Congressman-elect George Santos fesses up to lying about his resume, China scraps its Covid-19 quarantine policy, and a blood pressure medication is recalled. Here is everything you Need2Know for Tuesday, December 27, 2022.

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Need2Know: December 27, 2022

for some other top news stories that we're following. New york. Republican, Representative elect George santos has admitted to falsifying several aspects of his past. The new york Times reported, there was no evidence that santos worked for Citigroup or Goldman Sachs attended Baruch College or even owned over a dozen properties. All of those claims that he made on the campaign trail. In an interview with the new york post, santos admits those claims were untrue saying, quote, my sins here are embellishing my resume. Santos denies at least one claim from The Times report that he was charged with fraud while living in brazil telling W abc quote, I am not a criminal more changes are coming to china's covid policy despite reports of climbing infection numbers entire in the entire country china dropping quarantine requirements for all people coming from outside the country and scrapping all other restrictive covid measures. Those include quarantine for positive patients tracing close contacts and designating risk areas, officials say they this is starting in early january. Now travelers will need to have 48 hour negative pcr test results but are no longer required to quarantine. Currently, people coming in from outside of mainland china need to undergo five days of hotel quarantine and three days of self isolation at home and the blood pressure medication is being recalled over concerns that it could cause cancer. Take a look at this packaging. Four lots of the blood pressure medication Quinn april were voluntarily recalled last week by drug manufacturer lupin pharmaceuticals. The FDA says there are concerns that could increase the risk of cancer. Quintuple tablets sold in 20 and 40 mg may contain an elevated level of nitro Salmeen impurities that level above the acceptable daily intake level. Nitro simeon impurities are common in cured and grilled meats, vegetables and dairy products. And the FDA has fast tracked review of a new over the counter drug that can reverse drug overdoses according to nonprofit harm reduction therapeutics. I think if they're nach naloxone formula to revive is approved, they plan to donate 10% of the two million doses they want to produce per year and sell the rest at cost, charging roughly $18 each. Narcan, which is a prescription only form of naloxone, currently cost more than $100 without insurance. The makers of Narcan are also applying for over the counter approval harm reduction therapeutics, says the FDA gave them a target approval date in april of next year.