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Virginia: Health officials warn against cosmetics containing mercury(0)
Richmond VA–The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is investigating cases of mercury exposure linked to a homemade “skin lightening” cream imported from Mexico. Ten people, including both children and adults, have shown laboratory evidence of exposure to excess mercury and are being evaluated for health effects from the cream. VDH discovered this problem while assisting [...]
Full Story»Virginia: More than a quarter of Virginians vaccinated against H1N1
Richmond VA–State Health Commissioner Karen Remley, M.D., MBA, announced today that through January more than 26 percent of Virginia’s population has been vaccinated against H1N1 influenza virus, according to an interim report released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This compares favorably with vaccination rates for that time period of 23.9 [...]
Virginia: Less than one percent of H1N1 vaccine affected by recall
Richmond VA–The Virginia Department of Health stated today that less than one percent of the more than 2 million doses of H1N1 vaccine the state has received is part of the voluntary, non-safety recall by vaccine manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur. The recalled vaccine was used in single-dose vials for children 6 months – 35 months [...]
