
What We’re Reading: Pfizer COVID-19 Pill Data; Pushback on Vaccine Mandate; Spray Deodorant Cancer Risk
Pfizer releases promising data on its COVID-19 pill; Republican state officials push back on President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate; some spray deodorants may contain high levels of cancer-causing chemicals.
Encouraging Pfizer COVID-19 Pill Data
Data released by Pfizer show that the company’s experimental COVID-19 antiviral pill reduced the risk of death and hospitalization by 89% among patients with newly diagnosed disease, STAT News
Biden Receives Push Back on Vaccine Mandate
In the wake of President Joe Biden’s release of a more detailed plan for large private employers to vaccinate their workers, several Republican state officials have expressed their objection to the measure and are working to rebuke it, according to the
Harmful Chemical Found in Some Spray Deodorant
An independent testing lab in Connecticut filed a petition with the FDA claiming antiperspirant and deodorant body sprays should be recalled because they contain elevated levels of the carcinogen benzene,
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