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CDC Advisers to Discuss Third COVID-19 Vaccine Dose for Immunocompromised
Booster shots have become a hot topic since Pfizer-BioNTech said last week it would seek EUA for a third shot of its two-dose vaccine
U.S. Surgeon General Issues Call to Counter ‘Urgent Threat’ of Vaccine Misinformation
Warning comes as the pace of COVID-19 vaccinations has slowed throughout the United States
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
1999 to 2019 Saw Drop in Rate of Unintentional Drowning Deaths
Rate of unintentional drowning deaths decreased from 1.6 to 1.0 per 100,000 among children aged 0 to 17 years
Many States Move to Ban Vaccine Mandates, Passports in Public Schools
At least seven states have already passed such laws
Five Neutrogena and Aveeno Spray Sunscreens Recalled Due to Benzene
Johnson & Johnson said it was still investigating how traces of benzene were discovered in the sunscreens
Two Major Health Systems Will Not Administer Controversial Aduhelm
Individual doctors can prescribe Aduhelm, but patients would have to go elsewhere to receive the drug via infusion
Chinese Man Hospitalized With H5N6 Bird Flu
55-year-old, hospitalized in Bazhong, came down with a fever and tested positive for the virus on July 6
U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Up ~30 Percent in 2020
Increases seen in overdose deaths from opioids, as well as cocaine and psychostimulants
New COVID-19 Cases Doubled in U.S. in Past Three Weeks
As cases climb, health authorities in places such as Los Angeles County and St. Louis are begging even the fully vaccinated to don their masks in public
