offer — especially after a virus surge that strained hospitals last fall.

Chicago Sun-Times

COVID dropped to 4th leading cause of death in US last year

U.S. deaths fell last year, and COVID-19 dropped to the No. 4 cause

The Independent UK

How did STDs change during the pandemic?

STD screening fell during the first year of the pandemic, but rates of gonorrhea and syphilis increased.

USAFacts

Atlanta hospital mass shooting victim identified as CDC worker

‘She deserved better. Her sweet kids and husband deserved better. I’m so sorry, Amy,’ one of her friends wrote

The Independent UK

More American Indians and Black Americans died from a pandemic surge in fentanyl overdoses than any other group

Nearly 70,000 Americans died from fentanyl-linked drug overdoses in 2021, according to new CDC report

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Surgeon General Vivek Murthy Refuses To Acknowledge the Government's Misrepresentation of Mask Research

Recent comments by former COVID-19 adviser Anthony Fauci contradict what public health officials told us during the pandemic.

LiveScience

Fentanyl overdose death rates 'more than tripled' in recent years, CDC report shows

The rate of fatal overdoses involving fentanyl skyrocketed in the U.S. between 2016 and 2021, new data show.

LiveScience

Smelling salt products promise an 'energy boost,' but have reportedly caused seizures, FDA warns

The Food and Drug Administration warned that unapproved inhalant products containing ammonia may pose health risks.

The Independent UK

US approves first vaccine for RSV after decades of attempts

The US has approved the first vaccine for RSV, shots to protect older adults

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They're trying to cure nodding syndrome. First they need to zero in on the cause

Nodding syndrome is a rare neurological condition that can result in head nodding and violent seizures. Some researchers think they know the cause, but questions remain.

Salon

We can't keep up with COVID's mutations

The FDA is allowing additional bivalent shots — but a new study suggests they don't work as well as they used to

The Independent UK

Former Yorkshire players set to be sanctioned for racist language on Wednesday

Gary Ballance admitted a charge ahead of a liability hearing in March.

The Texas Tribune

Attorney General Ken Paxton to investigate COVID-19 vaccine makers

Long an opponent of vaccine and mask mandates, the Republican said pharmaceutical companies may have misrepresented data. Pfizer strongly disagrees.

Daily Mirror

Map shows alarming spread of Covid variant Acturus across the US state by state

The new Covid variant known as Arcturus or XBB.1.16, which was first detected in January 2023, is rapidly spreading across the globe and making health officials worried

The Guardian - US

US health authorities reportedly plan to stop tracking Covid on community level

Instead of using the colour-coded system focusing on the spread of the virus by county, the CDC will track hospitalisation rates

Salon

Hepatitis A outbreak worsens

You may want to skip the frozen fruits section at your grocery store until the recent recalls have been lifted

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