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FDA efforts to result in millions of additional bottles of infant formula to further increase U.S. supply

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is providing an update on additional steps it has taken that will lead to more infant formula on U.S. store shelves in the coming weeks and months.   “We continue to work around the clock with our government partners and industry to ensure there’s adequate infant […]

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FDA investigates outbreak of Hepatitis A virus in strawberries

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The FDA, along with CDC, the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, state, and local partners are investigating a multistate outbreak of hepatitis A infections in the United States and Canada potentially linked to fresh organic strawberries branded as FreshKampo and HEB, purchased between March 5, 2022,

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CDC strengthens recommendations and expands eligibility for COVID-19 booster shots

ATLANTA, Georgia – Following last week’s meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP), the Centers for Disease Control is expanding eligibility of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses to everyone five years of age and older.   CDC now recommends that children ages 5 through 11 years should receive a booster shot five months after

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More Americans to hit the road this summer even as gas prices hit new records

BOSTON — GasBuddy, a PDI company, today released the results of its annual summer travel survey revealing that even with record-high gasoline prices, 58 percent of Americans intend to road trip this summer, a rise from last summer, when gas prices were nearly $1.50 per gallon lower. While the high prices may not stand in

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EPA and Army host Midwest-focused virtual regional WOTUS Roundtable 

LENEXA, Kansas – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of the Army (Army) will host a virtual Midwest-focused regional roundtable on “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) on May 23, 2022, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. central time.View the livestream for this Midwest roundtable. The virtual roundtable was organized by the

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FDA authorizes Pfizer COVID vaccine booster for ages 5-11

ATLANTA, Georgia — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, authorizing the use of a single booster dose for administration to individuals 5 through 11 years of age at least five months after completion of a primary series with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine.  

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Mississippi River Corridor Summit held to discussion infrastructure funding

LENEXA, Kan. – Yesterday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials and state environmental commissioners held a Mississippi River Corridor Summit on Water Infrastructure Funding for drinking water and clean water with Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative (MRCTI) mayors. In 2022, EPA is providing nearly $1 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to the 10

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Group says Gas Buddy statement on inflation and gasoline was wrong

FAIRFAX, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following correction to his earlier statement responding to Gas Buddy petroleum analyst Patrick De Haan’s claim that 2008 gasoline prices were “the highest inflation adjusted ever”:   “Our earlier statement incorrectly stated that Gasbuddy’s Patrick De Haan said 2008 was the greatest gasoline price inflation in history. De Haan

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