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The Republican senator from Kentucky wants Dr. Anthony Fauci held accountable for declining to answer questions about his handling of the covid pandemic, Politico reported. As legal experts explore the gray legal areas of the case, President Donald Trump has already weighed in. “Maybe he should” be prosecuted, Trump said.
The Washington Post reported that White House officials are drafting an executive order that would focus on the vaccine schedule, research around autism, and parental choice, according to several people familiar with the matter. In other news: It's been a year since the CDC shooting.
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Health workers are striking over pay in Congo as the world's second-largest Ebola outbreak surges. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of State pledged an additional $242 million in funding for Ebola response and preparedness efforts in the region and for humanitarian assistance related to the outbreak, AP reported.
Neither of the Republican-backed measures used the word "abortion." But both would have made it easier to move forward with abortion bans through judicial elections or constitutional amendments.
A federal investigation into Network for Hope, the multistate organ procurement group, found that it prepared dozens of patients who were still alive for organ recovery, The Washington Post reported. Network for Hope's CEO has said it “strongly disagrees” with the decision and will appeal it.
The panel voted 8-7 to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci, who helped lead the nation’s response to the covid-19 pandemic, in contempt. The Washington Post reported that Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has said that if his committee voted to hold Fauci in contempt, he would refer the matter to the Justice Department for potential prosecution.
The shot, initially approved for people 50-64, "will allow us to rapidly adjust to rapidly emerging new flu strains, a capacity we have not had before,” said Dr. Georges C. Benjamin of the American Public Health Association.
Schwartz, who is the second permanent leader of the agency since the second Trump administration took office, faces public health challenges and political headwinds, news outlets reported. Other administration news is on immigration, clinical AI, and more.
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Researcher Sabrina Gravel said the findings point to the need to lower pesticide exposure for farmers, landscapers, and others who handle the chemicals regularly, NBC News reported. Other public health news is on asthma, wildfire smoke, microplastics, and more.
According to newly released data, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) found that rates of pneumoconiosis, or black lung, in the miners are the highest they have been since 1978. Also making news: Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, Wyoming, New Hampshire, Maryland, North Carolina, and New York.
The authorization came as part of a pilot program created last year to streamline the marketing authorization process for tobacco products, The Hill reported. The director of federal advocacy at the American Lung Association pushed back, saying: “Every new flavored tobacco product authorized by FDA is another gamble with kids’ health."
Phone lines, internet, and computer systems have been hobbled at several sites, Modern Healthcare reported, and a forensic investigation is underway to determine, among other things, whether patient data has been compromised.
Minnesota has reported at least 110 cases of salmonella. Chipotle said it has removed jalapeños from select restaurants but noted that the peppers are distributed to several food service retailers across multiple states, ABC News reported. "It is possible that the outbreak is ongoing if the contaminated food item is being served elsewhere," said an epidemiologist at the Minnesota Department of Health Foodborne Diseases Unit.
Steven Quay, who does not have formal infectious disease training, made the short list to become director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases after NIH staff declined to advance his application, Politico learned. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. selected Quay as a finalist over those who did advance to the interview stage.
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