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Without environmental regulations to ensure safety, people will become sick

A lack of environmental regulations makes people sick, which in turn reduces their productivity

The mathematical backing for the public health benefits of stricter environmental regulation is shaky

Healthier people are more productive

A healthy population is more productive

Major outbreaks of waterborne or foodborne illnesses are not largely occurring in the United States

In the United States, environmental regulations have reached a point of diminishing returns for public health benefits

The focus of public health efforts should be on preventing diseases rather than treating them

Over the longer term, stricter environmental regulation impacts susceptible populations more than it contributes to public health

Stricter environmental regulation has a greater negative impact on susceptible populations than the public health benefits it provides

Sickness resulting from a lack of environmental regulation leads to treatment costs

The European Commission opened an antitrust investigation into Sanofi's flu vaccine marketing practices

Traditional flu vaccine production relies on egg-based manufacturing with a six-month timeline

mRNA platform technology enables faster vaccine development cycles compared to traditional egg-based production

The FDA approved Moderna's mFlusiva as the first mRNA-based flu vaccine in the United States

mRNA vaccines were first deployed at scale during the COVID-19 pandemic

The UK approved the first trial of a Moderna-Oxford mRNA vaccine to prevent Lynch Syndrome cancers

mRNA vaccine technology was rushed to market without adequate long-term safety data — debated regarding the balance between rapid innovation and comprehensive safety monitoring

Seasonal flu vaccines may reduce severity of H5N1 bird flu infections in humans

GSK advanced its mRNA flu vaccine to late-stage trials after strong mid-stage results