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Sexually transmitted disease cases fall, but not syphilis in newborns
Read full article: Sexually transmitted disease cases fall, but not syphilis in newbornsNew government data shows another decline in sexually transmitted disease rates for U.S. adults, but also a continued rise in syphilis in newborns.
CDC ordered to stop working with WHO immediately, upending expectations of an extended withdrawal
Read full article: CDC ordered to stop working with WHO immediately, upending expectations of an extended withdrawalU.S. public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately.
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California OKs reopening of ball parks, Disneyland
Read full article: California OKs reopening of ball parks, DisneylandAmusement parks also will be permitted to reopen in counties that have fallen from the state's purple tier — the most restrictive — to the red tier. The move followed a week of milestones, with California ramping up vaccinations for the poorest neighborhoods, counties reopening more businesses and Gov. Outdoor sports will be limited to 100 people in the purple tier but will increase up to 67% in the yellow tier. Teams and event organizers can only sell tickets regionally in the purple tier. No concessions will be allowed in the purple tier, while in others, concession sales will only be available at seats.
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Congress, LA take divergent paths after COVID test warning
Read full article: Congress, LA take divergent paths after COVID test warningThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning patients and health care providers that a coronavirus test developed by California company Curative may produce false results. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles will continue using a coronavirus test that federal regulators warned may produce false results while Congress, which has used the same test, is seeking an alternative. He said a third of the city's positive test results have been in asymptomatic people. No test is 100% accurate and even the most sensitive are expected to deliver a small percentage of false results. He wasn’t concerned that bad test results were contributing to the exponential spread of the virus in the county.