Zoë Read | WHYY
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Word about “flurona” is spreading these days, much like the two things that inspired the nickname — the coronavirus and the influenza virus.
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PFAS are so long-lasting that contamination has been found decades after it was released into the environment, and labs show the chemicals stay in the human bloodstream for years.
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The agency said the three-year plan would prevent this class of toxic chemicals from being released into the environment and speed up the cleanup process.
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The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to announce in the coming weeks a plan to address contamination from PFAS, the class of toxic chemicals that have been detected in water sources nationwide.
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Maybe! Scientists say it’s too soon to know whether or not people will need boosters. That all depends on how long the vaccines maintain a person’s immune response, and how effective they are against multiple variants of the virus.