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Re:Canada loses its measles-free status, with US on track to follow
on Tuesday November 11, 2025 @11:35AM (#45889333)
In Canada, two people have already died. Both were infants who were too young to be vaccinated.
Herd immunity matters.
Re:FDA Proposes Ending Use of Oral Phenylephrine as OTC Nasal Deconges...
on Friday November 08, 2024 @01:00PM (#42088955)
An interesting tidbit to add, for working in the industry:
The restricted process around buying pseudoephedrine is imposed by state governments and not the federal government. A number of the states coordinate their policies, so it looks like nation-wide action but really isn't (in a legal sense).
FDA doesn't have the legal authority to put medications "behind the counter" like you would see in Europe or Canada. So untangled this is a weird mess of overlapping jurisdictions.