by Jordana Choucair | Aug 15, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The World Health Organization (WHO) renamed the two branches of the monkeypox virus. The Central African or Congo Basin clade will now be known as Clade I and the West African clade will be called Clade II. The WHO is also in the process of renaming the disease by...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 12, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its COVID-19 guidance, easing recommendations for people who are unvaccinated and have been exposed to COVID-19. The new guidance recommends that unvaccinated people wear mask for 10 days and get tested five...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 9, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
A study in the journal Nature Climate Change found that 58 percent of the known 375 human infectious diseases are worsened by one of the 10 types of extreme weather linked to climate change. The researchers also found that 223 of 286 unique sicknesses seemed to be...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 8, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Department is considering extending the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) once again. According to people familiar with the matter, HHS would potentially extend the declaration into early 2023 — pushing the U.S....
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 4, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will issue updated COVID-19 community guidance as soon as this week. The agency is expected to relax quarantine recommendations for those exposed to the virus and de-emphasize social distancing measures and regular...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 3, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
Public health leaders want the Biden administration to declare a public health emergency to better tackle rising monkeypox cases. The leaders say they are frustrated by the Biden administration’s lack of urgency. The limited supply of monkeypox vaccines in the U.S....
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