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Stronger Breast Implant Safety Measures Announced by FDA

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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

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And 269 workers died as the pandemic raged through the industry last year

Merck Allows Poor Nations to Make COVID-19 Pill

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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The four cases of melioidosis illness occurred in Georgia, Kansas, Texas, and Minnesota; two patients have died