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Georgetown Requiring Masks Again Due to COVID, Monkeypox

Mandates go into effect for the fall semester.

W.H.O. Says Monkeypox ‘Vaccine Is Not 100% Effective’ as Vax Manufacturer Ramps Up Production Capacity

Monkeypox vaccine is "not a silver bullet," says WHO's monkeypox lead official.

Monkeypox Vax: ‘Little Data’ and ‘No Clinical Trials’ to Evaluate Efficacy in Humans (Reuters Analysis)

The monkeypox jab "has not undergone clinical trials to evaluate the vaccine's ability to prevent monkeypox in humans," Reuters reports.

Vaccine Caused New Polio Outbreak: Associated Press

For years, global health officials have used billions of drops of an oral vaccine in a remarkably effective campaign aimed at wiping out polio...

Sex Between Men Fueling Monkeypox: Three Peer-Reviewed Studies

The claim that skin-to-skin contact during sex between men, not intercourse itself, drives most monkeypox transmission is likely backward, a growing group of experts say.

Scientists Find Evidence Gay Couple Gave Monkeypox to Their Dog, CDC Updates Guidance

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its guidance Friday to cover transmission to animals after a paper published in The Lancet found evidence of transmission from human to animals in France.

Fire Engulfs Oregon Flour Mill Amid Supply Chain Crisis

A flour mill that would have produced grain to feed Americans was destroyed in a mysterious fire last week.

Students, Staff In Philadelphia School District Will Need To Mask For First 10 Days Of School

Students and staff in the School District of Philadelphia will be required to wear face masks for the first 10 days of the upcoming school year.

Biden to meet China’s Xi Jinping in November: Report

President Joe Biden is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping face-to-face in Southeast Asia this November.

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