The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will host a virtual meeting for Allentown residents Thursday to share “revised” information about health risks stemming from ethylene oxide emissions at B. Braun’s Allentown facility.
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The Pennsylvania Department of Health Wednesday added 2597 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 1,164,216. There were 56 new COVID-related deaths also added Wednesday, leaving the commonwealth s overall total at 26,390. There are currently 2172 people hospitalized with COVID-19. Of that number 480 are in the intensive care unit.
Two local colleges announce different COVID-19 vaccination policies. DeSales University will not require students or staff to get a COVID-19 vaccine for the fall semester. The university says it strongly urges anyone who is eligible to get a vaccine, but it won t be mandatory. In a statement, university president Father James Greenfield says,
3 died, 13 others were stricken with cancer due to B. Braun pollution, lawsuit says
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B. Braun Medical Inc. Corporate Headquarters at 824 12th Ave. in Bethlehem is seen Oct. 22, 2013.Matt Smith | lehighvalleylive.com contributor
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Sixteen people stricken with cancer, including the families of three who died, say emissions from medical products manufacturer B. Braun are to blame for their cancer diagnoses, according to lawsuits filed on their behalf.
The lawsuits were filed on behalf of people who lived, worked, and spent significant time near B. Braun’s Hanover Township, Lehigh County, plant and contracted cancer, according to a news release issued by the Philadelphia law firm Kline & Specter.