What We're Reading: Panel Gives Nod to FluMist; Azar Talks About Pricing; Drug Overdose Deaths Drop
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted 12-2 to return the injectable nasal spray flu vaccine FluMist to the CDC list of recommended vaccines; HHS Secretary Alex Azar suggested that action on drug prices could happen without Congress; drug overdose deaths fell in 14 states.
Panel Votes to Return FluMist to Market
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted 12-2 Wednesday to return the injectable nasal spray flu vaccine FluMist to market, although the move is likely too late for next winter’s flu season,
Azar Suggests Action on Drug Prices Could Happen Without Congress
HHS Secretary Alex Azar told
Drug Overdose Deaths Fall in 14 States
In a sign of hope in the opioid epidemic, provisional data from the CDC show that drug overdose deaths fell in 14 states during the 12-month period ending in July 2017,
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