Health

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  Bill Introduced to Protect Cannabis Patients from Job Discrimination

  Measure Would Prohibit Employers from Penalizing Workers Who were Prescribed the Plant

  • Posted January 13, 2021
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  HHS Announces $22 Billion in Funding to Support Expanded Testing, Vaccination Distribution

  Puerto Rico to receive nearly $212.7 million

  • Posted January 7, 2021
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  New Puerto Rico Gov Looks to Make Changes to Contracting, Covid Measures

  Says he believes curfews should only be established during wartime

  • Posted January 5, 2021
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  Gov’t Transition Hearings Continue with Puerto Rico National Guard

  Officials Highlight Lack of Covid-19 Vaccine Educational Campaign

  • Posted December 16, 2020
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  The coronavirus vaccine: A doctor answers 5 questions

  By Jason R. McKnight, Clinical Assistant Professor, Primary Care and Population Health, Texas A&M...

  • Posted December 15, 2020
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  FDA Authorizes Antigen Test as First Over-the-Counter Fully At-Home Diagnostic Test for COVID-19

  In people without symptoms, the test correctly identified 91% of positive samples

  • Posted December 15, 2020
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  FEMA approves $5.6 million for Puerto Rico Health Department

  For repairing facilities across the island

  • Posted December 10, 2020
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  Health Department reports 19 deaths from COVID-19 in Puerto Rico

  More than 57,000 cases confirmed

  • Posted December 10, 2020
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  Department of Health reports 13 deaths from COVID-19 in Puerto Rico

  As well as 423 confirmed, 229 probable and 335 additional suspected cases

  • Posted December 9, 2020
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  Presumptive Gov.-elect Pierluisi announces 2nd round of cabinet appointments

  Labor Secretary Carlos Rivera to remain at agency

  • Posted December 3, 2020