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U.S. monkeypox response mirrors early coronavirus missteps, some experts say

Fri, 2022-06-24 16:10 — mike kraft

U.S. monkeypox response mirrors early coronavirus missteps, experts say The Biden administration's response to the monkeypox outbreak raises concerns that the country is ill-prepared for the next major pandemic. Washington Post

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US boosts monkeypox testing, 142 cases confirmed

Thu, 2022-06-23 15:36 — mike kraft

US boosts monkeypox testing, 142 cases confirmed WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has started shipping monkeypox tests to commercial laboratories, in a bid to speed diagnoses for suspected infections for the virus that has already infected at least 142 people in the U.S. AP NEWS

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Monkeypox: UK to offer vaccines to some gay, bisexual men

Wed, 2022-06-22 15:09 — mike kraft

UK to offer vaccines to some gay, bisexual men for monkeypox LONDON (AP) — British health officials will start offering vaccines to some men who have sex with men and are at the highest risk of catching monkeypox , in an effort to curb the biggest outbreak of the disease beyond Africa. AP NEWS

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Europe sees new Covid wave as summer starts

Wed, 2022-06-22 14:56 — mike kraft

Summer starts in Europe with new Covid wave Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are rising across the continent, spurred by Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5. Eliza Mackintosh and Hafsa Khalil, CNN CNN

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NY Broadway theaters to drop their mask mandate in July

Tue, 2022-06-21 23:46 — mike kraft

Broadway theaters drop their mask mandate starting in July NEW YORK (AP) — In another sign that the world of entertainment is returning to pre-pandemic normal, Broadway theaters will no longer demand audiences wear masks starting in July. The Broadway League announced Tuesday that mask-wearing will be optional next month onward, a further loosening of restrictions. AP NEWS

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Monkeypox cases around the world --more than 35 countries report cases

Tue, 2022-06-21 14:44 — mike kraft

Factbox: Monkeypox cases around the world More than 35 countries where monkeypox is not endemic have reported outbreaks of the viral disease as confirmed cases exceed 2,500. Reuters Reuters

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Don’t want to get sick this winter? The pandemic health habits to keep long term

Fri, 2022-06-17 22:16 — FNUOvviyaa

Don’t want to get sick this winter? The pandemic health habits to keep long term With soaring flu cases and other illnesses lurking, experts weigh in on which Covid prevention measures are worth keeping up, and which to ditch the Guardian

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WHO: Monkeypox won’t turn into pandemic, but many unknowns

Mon, 2022-05-30 14:04 — mike kraft

WHO: Monkeypox won't turn into pandemic, but many unknowns LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization’s top monkeypox expert said she doesn’t expect the hundreds of cases reported to date to turn into another pandemic, but acknowledged there are still many unknowns about the disease, including how exactly it’s spreading and whether the suspension of mass smallpox immunization decades ago may somehow be speeding its transmission. AP NEWS

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Covid-weary Americans enter summer with little effort to contain a still-raging pandemic

Mon, 2022-05-30 13:39 — mike kraft

Covid was vanishing last Memorial Day. Cases are five times higher now. Covid-weary Americans enter summer with little effort to contain a still-raging pandemic. Washington Post

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Patient group calls for more regular scheduling of recurring COVID-19 boosters to encourage vaccinations

Fri, 2022-05-27 22:28 — mike kraft

Patient group calls for recurring COVID-19 boosters to cut through vaccine apathy The nonprofit ECRI said adopting a booster shot schedule targeting emerging variants would create certainty and convince more Americans to get shots. YahooNews

Fewer than one in three Americans have received an extra shot of the COVID-19 vaccine and one patient safety group thinks that's a public health challenge.

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