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The Five Phases to Get You a Monkeypox Vaccine

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The Five Phases to Get You a Monkeypox Vaccine
It’s the best case scenario for the worst case scenario. By Tony Ho Tran When it comes to monkeypox, there’s good news and bad news. The bad news: Monkeypox doesn’t look like it’s going away anytime soon. In fact, a rise in cases throughout the United States in recent weeks has stirred concerns (and confusion) from officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).… Read the rest

CDC: No Evidence Monkeypox Is Airborne

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CDC: No Evidence Monkeypox Is Airborne
— 45 cases in the U.S. so far, and not all from international travel by Molly Walker | June 10, 2022 There is currently no evidence that monkeypox is airborne, CDC officials said on Friday. To date, 45 cases across 15 states and Washington, D.C. have been reported — and not all are linked to international travel — but no deaths have been associated with the outbreak, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, said on a conference call with reporters.… Read the rest

CDC: Monkeypox Airborne, Sexual Transmission, Masks and Asymptomatic Infection

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CDC: Monkeypox Airborne, Sexual Transmission, Masks and Asymptomatic Infection
BY ROBYN WHITE – 6/10/22 The sexual transmission of monkeypox, and asymptomatic infection, is still a mystery to scientists, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said. Some monkeypox cases so far have occurred in men who have sex with men (MSM), according to the World Health Organization (WHO). From this, experts have suspected that the virus has made its way into the population sexually.… Read the rest

FDA Declares MODERNA Jab “Safe and Effective” Ahead of Approval Committee

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FDA Declares MODERNA Jab “Safe and Effective” Ahead of Approval Committee
BY CAROLINE VAKIL – 06/10/22 Reviewers at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in briefing documents that Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine is both effective and safe for children under 6 years old. The analysis comes ahead of several advisory committee meetings next week to weigh giving approval to Moderna’s and Pfizer’s vaccines for young children. “Available data support the effectiveness of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 in pediatric age groups from 6 months through 17 years of age,” staff at the FDA wrote.… Read the rest

Burger King PRIDE Special: Double Bottom Bun Sandwich

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Burger King PRIDE Special: Double Bottom Bun Sandwich
Burger King Austria’s new Pride Month campaign is either top-notch or bottom-of-the-barrel, depending on who you ask. Earlier this month, the company’s Austrian franchisees debuted a limited-time Pride Whopper which is essentially the same as a regular Whopper, but sandwiched between two top buns or two bottom buns, rather than a top and a bottom bun, like a traditional Whopper. The idea of using “equal buns” on each Pride Whopper, according to Burger King Austria, is representative of “equal love and equal rights,” the company explained on Instagram “Of course, this doesn’t just mean same-sex love,” BK Austria added on its official Pride Whopper webpage.… Read the rest

New WHO report reverses prior findings on COVID-19 lab-leak theory

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New WHO report reverses prior findings on COVID-19 lab-leak theory
CHRIS PANDOLFO | June 10, 2022 Preliminary findings from the World Health Organization’s second investigative team examining the origins of the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic leave open the possibility that the virus was leaked from a lab and say further investigation is needed. In its first report, the WHO’s Scientific advisory group for the origins of novel pathogens said that “further investigations” are necessary to determine whether the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic escaped from a laboratory in Wuhan, China.… Read the rest

CDC Removes Monkeypox Mask Rec From Travel Guidance Amid Telling Circumstances

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CDC Removes Monkeypox Mask Rec From Travel Guidance Amid Telling Circumstances
— Move comes as global health officials say window to prevent endemicity may be closing by Kristina Fiore | June 10, 2022 The CDC removed a recommendation to wear a mask from its monkeypox guidance for travelers earlier this week, saying it “caused confusion,” according to a statement from the agency. The guidance originally stated: “Wear a mask. Wearing a mask can help protect you from many diseases, including monkeypox.”… Read the rest

CMS Slaps First Hospitals With Fines for Lack of Price Transparency

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CMS Slaps First Hospitals With Fines for Lack of Price Transparency
— Georgia hospitals fined over $1 million after failing to comply with the price transparency law This week, CMS handed down their first penalties to two hospitals in Georgia for failing to comply with the price transparency law that went into effect Jan. 1, 2021. Northside Hospital Atlanta in Sandy Springs and Northside Hospital Cherokee in Canton were both fined for a lack of readily available standard charges for hospital services online, despite warnings.… Read the rest

Social Isolation Tied to Higher Risk of Subsequent Dementia

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Social Isolation Tied to Higher Risk of Subsequent Dementia
— Isolation linked with lower brain volume in areas related to cognition by Judy George | June 9, 2022 Social isolation was linked with lower volume in brain areas related to cognition and associated with a higher risk of subsequent dementia as well, a longitudinal study showed. Among more than 460,000 participants in the U.K. Biobank, social isolation at age 57 was tied to a 26% increased risk of dementia 12 years later, independent of risk factors like loneliness and depression, reported Jianfeng Feng, PhD, of Fudan University in Shanghai, China, and co-authors.… Read the rest