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Biden administration declares monkeypox a public health emergency

August 4, 2022

Biden administration declares monkeypox a public health emergency

The Biden administration on Thursday said it was declaring monkeypox a public health emergency, freeing up federal money and other resources to fight the virus.

Florida Gov. DeSantis on monkeypox emergency declarations: ‘We are not doing fear’

August 4, 2022

Florida Gov. DeSantis on monkeypox emergency declarations: ‘We are not doing fear’

Multiple states have declared outbreaks of the monkeypox virus to be public health emergencies. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said that Florida "focus on facts."

Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine linked to death in South Africa, health regulator reports

August 4, 2022

Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine linked to death in South Africa, health regulator reports

South Africa's health regulator has reported the country's first causal link between the Johnson and Johnson vaccine and one of their citizens dying from a rare disease called GBS.

Legionnaires' disease kills one, hospitalizes 11 people in California's Napa Valley

August 4, 2022

Legionnaires' disease kills one, hospitalizes 11 people in California's Napa Valley

Napa Valley health officials said that a Legionnaires' disease outbreak has killed one person and hospitalized eleven others since July.

Rand Paul: Fauci has been 'lying' to the American people on the origins of COVID-19

August 3, 2022

Rand Paul: Fauci has been 'lying' to the American people on the origins of COVID-19

Fox News host Jesse Watters spoke with Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul about a hearing on gain-of-function research that seeks to find the origins of COVID-19.

Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby and feds file dueling documents in perjury case ahead of trial

August 3, 2022

Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby and feds file dueling documents in perjury case ahead of trial

Prosecutors detailed Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby's finances in court filings ahead of a trial on perjury and false mortgage application charges.

Public health emergency declared in San Diego over monkeypox

August 3, 2022

Public health emergency declared in San Diego over monkeypox

San Diego county health officials declared a public health emergency over monkeypox on Tuesday due to the vaccine scarcity and rising cases.

Biden tests positive for COVID-19 again, will continue isolation

August 3, 2022

Biden tests positive for COVID-19 again, will continue isolation

President Biden will remain in isolation Wednesday as he continues to test positive for the coronavirus in a rebound case, the White House's doctor says.

Omicron infects young children easier than other variants; loss of smell may be precursor to memory loss

August 2, 2022

Omicron infects young children easier than other variants; loss of smell may be precursor to memory loss

Recent studies show that the omicron variant of coronavirus infects children much easier than any other variant, and that loss of smell may predict memory loss.

Veteran NYC epidemiologist lambastes city's PC monkeypox messaging, takes aim at botched COVID-19 handling

August 2, 2022

Veteran NYC epidemiologist lambastes city's PC monkeypox messaging, takes aim at botched COVID-19 handling

An NYC Department of Health epidemiologist who was reassigned within the department after speaking out about the city’s messaging on monkeypox lambasted city's pandemic response.