Pfizer working to get approval on new Lyme disease vaccine. Expert says tick activity rising in New England.

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Pfizer is working to get approval on a new vaccine that could protect people against Lyme disease, but the company could see pushback from the government following studies.

“What they found it was about 70% efficacious, meaning it worked about 73% of the time,” said Steven Rich, a professor of microbiology at UMass Amherst who has been studying ticks for decades. “They want to know what the worst-case scenario…

Source: Pfizer working to get approval on new Lyme disease vaccine. Expert says tick activity rising in New England. – CBS Boston

Since you were precious in My sight, You have been honored, And I have loved you; Therefore I will give men for you, And people for your life.
Isaiah 43:4

Nearly 90,000 bottles of children’s ibuprofen recalled due to reports of foreign substances

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A pharmaceutical company issued the recall after receiving complaints of “gel-like mass and black particles” in the product, the FDA said.

Source: Nearly 90,000 bottles of children’s ibuprofen recalled due to reports of foreign substances – CBS Atlanta

For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
Matthew 16:26

Hunted for Following Jesus

In some communities, Muslims who leave Islam to follow Christ face rejection, threats, violence, and even death because of their faith. For Muslim-background believers, choosing to follow Jesus can place…

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