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New Law Lets School Staff Administer EpiPen Dosage

New Law Lets School Staff Administer EpiPen Dosage

About 1 in every 13 children has a food allergy, but many of them are unaware ... until they have a reaction. Governor Pat Quinn signed a new law Wednesday that makes it legal for a school official who isn't a nurse to administer drugs to quell an allergic episode.