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Doctors warn of COVID, RSV and flu as kids return to school

The FDA recently approved an updated version of the COVID vaccine for the latest variants, which will be available soon and can be taken along with the flu vaccine. The RSV vaccine is currently available for older and at-risk adults, as well as pregnant people.

Also this month, the Biden administration plans to restart its free COVID test-by-mail program.

wjcl.com/article/back-to-schoo

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Death toll is now 9 in listeria outbreak tied to Boar’s Head deli meat, CDC says

The new food poisoning toll includes two deaths in South Carolina plus one each in Florida, New Mexico, Tennessee and New York, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Three deaths were previously confirmed in people who lived in Illinois, New Jersey and Virginia.

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Walmart is recalling nearly 10,000 cases of apple juice as a result of inorganic arsenic levels that exceed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) standard set last year.

The recall, which was initiated Aug. 15, includes 9.535 cases of Great Value apple juice.

The apple juice is packaged in six-packs of 8-ounce plastic bottles, with UPC barcode 0-78742-29655-5. The products have a “best used” date of Dec. 28, 2024.

thehill.com/policy/healthcare/

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New Hampshire resident dies after testing positive for mosquito-borne EEE

The Hampstead resident’s infection was the first in the state in a decade, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday. The resident, whom the department only identified as an adult, had been hospitalized due to severe central nervous system symptoms, the department said.

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A Massachusetts town closes its parks to stop a mosquito-borne disease from spreading

Plymouth, Massachusetts, began the protocol Friday after Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) was detected in a horse in the area. Sports teams and other organizations will not be able to gather in the parks after dusk, the town said.

There is no treatment or vaccine available for EEE, according to the CDC.

npr.org/2024/08/26/nx-s1-50897

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Massachusetts State officials announce plans to spray for mosquitoes in sections of Worcester and Plymouth counties due to EEE

Details on the exact timing will be provided as soon as possible, but spraying is expected to occur during the week of August 26th. Spraying is scheduled to take place at night, starting shortly after dusk and ending in the early morning.

mass.gov/news/state-officials-

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Coming soon! Order your free COVID-19 Tests at the end of September.

U.S. households will be eligible to order 4 free COVID-19 tests at COVIDTests.gov. The COVID-19 Tests will detect current COVID-19 variants and can be used through the end of the year.

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FDA Approves and Authorizes Updated mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines to Better Protect Against Currently Circulating Variants

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FDA gives green light to first at-home syphilis test as cases rise

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted market authorization to the first at-home syphilis test amid a decades-long rise of cases in the U.S.

The test, which detects syphilis antibodies in human blood, provides a result within 15 minutes.

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Dirty Hands:

A foodborne parasite has infected 135 people in this NC county. What we know

As of Aug. 12, 135 cases of cyclosporiasis — an intestinal disease caused by the parasite cyclospora — have been recorded in the county this year with all of them since May,

The disease spreads when people consume food or water contaminated with feces, according to the CDC.

newsobserver.com/news/local/ar

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A drug used in the last global mpox outbreak in 2022-23 is not effective against the more severe virus spreading rapidly in Africa, researchers have found.

The antiviral, tecovirimat, did not reduce the duration of lesions among children and adults with clade I mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to the initial results of a placebo-controlled trial run by researchers in the DRC and the U.S.

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COVID is on the rise this summer. Here's why and what else you should know

A high or very high level of COVID-19 virus is being detected in wastewater in almost every state, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At least 10 other states have a high amount of COVID in the wastewater.

“We’re now relying on wastewater data, because people aren’t testing.

npr.org/2024/08/15/nx-s1-50750

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Sweden on Thursday recorded the first case outside Africa of the new, more contagious variant of mpox linked to the Congo epidemic, which the World Health Organization (WHO) a day earlier declared a global public health emergency.

A person was diagnosed with the disease in Stockholm after returning from a stay in a part of Africa that is experiencing an outbreak of the disease, Sweden’s public health agency said.

thehill.com/policy/internation

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Guess I need to mask up at all times now! This map looks awful.

MAP: These 27 states at ‘very high’ COVID wastewater levels

The states with the lowest detected level (moderate) of SARS-CoV-2 were Arizona, West Virginia, New York, New Jersey, the District of Columbia and Connecticut.

thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_m

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North Texas city warns of increased flea-born typhus cases. Who is at risk?

Flea-borne typhus is a rickettsial disease caused by a bacteria called — Rickettsia typhi. Infected fleas carried by rats, cats, opossums, dogs and other small mammals can spread the disease, according to the DSHS. The disease is also known as “murine” or “endemic” typhus.

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Three German open water swimmers fall ill after Olympic races in the Seine River

“Two female German open water swimmers were treated as outpatients (Friday) for nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. They have been feeling much better since this morning,” the statement said. “Another swimmer with similar symptoms is currently being treated by the German team doctors.”

apnews.com/article/2024-olympi

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Olympics shrugs off COVID outbreak: Noah Lyles among 40 athletes testing positive

Maria Van Kerkhove, the director of epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention at the World Health Organization, said in a briefing Tuesday that many countries have seen a surge in COVID, including the international group of athletes gathered at the Olympics.

Athletes who are COVID-positive are still competing, like Lyles.

thehill.com/policy/healthcare/

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Massive deli meat recall linked to more listeria illnesses, deaths
Millions of pounds of meat have been recalled, dozens have been hospitalized and now three people are dead in a dangerous listeria outbreak.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that three deaths – one in Illinois, one in New Jersey and one in Virginia – are linked to the listeria outbreak.

thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_m

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Fewer Americans now view childhood vaccines as important: Gallup

In the July survey, only 40 percent of U.S. adults said it is “extremely important” for parents to vaccinate their children, a marked decline from the 58 percent who said the same in 2019 and the 64 percent who said the same in 2001.

thehill.com/policy/healthcare/

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Court sides against EPA, extends emissions deadline for facility in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’

The panel of the 5th Circuit, which has become known for its conservatism, includes Reagan appointee Jerry Smith, Trump appointee Kurt Engelhardt and Obama appointee James Graves Jr. Graves was the only member to write that he would grant the EPA’s request to dismiss the petition.

thehill.com/policy/energy-envi

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