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Medication Abortions Can Be Dispensed by Mail, FDA Decides
The Food and Drug Administration has now permanently lifted a restriction on abortion medication. On Thursday, the agency made official that it would no longer require the drug mifepristone — one half of a combination abortion regimen — to be dispensed in-person, following years of pressure from public health and reproductive rights groups. The decision…
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60 Countries With the Best COVID-19 Vaccination Rates in the World
The U.S. has slipped in the international COVID-19 vaccine rankings to 55th place, according to data from the Johns Hopkins University vaccine tracker. And while it’s good that other countries have massively scaled up their vaccination efforts in 2021, other nations are leaving the U.S. in the dust.
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The U.S. Is About to Run Out of People Who Want the Vaccine
This week, all 50 U.S. states officially opened up eligibility for covid-19 vaccination to all adult residents. But while millions of Americans are still lining up to get their dose, experts warn that the country is quickly approaching a vaccine surplus, with too few takers to meet the supply we have available. Once that happens,…