#Please, New Yorkers, just let the masks slide!

#Please, New Yorkers, just let the masks slide!

“Please, New Yorkers, just let the masks slide!” I live on the Upper West Side. I am a former Food and Drug Administration associate commissioner, run a not-for-profit public-health policy institute and am a visiting professor at the University of Paris Medical School. Despite my bona fides, I can’t get my neighbors or dog-park acquaintances…

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#Omicron variant may impact lungs differently, studies say

#Omicron variant may impact lungs differently, studies say

“#Omicron variant may impact lungs differently, studies say” Recent studies suggest that the omicron variant of the coronavirus may be less severe than delta because it impacts the lungs in different ways.  In a recent White House COVID-19 response team briefing, White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci told reporters that a study from Hong Kong showed although the…

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#CDC issues warning on onion-linked salmonella outbreak

#CDC issues warning on onion-linked salmonella outbreak

“#CDC issues warning on onion-linked salmonella outbreak” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a warning that a salmonella outbreak believed to be linked to onions imported from Chihuahua, Mexico has spread to 37 states — sickening over 650 people. The CDC directed businesses on Wednesday evening to stop selling fresh whole red,…

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#Salmonella outbreak from unknown source spreads to 29 states

#Salmonella outbreak from unknown source spreads to 29 states

“#Salmonella outbreak from unknown source spreads to 29 states” An ongoing salmonella outbreak from an unknown food source has spread to 29 states, federal health officials warned.   The outbreak has infected nearly 280 people and more than two dozen have been hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) latest update, which was…

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#Over 200 medical journals cosign ‘catastrophic’ warning

#Over 200 medical journals cosign ‘catastrophic’ warning

“#Over 200 medical journals cosign ‘catastrophic’ warning” More than 200 leading health journals have issued a joint statement — a “call for emergency action” by world leaders to protect public health in the face of rising global temperatures and diminishing biodiversity. Prominent peer-reviewed journals including the BMJ, the Lancet and the New England Journal of…

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#DC health says masks may be necessary until Thanksgiving

#DC health says masks may be necessary until Thanksgiving

“#DC health says masks may be necessary until Thanksgiving” Enlarge Image A hotel employee wears a mask inside a lobby on July 30, 2021 in Washington, DC. DC Mayor Muriel Bowser restored a COVID-19 indoor mask mandate, regardless of vaccination status, starting Saturday. Getty Images Washington, D.C. health officials say the indoor mask mandate, now in…

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#Biden’s pathetic bid to blame GOP governors for COVID spike

#Biden’s pathetic bid to blame GOP governors for COVID spike

“#Biden’s pathetic bid to blame GOP governors for COVID spike” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is absolutely right in calling out President Joe Biden’s COVID hypocrisy: The president is blaming the surge in cases partly on DeSantis and other GOP governors who resist tighter restrictions — even as Biden lets thousands of COVID-positive migrants flood the…

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