Doctors have sounded an alarm over a new illness that is gaining a foothold in India. ‘Tomato flu’, as it is commonly called, is a new type of hand, foot and mouth disease and cases have been found in Kerala and Odisha. According to Lancet Respiratory Journal, cases of ‘tomato flu’ were first reported in Kerala’s Kollam…

America’s leading health agency announced Wednesday that it is planning a complete overhaul of its structure and operations due to major mistakes in handling the COVID-19 pandemic response. “To be frank, we are responsible for some pretty dramatic, pretty public mistakes — from testing, to data, to communications,” said Rochelle Walensky, director of the US…

Unvaccinated Americans don’t have to quarantine anymore if they’ve been exposed to COVID-19, according to newly relaxed guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Also, people who test positive can end isolation sooner if they are asymptomatic or their symptoms improve quickly. CDC spokesperson Tom Skinner told USA TODAY on Friday that additional guidance for travel would be coming…

St Kitts and Nevis has updated its COVID-19 travel requirements. Effective August 15, all unvaccinated and vaccinated travellers are permitted to enter the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis. This includes citizens, residents and international travellers. Travellers are still required to complete and submit an online customs and immigration form before arrival. Travellers will not…

 A dog belonging to a homosexual French couple has reportedly contracted monkeypox from its owners. According to CBS, this is the first case of human-to-pet transmission of the disease. An article from CBS news stated that the dog, a four-year-old Italian greyhound, slept in the same bed as his owners before licking himself, which is…

JetBlue Airways is making some pretty extensive cuts to its route network. The New York-based carrier filed a massive schedule update over the weekend, which includes 37 route cuts, as first seen in Cirium schedules and later confirmed by an airline spokesperson. These routes were previously scheduled to be flown later this year and into…

Health authorities participating in an international seminar here say that it’s time to transform the health systems in Latin America and the Caribbean and make progress on universality, comprehensiveness and financial sustainability. The Economic Commission for Latin American and the Caribbean (ECLAC) said the seminar entitled, “Challenges to move towards universal, comprehensive, and sustainable health…

The nation’s top public health agency relaxed its COVID-19 guidelines Thursday, dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention also said people no longer need to stay at least 6 feet away from others. The changes, which come more…

Following the discovery of type 2 vaccine-derived poliovirus in sewage in north and east London, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has advised that a targeted inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) booster dose should be offered to all children between the ages of 1 and 9 in all London boroughs. This will ensure a…

Costa Rica’s recently elected president abolished the country’s COVID “vaccine” mandate on Wednesday. “The vaccines are not mandatory,” President Rodrigo Chaves Robles announced during an August 3 press conference. “And therefore any action taken against anyone who does not want to be vaccinated is an action that is against the law.” Chaves, who was elected in…