Six NC groups petitioned the EPA to force the Chemours chemical company to fund health studies on 54 types of “forever chemicals.”
The EPA said the petitioners failed to prove the requested data was needed.
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The first two COVID-19 vaccines were approved in Dec. Some long-term care facilities still haven't gotten the first dose, and COVID outbreaks continue.
“It’s the thing I feared would happen the most"
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Six NC groups petitioned the EPA to force the Chemours chemical company to fund health studies on 54 types of “forever chemicals.”
The EPA said the petitioners failed to prove the requested data was needed.
#nchealth#ncpolnorthcarolinahealthnews.org/2…
By Hannah Critchfield Even as North Carolina enters the second phase of its vaccine plan, some long-term care residents are still waiting for the COVID-19 vaccine. For Barbara Fischer, an 83-year-old dementia patient at Brookdale Meadowmont,... Continue Reading →
By Greg Barnes The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has rejected a petition from six North Carolina environmental groups that would have forced the Chemours chemical company to fund health studies on 54 types of “forever chemicals”... Continue Reading →
by Tim Marema, The Daily Yonder January 8, 2021 Rural residents are more hesitant than their metropolitan counterparts to get a COVID-19 vaccination, even though rural areas have higher rates of infections and deaths from the... Continue Reading →
By Rose Hoban It’s hard to tell that the mass vaccination clinic set up by UNC Health was only a few days old. There was no crush of patients at the door. Instead, a steady stream... Continue Reading →
By Anne Blythe North Carolina is opening up COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to people who are 65 and older and simplifying its equitable distribution system in an effort to speed up the administration of the limited supplies... Continue Reading →
