CDC Limits Review of Vaccinated but Infected; Draws Concern
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Federal health officials this month decided to limit how they monitor vaccinated people who have been infected with Covid-19, drawing concern from some scientists who say that may mean missing needed data showing why and how it happens.
At the end of April, more than 9,000 Americans were reported to be infected after being vaccinated, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While that’s a tiny percentage of the 95 million people fully inoculated at the time, researchers still want to find out what specific mechanisms may be spurring the infections.
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Federal health officials this month decided to limit how they monitor vaccinated people who have been infected with Covid-19, drawing concern from some scientists who say that may mean missing needed data showing why and how it happens.
The cost of prescription medication has skyrocketed in the U.S.
Why did the price of an EpiPen soar to nearly $700 last year? Why has insulin grown so expensive that some diabetics are forced to ration its use? And why do Americans pay more for medicine than anywhere else in the world when, just about two decades ago, our costs were middling compared to other nations?
Those questions, and more, are the focus of Michael Kinch and Lori Weiman’s new book, “
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A vice chancellor at Washington University and the author of previous, well-reviewed books on vaccinations and innovations in cancer treatment, Kinch explained on Thursday’s
CUMBERLAND – When someone can’t be taken at their most basic word on a statement with no gray areas, what else matters, says Town Councilor Scott Schmitt.
Schmitt logged one of three no votes in the minority of a 4-3 decision last week to approve a zone change for the Chucky’s Creamery property at 48 West Wrentham Road allowing a liquor use there.
Some neighbors opposed the change, noting that they were promised in certain terms by property owner Michael Bouthillette in 2017 that he would not be back in the future seeking permission to sell alcohol if the council approved a zone change for the property allowing a restaurant use at that time.
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