Share on PinterestBCG vaccination, often administered shortly after birth or during childhood, may slow the spread of COVID-19.There would have been approximately 80% fewer COVID-19 deaths in the United States by March 29, 2020, if the country had employed mandatory BCG vaccination since at least 2000, according to the new research.The number of these deaths…
Masks mandatory in Orange County starting Saturday SIGN UP FOR BREAKING NEWS Get local stories sent straight to your inbox as news breaks. Privacy Notice Masks mandatory in Orange County starting Saturday Orange County mayor Jerry Demings has signed an executive order that makes it mandatory for people in the county to wear facial coverings…
Does an executive order mandating that cloth masks be worn by healthy people infringe on Constitutional rights and is it legal? Some Americans are asking this question, as at least 14 states or cities have used their emergency powers to require masks be worn by the public when physical distancing is not able to be…
For more than thirty years I have represented the families on the other end of a foodborne outbreak — the parents of children on dialysis with hemolytic uremic syndrome, the survivors of a contaminated hamburger or a bag of spinach, the people left planning funerals. I built a career holding companies accountable when the food
More people are sick in a multi-country Salmonella outbreak in Europe mainly affecting children and young adults. A total of 83 confirmed cases had symptom onset between December 2025 and mid-May 2026. Another 24 cases identified in 2026 have not yet been sequenced and may be part of the outbreak. At least 20 people have
For over thirty years, I have been beating the same drum, and the last few days were no exception (some argue a bit too loudly and self-serving). I have been posting about public health officials — and the FDA — sending out outbreak documents with the names of companies, growers, processors, and retailers blacked out