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Commonly asked Q: If #fentanyl is so deadly, why do drug dealers use it to lace illicit drugs? Some answers with Sony Salzman abcnews.go.com/Health/fentany…

Remember those viral posts about Iran's plan to execute thousands of protesters? Turns out, that wasn't true. Emmanuelle Saliba breaks down the anatomy of false news. The facts of the story are shocking enough, without embellishment. abcn.ws/3GyVuV1

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Children's hospitals fill up as respiratory illnesses surge.
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'There is a massive strain on our hospitals that I am quite concerned about.'

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On Monday, the U.K. became the first country to approve a bivalent vaccine booster shot for adults, which would target both the original COVID virus and the Omicron variant.

Sony Salzman discusses the new booster shot and answers if we're at a turning point. abcn.ws/3dzZEzH

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Some of the operational deficiencies & contamination that triggered shutdown of Abbott's infant formula plant earlier this year have also been found at other companies' factories according to an ABC News investigation by Sasha Pezenik & @SonySalz abcnews.go.com/US/infant-form…

NEW: Parents with young kids are one step closer to getting them vaccinated against COVID-19.

FDA advisors voted Wednesday to recommend Moderna's vaccine for kids under 6, and Pfizer's vaccine for kids under 5.
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NEW: A committee of advisers at the FDA voted unanimously Tuesday in favor of authorizing the Moderna vaccine for kids ages 6 through 17, paving the way to add one more vaccine to the options available for this age group. (w/ Cheyenne Haslett, Sony Salzman) abcnews.go.com/Health/fda-com…

Two years into a global pandemic that has highlighted the need for increased access to mental health care, 570 counties across the U.S. still have no psychologists, psychiatrists or counselors. abcn.ws/3G5rcHq

'When abortion is illegal, it doesn’t make it less common, it just makes it less safe,' Danika Severino Wynn said 'When we push people further into the shadows, it means we are undoubtedly making their care more dangerous'
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Vaccines for kids under 5 could be authorized by this summer, perhaps as soon as June, according to top Biden officials. And the FDA has notified its expert advisors to clear time in June for a possible meeting. Here's everything we know: abcnews.go.com/Politics/vacci… w Sony Salzman

BREAKING: my VANITY FAIR investigation into EcoHealth Alliance, NIAID News transparency and debate over #COVID19 origins is live. Vanity Fair obtained over 100,000 internal EcoHealth Alliance documents including meeting minutes, internal emails, reports. vanityfair.com/news/2022/03/t… /1

Proud to be a part of this interesting and informative article discussing the new “COVID pill” Paxlovid 👀 Check it out! #ABC #abcnews Eric M. Strauss+ Sony Salzman Sasha Pezenik

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Moderna said it plans to seek emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its COVID-19 vaccine in children under age 6 'in the coming weeks.' ABC News News' Med Unit producer Sony Salzman breaks it down. abcn.ws/3tB1INf

Women lost jobs at a higher rate in the pandemic. Many still haven't returned. - ABC News - abcn.ws/3KIfC5S via ABC News