“I am shocked that I now live in a state where women’s reproductive laws are more regressive than most of the world, including India,” says Shar Dubey, CEO of the Dallas-based Match Group.
More than 93,000 people died of a drug overdose in the U.S. last year, according to new CDC data. Fentanyl and other synthetic opioids accounted primarily for the rise, which the pandemic exacerbated.
In addition to firing her, Dr. Michelle Fiscus says Tennessee is stopping all of its vaccination outreach efforts for teens and children – not only for COVID-19 but also for other illnesses.
Employees at Houston Methodist who are unwilling to get the shot say the vaccines are unsafe and even “experimental.” The hospital system’s CEO says they’re spouting “anti-vaccination rhetoric.”
For the sixth year in a row, the number of U.S. births fell in 2020, reaching the lowest level since 1979. The fertility rate remains “below replacement” — the level needed to compensate for deaths.
The drug company says the problem involved one batch of a substance that goes into its coronavirus vaccine. But the contractor, Emergent BioSolutions, has a history of problems.