ALSO READ: Your sore throat can determine if you have contracted Covid-19. Here's how to understand Since April, EU health agencies have recommended a second booster only for those older than 80 and the most vulnerable.

The new recommendation is expected to facilitate national decisions to speed up vaccination campaigns, which have been slowing to nearly a halt in recent months. "We need to act now to boost the protection of citizens at risk over the summer months," Kyriakides said.

She was of the opinion that vaccines currently available for boosters, such as Pfizer's and Moderna's, are "highly effective in reducing severe COVID." However, it is unclear how effective they are at preventing infections from the newest COVID-19 Omicron sub-variants.

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TXT’s Beomgyu to step back from some shows on ongoing US tour for health reasons

TXT (Tomorrow X Together) singer Beomgyu’s participation in the group’s US tour will be reduced moving forward due to health reasons, Big Hit Music has announced.The label published a statement to Weverse on July 11 following the group’s Atlanta show of their ongoing ‘Act: Love Sick’ tour of the US. At that Fox Theatre concert, Beomgyu was notably absent from a number of performances.

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Free masks and tests in New Zealand as health system struggles with Covid

The New Zealand government has announced free masks and rapid antigen tests as it tries to stem the spread of Covid-19 and relieve pressure on the country's health system.

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India records big jump in Covid, over 20,000 new infections, 38 deaths in 24 hrs

NEW DELHI: Covid cases have seen a massive jump with India registering over 20,139 new cases and 38 deaths due to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. The total number of active caseload currently stands at 1,36,076 in the country. In the last 2 years, 4.36 crore covid cases and around 5,25,557 fatalities have been reported due to Covid-19 so far.

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Monkeypox cases in Canada rise by 59% in 9 days

up from 211 cases last week.But Ontario saw the biggest increase in cases of all the provinces, going from 77 cases as of July 4 to now confirming 156 cases. British Columbia also saw an increase in cases for the first time in weeks, with 29 cases now confirmed compared to four previously.

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With 20,139 new cases, India's daily COVID tally surpasses 20K mark

COVID cases for the first time since February this year as the country recorded 20,139 fresh cases in the last 24 hours, as per the data provided by the Health Ministry. With this, India’s active caseload now stands at 1,36,076. Active cases constitute 0.31% of the country's total positive cases.

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West Philadelphia block party tradition on hold due to risk of violence

WEST PHILADELPHIA - A neighborhood tradition is on hold this year and COVID-19 is not to blame.The West Fest Block Party was supposed to start on Saturday at the Sayre Rec Center in West Philadelphia, but organizers pulled the plug after recent gun violence in the city. The decision is causing quite the controversy as some neighbors are disappointed that the party is off, while others say no one should take any chances right now. "I’m very angry, and I think it’s unfair that we didn’t have a say in it," said Nadia Salaam, a mother in the neighborhood. "We're talking about a block party that was supposed to bring unified love that owe have in the city." MORE HEADLINES:Corey Ford agrees with Salaam as he says he feels cheated that his four kids will miss out. "No, I don’t think they should have canceled it," said Ford.

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Behind the COVID curtain: formerly confidential Alberta government documents made public

COVID-19 restrictions in February.The documents — which were previously marked confidential — were ordered by provincial court to be turned over by one of the authors, along with the health department and chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw, after the parents of five immunocompromised kids and the Alberta Federation of Labour sued the UCP government over the decision to lift the mask mandate in February.Premier Jason Kenney announced on Feb.

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11,382 community cases; 765 hospitalisations; 11 in ICU; 23 deaths

Today we are reporting 11,382 community cases, 765 current hospitalisations, and 23 deaths.

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Generic antidepressant shouldn't be used to treat COVID, advises WHO panel

World Health Organization. The group of experts, in the BMJ medical journal on Thursday, said that the drugs, fluvoxamine and colchicine, could potentially cause harm.

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COVID-19 media update, 14 July 2022

The Ministry will host a media briefing to provide updates on the response to the Omicron outbreak at 12.30 pm.

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Arizona is most guilty of COVID-19 'panic buying,' study says

Miami Beach, CVS pharmacy, toilet paper aisle with only one item left. (Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) PHOENIX - Researchers are revealing the top states guilty of COVID-19 "panic buying," and Arizona sits at the top of the list."Back in 2020, the humble, yet indispensable household consumable, toilet paper, became somewhat of an icon of mass panic during the pandemic.

