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Stronger Breast Implant Safety Measures Announced by FDA
Only health care providers and facilities that provide the checklist of risks will be allowed to sell and distribute breast implants
Nearly 59,000 Meatpacking Workers Caught COVID-19
And 269 workers died as the pandemic raged through the industry last year
Merck Allows Poor Nations to Make COVID-19 Pill
Royalty-free license means companies in 105 countries can sublicense the formulation for antiviral pill molnupiravir and start making it
Immunocompromised May Need Fourth COVID-19 Shot: CDC
Small studies have shown that fully vaccinated immunocompromised people account for ~44 percent of breakthrough cases leading to hospitalization
FDA Advisors Approve Emergency Use of Pfizer Vaccine in Children 5 to 11
Vote was nearly unanimous at 17 to 0, with one abstention; FDA expected to make a final ruling in a matter of days
Biden Admin Offers Details of Vaccination Requirements for Foreign Travelers
New policy comes as the Biden administration eases restrictions that ban nonessential travel from several dozen countries
White House Takes More Steps to Up Supply of Rapid At-Home COVID-19 Tests
Tests will be be particularly useful during flu season because the tests can help distinguish between the flu and COVID-19
Trader Joe’s Salami Snacks Tied to 20 Salmonella Cases in Eight States
Three people have been hospitalized, but no deaths have been reported
Moderna Says Its COVID-19 Vaccine Works Well in Children Aged 6 to 11
Trial included more than 4,700 children who received two shots of the vaccine 28 days apart
Walmart Recalls Room Spray Due to Rare and Deadly Bacteria
The four cases of melioidosis illness occurred in Georgia, Kansas, Texas, and Minnesota; two patients have died