Australia's NSW Health recently confirmed the first local case of measles since February 2020. This person developed symptoms after returning to Sydney and is now isolated in a hospital.
This adult acquired the infection while traveling in Asia in August 2022.
As of September 13, 2022, NSW Health says the person spent time in the following Sydney locations while infectious with the measles virus:
Measles Returns to Australia in 2022
Monkeypox Vaccination Eligibility Expanded in New York
The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) announced yesterday plans to distribute 3,840 vials of the Monkeypox vaccine known as Jynneos® (MVA-BN, IMVANEX®). It will also be made available to all individuals at risk of becoming infected as vaccine eligibility is expanded.
Before the expansion on September 14, 2022, Jynneos's vaccine eligibility was limited to those likely exposed to the monkeypox virus (MPXV).
Pediatric Brain Abscess, Empyema Hospitalizations Peaked in March 2022
March 2022 peak in cases linked to Streptococcus species consistent with historical seasonal fluctuations seen since 2016
WHO Says Pandemic’s End May Be Near
About 11,000 people around the world died from COVID-19 during the week of Sept. 5 to 11, a drop of 22 percent from the previous week