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Summer COVID-19 transmission ticking up in Alberta

the province’s VOC dashboard. A doctor referral will soon be needed by some Albertans seeking PCR testing, province says On Tuesday, the World Health Organization warned the highly transmissible BA.5 subvariant is spreading at a “very intense level” and continues to drive waves of new cases.“The virus is running freely and countries are not effectively managing the disease burden,” WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom told a virtual press conference from Geneva, Switzerland.The seven-day average PCR positivity rate in Alberta for the week of July 5 was 18.3 per cent, up from 15 per cent from the prior week.On Tuesday, the province announced Albertans needing a PCR test to inform medical treatment must have a referral from a health-care professional.

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Novavax COVID-19 vaccine: FDA authorizes fourth shot for adults

COVID-19 vaccine choice as the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday cleared Novavax shots for adults.Novavax makes a more traditional type of shot than the three other COVID-19 vaccines available for use in the U.S. -- and one that’s already available in Europe and multiple other countries.Nearly a quarter of American adults still haven't gotten their primary vaccinations even this late in the pandemic, and experts expect at least some of them to roll up their sleeves for a more conventional option — a protein-based vaccine.The Maryland company also hopes its shots can become a top booster choice in the U.S.

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A doctor referral will soon be needed by some Albertans seeking PCR testing, province says

government says it is changing how it tests people for COVID-19.Starting next week, Albertans who need a PCR test to inform their medical treatment must have a referral from a health-care professional.Clinicians are to determine the best testing option for their patients, which could include rapid testing at home or in a clinic, in-clinic swabbing with the sample sent to the lab for PCR testing or a referral to an Alberta Health Services site for testing.Physicians will also be required to request lab tests on their patients’ behalf while using the Alberta Health Services online appointment booking system. Canada lacks robust COVID-19 detection system amid 6th wave.

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Hamilton bumping up COVID-19 vaccine capacity at Mountain clinic amid new booster eligibility

COVID-19 vaccine eligibility, Hamilton Public Health (HPH) is set to ramp up it’s shot capacity at at least one outlet starting Thursday.Following Dr. Kieron Moore’s announcement Wednesday, allowing for those aged 18 through 59 to take on a second booster, the city’s health officials will increase the daily rate of doses at the LimeRidge Mall clinic from 160 doses per day to 250.Appointments for fourth doses through HPH will launch Thursday at 8 a.m.

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CDC report shows rise in resistant infections, deaths in first COVID-19 year

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a rise in antibiotic-resistant infections and deaths during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, a setback the agency says highlights both the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and the need to prepare for future pandemics.

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Best foods to eat when recovering from Covid and what you should avoid

Covid-19 continues to spread across Scotland and it is important to nourish the body while recovering from the virus. This is especially crucial, as recent figures show nearly a quarter of cases reported in the week ending July 10 were found to be reinfections.

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4th dose of COVID-19 vaccine available to most adults in Waterloo Region beginning Thursday

Waterloo Public Health has announced that anyone between the ages of 18 and 59 will be able to get a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine beginning on Thursday.Previously, the second booster was available only to those 60 years old or older, First Nation, Inuit and Métis individuals aged 18 and over or a non-Indigenous household member aged 18 and over.The agency says that people in the high-risk groupings, including those over 60, Indigenous people, those who are immunocompromised or those living in long-term care or retirement homes, should get a second booster shot as soon they can. Ontario expands 4th COVID vaccine doses to those aged 18 to 59 amid 7th wave “I would also encourage people who haven’t received their third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to get it now, especially if they are in a vulnerable group,” said Dr.

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Global COVID cases continue to rise as BA.5 expands

COVID-19 cases worldwide rose last week for the fifth week in a row, fueled by two more-transmissible Omicron variants, BA.4 and BA.5, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today in its latest update.

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Study: Kids have stronger COVID-19 antibody response than adults

A new prospective study of 252 families with members diagnosed as having mild COVID-19 in Italy finds that, while all age-groups had detectable SARS-CoV-2 antibodies up to 1 year after infection, children—especially those younger than 3 years—had higher antibody levels than adults at all intervals tested.

