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Raymond Fain, Jr. poses for a portrait in Atlanta on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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Sofia Rosenthal is shown here receiving her COVID-19 vaccination on Monday, her 12th birthday, from Phoena Mack at Dekalb Pediatrics in Decatur. As a newly minted 12-year-old it was the first day Rosenthal was eligible. Her mother, Kristen Rosenthal, sat next to her to comfort her, as Sofia was not looking forward to the shot. But Sofia left proud of herself, said Dr. Jane Wilkov. (PHOTO by STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION)

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Georgia’s COVID-19 vaccination rate for young kids lags behind rest of U.S.
Elizabeth Amador bottle feeds her daughter Destinee, 9 months, at the Ellis R. Shipp Public Health Center Thursday, May 12, 2022, in West Valley City, Utah. President Joe Biden stepped up his administration's response to a nationwide baby formula shortage Thursday, May 12, 2022, that has forced frenzied parents into online groups to swap and sell to each other to keep their babies fed. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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Powdered baby formula recalled after complaints of contamination

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Powdered baby formula recalled after complaints of contamination
The Rev. Winnie Varghese, the rector at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on Peachtree Street, gave a Sunday sermon titled “Rise Up,” in which she called the potential loss of abortion rights “Profoundly evil. ... The simple things are actually proper prenatal care, and birth control, sex ed and truth-telling, and access to medical care.” (Miguel Martinez / For The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Fentanyl testing strip packets are assembled for the Chicago Department of Public Health Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. The city has started passing out the kits to help stem opioid-related overdoses, the vast majority of which involve fentanyl. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

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