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FILE - This May 17, 2018 file photo shows packs of menthol cigarettes and other tobacco products at a store in San Francisco. On Thursday, April 29, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration pledged again to try to ban menthol cigarettes, this time under pressure from African American groups to remove the mint flavor popular among Black smokers. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File) Photo: Associated Press
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) â U.S. health regulators pledged again Thursday to try to ban menthol cigarettes, this time under pressure from African American groups to remove the mint flavor popular among Black smokers.
WASHINGTON (AP) U.S. health regulators pledged again Thursday to try to ban menthol cigarettes, this time under pressure from African American groups to rem
Florida has reported 5,306 new coronavirus cases today for a total of 2,233,518 cases.
According to data collected by Johns Hopkins and analyzed by NPR, the average number of daily coronavirus cases this week is around 5,311 new cases a day.
That’s a 13 percent decrease from last week’s daily caseload and a 15 percent decrease from the daily numbers two weeks ago.
The state has added 77 new coronavirus-related deaths for a total death toll of 35,161 residents.
About 8,808,680 people have gotten their vaccine.
Florida has reported 5,306 new coronavirus cases today for a total of 2,233,518 cases.
According to data collected by Johns Hopkins and analyzed by NPR, the average number of daily coronavirus cases this week is around 5,311 new cases a day.
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After more than a year of hunkering down during the pandemic, many people who’ve been vaccinated for COVID-19 are feeling a little safer about stepping out. This is great for adults. But the vaccine isn’t presently available to people under the age of 16–children.
This has raised questions from NPR listeners on what exactly children (and parents) can and can’t do outside. How do you navigate life when parents are vaccinated and kids aren’t? Dr. Nia Heard-Garris, of Northwestern University in Chicago, and Dr. Jose Romero, Secretary of Health in Arkansas, are both pediatricians who fielded some of these questions on NPR’s
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