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News Scan for Jul 13, 2022

A study yesterday in the Journal of Virology suggests that, while co-infection with influenza A and SARS-CoV-2 does not change the trajectory of influenza A, contracting influenza A first could suppress any COVID-19 infection caused by SARS-CoV-2.The study is based on experiments conducted in cultured cells and

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Patient dies in waiting room of N.B. emergency room, eyewitness speaks out

Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital in Fredericton this week, after a Facebook post from a witness went viral.John Staples, who was in the waiting room on Tuesday, described the scene as a “stark and somber realization that our healthcare system is so sadly broken.”Global News spoke to Staples, who confirmed what he witnessed.

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'Look before you sit': South Florida woman finds green iguana hiding in her toilet

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - Reptiles are common in Florida, but one South Florida woman received an unexpected visitor…inside her toilet – a large iguana.Michelle Reynolds, who lives in Hollywood, Florida, said she found the iguana hanging out in her toilet late Saturday night, according to a post on her Facebook page."Walked into this last night," she wrote.She contacted Harold at Iguana Lifestyles, who specializes in removing green iguanas.

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No letup for Indian medical students fleeing war, Covid

The government may not provide any respite to medical students who had return to India following the outbreak of the pandemic and the war between Russia and Ukraine. There are around 60,000 medical aspirants who have returned to India post covid from countries such as Ukraine, China, Russia, the Philippines and Georgia. The government’s view is that if any student wishes to study medicine in other countries and wants to pursue their medical practice in India, they must clear the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) exam.

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Covid hospital numbers up 15 per cent in Scotland despite drop in reported cases

The number of patients in Scottish hospitals with coronavirus has risen by 15 per cent in a week, despite a fall in cases, new figures show. While the latest data from Public Health Scotland (PHS) shows a drop in overall cases for the second week in a row, the number of people in hospital with Covid-19 increased to 1,669.

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Multiplexes struggle to fill void after covid devastates showbiz

₹3 crore per screen NEW DELHI : Though multiplexes have fast-tracked their expansion plans, screen count will take time to reach pre-pandemic levels in India, said industry experts. The first and second wave of covid had sounded the death knell for 2,000 single screens across India and multiplexes will be able to add a maximum of 500 new screens by the end of 2022-23, they added. While PVR, INOX, Cinepolis and Miraj are looking to add 70-100 screens, each, during this financial year, expansion is expected to slow down in the next few years, they said.

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First Nations in northern Ontario facing COVID-19 surge amid health care worker shortage

First Nations in northern Ontario are in a “very dire situation” as they deal with a surge in COVID-19 cases and an ongoing shortage of health-care workers.Dr. Lloyd Douglas with the Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority says rising cases in remote First Nation communities in the north are putting an “additional burden” on health-care services that were already strained before the pandemic.In Sandy Lake First Nation, more than one seventh of the population — or 613 people out of roughly 3,500 people — had COVID-19 as of Monday.The chief of the First Nation says her community currently has about half of the 12 nurses it’s supposed to.

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'This isn't living with Covid, it's ignoring it': Bereaved criticise end of free testing and masks as deaths pass 200,000

A man who lost his grandmother to Covid-19 criticised the axing of free testing and other measures as he called the terrible milestone of 200,000 deaths in the UK 'absolutely heart-rending and tragic'.

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Ontario 7th COVID wave expected to peak in 2 weeks, no mask mandate at this time: Moore

Ontario is in the midst of the seventh wave of COVID-19, with the peak expected to be reached in the next two weeks, the province’s top doctor says.Speaking at a press conference Wednesday morning, Dr. Kieran Moore confirmed the province is in the seventh wave, but said the province is “experiencing a slower trajectory” this time.Moore said the province has “the tools to manage” the seventh wave.“As the virus continues to circulate and evolve, we know what steps need to be taken to protect ourselves, our communities, and our healthcare system,” he said.

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COVID Variant Myths: Debunking misconceptions about new coronavirus variants

coronavirus pandemic to be over, but new numbers show the infection is far from done with us, thanks in part to new variants. But, what exactly do we know about them?Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherInfectious disease expert Dr. Amesh Adalja joined Good Day DC on Monday to break down some misconceptions about these new variants.One misconception is that the new COVID-19 variants can reinfect people at a higher and higher rate.

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Ontario expands 4th COVID vaccine doses to those aged 18 to 59 amid 7th wave

COVID-19 dose eligibility is being expanded to the aged 18 and older population starting July 14Dr. Kieran Moore made the announcement Wednesday morning at Queen’s Park.Moore said the expanded vaccine eligibility will now include Ontarians who are 18 to 59 years old.People in this age group can now get a second booster if its been five months since the last booster shot and at least three months since recovering from a recent infection.

