Pennsylvania's measles outbreak has now topped 800 cases, with 111 new cases reported in the last seven days, according to NBC10 Philadelphia. In a separate survey from the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, most adults said they support vaccines, but many are unclear about which shots they need.
The FDA has classified a recall of 30 mg thyroid tablets from Vitruvias Therapeutics as a Class I recall, its most serious category, USA Today reported. The CDC also reported that a Salmonella outbreak linked to broccoli sprouts has sickened 32 people and hospitalized three in six states.
Other items in the roundup are unrelated. They include the killing of a physician and medical director at UPMC Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh, who died in a double stabbing while he and his wife slept; the Senate Finance Committee advancing Chris Klomp's nomination as HHS deputy secretary; and NASCAR legend Darrell Waltrip stepping away from public life due to frontotemporal degeneration and possible CTE.