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Heat dome, legal win for vaccines, lead-tainted clothes

Heat dome, legal win for vaccines, lead-tainted clothes

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An unseasonal heat dome over parts of the U.S., a federal court ruling that blocks the CDC’s recent change to its recommended childhood vaccine schedule, new research on unsafe levels of lead in fast fashion

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In this episode of Science Quickly, Andrea Thompson, senior desk
editor for life sciences at Scientific American, joins host Kendra
Pierre-Louis to discuss the recent heat wave in parts of the U.S.
We’ll also dive into a recent district court ruling against a
decision by the Trump administration to overhaul the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention’s recommended childhood vaccine
schedule. Plus, we look at new research about unsafe levels of lead
in kids’ clothing. Finally, we’ll explore the new era of mega
constellations as active SpaceX satellites orbiting Earth cross the
10,000 mark. Recommended Reading: Everything about this week’s
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blocks key parts of RFK, Jr.’s effort to overhaul U.S. childhood
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after lawsuit, says former vice chair SpaceX now has more than
10,000 Starlink satellites in orbit E-mail us at
sciencequickly@sciam.com if you have any questions, comments or
ideas for stories we should cover! Discover something new everyday:
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our daily newsletter. Science Quickly is produced by Kendra
Pierre-Louis, Fonda Mwangi, Sushmita Pathak and Jeff DelViscio.
This episode was edited by Alex Sugiura, with fact-checking by
Shayna Posses and Aaron Shattuck. Our theme music was composed by
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