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Social media platforms failing to stop hate, threats against LGBTQ users, report says

FILE IMAGE - TikTok and Facebook logos displayed on phone screens and a laptop keyboard are seen in this illustration photo taken on Feb. 6, 2022.

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Explainer: What is BA.5 variant and why is it reinfecting people with Covid-19?

RISING CASE NUMBERS BA.5 is not new. It was first identified in January and is being tracked by the WHO since April. A sister variant of the Omicron strain that has been dominant worldwide since the end of 2021, BA.5 has already caused spikes in case rates – even with reduced testing – in countries including South Africa, where it was first found, as well as the United Kingdom, parts of Europe, and Australia.

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Hundreds of young people in Falkirk take up offer of help with mental health

More than 300 children and young people were referred for help to new mental health and wellbeing services in the first month after their launch.

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Health minister says 'no magical way of avoiding pressures' as ambulance service moves to highest alert level

A health minister has dismissed concerns over the impact of the heatwave on NHS services in Greater Manchester, saying there is no "magical way of avoiding such pressures". It comes after the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) confirmed that it had been moved to the highest alert level.

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Free Covid vaccine booster dose for all adults starting from July 15: Centre

NEW DELHI: In a major move to expand the coverage of booster dose, the Central government on Wednesday announced that booster dose will be made available free of cost for all individuals above 18 years of age at all government vaccination centres. This will come into force from July 15, 2022 onwards for 75 days. “India is celebrating 75 years of Independence.

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With lots of cash on hand, Pennsylvania wraps up budget deal

Reading, PA - September 14: Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf.

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Pennsylvania sues 3 counties over counting mail-in ballots

WILKES-BARRE, UNITED STATES - 2020/11/04: Employee holds bundles of mail-in ballots to be counted. (Photo by Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania's elections agency sued three Republican-controlled county governments on Tuesday, seeking to force their election boards to report primary results that include ballots with undated exterior envelopes — the subject of several other lawsuits.The Department of State sued Lancaster, Berks and Fayette counties in Commonwealth Court, describing them as "outlier counties" that have not properly certified vote tallies from the May 17 election that included nominating contests for U.S.

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Free Covid vaccine booster shot for 18-59 age group from Friday

Covid vaccine booster doses drive is aimed at boosting the uptake of Covid precaution doses. The free Covid-19 vaccine booster doses drive will be held as part of the government's Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to celebrate the 75th anniversary of India's Independence, the official sources said.

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UK's Covid-19 death toll passes 200,000

More than 200,000 people in the UK have had Covid-19 recorded on their death certificate since the pandemic began, new figures show.

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Convicted murderer dies of Covid days after positive test in prison

A convicted murderer from Greater Manchester died of Covid just days after testing positive for the virus. The family of Trevor Ferguson questioned whether he didn't report his symptoms because of 'bullying' from other inmates in prison, a new report reveals.

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Covid 'still a factor' in people's lives - expert

Assistant Professor in Virology at Trinity College Dublin, Dr Kim Roberts, has said that while Covid-19 is still a factor in our lives people are not necessarily recognising it.

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Nearly 3 MILLION people not vaccinated against Covid amid warning 'pandemic is not over'

More than three million people in the UK are yet to be vaccinated against Covid-19, it has been revealed. It comes as a government committee calls for increased efforts to get those in vulnerable groups fully vaccinated as infection rates continue to rise again.

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Should Covid measures be brought back?

The UK has seen a slow and steady increase in daily Covid cases since the start of June, with restriction measures all but dropped by the government earlier this year.

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With 16,906 new COVID cases, India reports 24% jump in daily infections

COVID cases in the last 24 hours, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The number of active cases of COVID in India went past 1.32 lakh (1,32,457). Active cases now constitute 0.30% of the country's total positive cases. The weekly positivity rate in the country currently stands at 4.26% and the daily positivity rate is reported to be 3.68%.

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India records 16,906 new cases and 43 Covid deaths in last 24 hours

India has recorded over 16,906 new cases and 43 deaths due to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. The total number of active case load currently stands at 1,32,457 in the country. In the last 2 years, 4.36 crore Covid-19 cases and around 5,25,519 fatalities have been reported due to the disease so far.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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