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Now is Not the Time for the CDC to Relax Opioid Prescription Guidelines

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This month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released their 2022 Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain. The report is an update to previous 2016 Guidelines, but takes a step backwards in the national fight against the opioid crisis. In response, Dr. Kenneth A. Scheppke, Florida's Deputy Secretary for Health, wrote the response below. This was published in the Wall Street Journal on November 21, 2022.

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The Florida Department of Health in Volusia County now offers the bivalent Covid-19 booster which is designed to provide broad protection against Covid-19 and its variants. The bivalent boosters are currently available at the Florida Department of Health from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, by appointment only, at our Daytona Beach location, 1845 Holsonback Dr., and at our Orange City location, 775 Harley Strickland Blvd., Suite110. Please call (386) 274-0509 to schedule.

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