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Vaccines have been saving lives and preventing illness & disability from devastating diseases for over a century. Today, #COVID19 vaccines are helping protect people against severe illness, hospitalization, and death from COVID-19. Learn more:

Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order two sets of four free at-home, rapid COVID-19 tests. If you have already ordered your first set, order a second today at https://t.co/GcwdyQMbuD.

Alarming rates of #anxiety & #depression are affecting children & teens across the US. While calls are made to expand access to services, there are actions parents can take today to support their children’s mental health: https://t.co/wE1yYMFEBb #HarvardHealth @drClaire https://t.co/kmJhgC0O7B

Sweet potato lovers, REJOICE! Like bananas, sweet potatoes give you potassium and magnesium, but they also have 6 times as much calcium as bananas, all of which can help fight muscle cramps. https://t.co/pyY2FcwJGX https://t.co/477yEtWiJv

WHO recommends removing medically unnecessary policy barriers to safe abortion. Such barriers can put women and girls at greater risk of unsafe abortion, stigmatization, and health complications, and bring heavy social costs https://t.co/GqVOgUEZPl https://t.co/7I6Q3SjCGt

If you have #diabetes, a healthy eating plan for you is not that different from a healthy eating plan for people without diabetes: https://t.co/geDt47z9WF #HarvardHealth https://t.co/5WcYWlpfqV

Staying up to date on your #COVID19 vaccines is recommended for people who are pregnant, breastfeeding, trying to get pregnant now, or might become pregnant in the future.

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David Bennett Sr., the 57-year-old patient with terminal heart disease who became the first person to receive a genetically modified pig heart, has died. https://t.co/VuLwMGnlMV https://t.co/ndIf878haE

Evidence shows that restricting access to abortion does not reduce the number of abortions that occur. Restrictions are however more likely to drive women and girls towards unsafe procedures https://t.co/GqVOgUEZPl https://t.co/xIo3I0AqPU

New analysis shows CDC & @PEPFAR made tremendous gains in the fight against #HIV last year – even amid the #COVID19 pandemic. To date, PEPFAR has saved 20M+ lives & in 2021, CDC’s efforts contributed to more than half of key PEPFAR outcomes: https://t.co/IJR0J8tzam @CDCGlobal https://t.co/QCAdVFXWKl

In partnership with @UMMS, we're donating more than $4 million worth of medical supplies to Ukraine to support the doctors, nurses, medics and other clinicians on the frontlines delivering medical care to those impacted by the ongoing violence. https://t.co/VDRDrrVHw1

Most experts say that if person affected with #Alzheimers asks you what's wrong with them, you should be honest. Knowing that the problem is a disease, not "insanity," is often a relief for them: https://t.co/XdUE3hnCQe #HarvardHealth https://t.co/jaXfPo3TeK

My goal was to lean down, but the real reward has been getting my confidence back. https://t.co/zNty2JjO2Q