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Illinois quick hits: Fireworks warning; ongoing gun ban legal battle

Fireworks warning Fireworks displays in Illinois must have the required state licenses and ...
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FDA requires updated warning about rare heart risk with COVID shots

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it has expanded existing warnings on the two leading COVID-19 vaccines about a rare heart side effect mainly seen in young men. Myocarditis, a type of heart inflammation that is usually mild, emerged as a ...
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US CDC vaccine panel postpones vote on RSV therapies

(Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s revamped vaccine advisory panel on Wednesday postponed its vote on the use of respiratory syncytial virus therapies to Thursday. The panel, which has convened for a closely watched two-day meeting, was discussing the use of AstraZeneca ...
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Nestle USA to phase out use of synthetic food colors by mid-2026

(Reuters) -Nestle USA said on Wednesday that it would fully eliminate synthetic food colors from its U.S. food and beverage portfolio by mid-2026. The DiGiorno pizza maker said that the transition will be completed within the next 12 months, adding that more than 90% of ...
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Global vaccine group Gavi has $9 billion, short of its target

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) -Global vaccine group Gavi will have more than $9 billion for its work over the next five years helping to immunize the world’s poorest children, including money raised at a Brussels fundraising summit, Chair Jose Manuel Barroso said on Wednesday. ...
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Global vaccine group Gavi secures $9 billion after funding summit

LONDON (Reuters) -Global vaccine group Gavi has secured $9 billion for its work over the next five years helping to immunize the world’s poorest children, its board chair, Jose Manuel Barroso, said on Wednesday. The group announced the total at the end of ...
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Kennedy’s new vaccine panel alarms pediatricians with inquiries into long-settled questions

ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisers alarmed pediatricians Wednesday by announcing inquiries into some long-settled questions about children’s shots. Opening the first meeting of Kennedy’s handpicked seven-member panel, committee chairman Martin Kulldorff said he was appointing a work ...
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Cook County officials reveal new criminal justice dashboard

(The Center Square) – Cook County officials are taking another step in reform efforts which they say led to the elimination of cash bond in Illinois. ...
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CDC nominee Susan Monarez sidesteps questions about disagreements with RFK in Senate hearing

Susan Monarez, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told senators Wednesday that she values vaccines, public health interventions and rigorous scientific evidence, but largely sidestepped questions about widespread cuts to the agency, elimination of programs and ...
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Trump US CDC nominee backs vaccines as life-saving

By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for director of the CDC was pulled into political contention over U.S. vaccine policy on Wednesday, describing the medications as “life-saving” and telling a Senate panel that she has not seen evidence linking vaccines and ...
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Trump US CDC nominee says she has not seen link between vaccines and autism

By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s nominee for Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Susan Monarez told a U.S. Senate panel on Wednesday that she has not seen evidence linking vaccines and autism. If confirmed, Monarez will report to U.S. Secretary ...
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US to stop financial support of global vaccine alliance Gavi, health secretary says

By Mariam Sunny and Jennifer Rigby (Reuters) -Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr said on Wednesday that the U.S. government will no longer contribute to Gavi, accusing the group that helps buy vaccines for the world’s poorest children of ignoring safety, without providing evidence. In a ...
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