The FCC until last year allowed consumers to self-certify, without requiring documentation, that they met federal poverty guidelines.

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Consumers could self-certify, and in many states documentation wasn't required.

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Banks are requiring more financial documentation from all buyers, but because of the variability in their income streams, self-employed borrowers tend to get a more thorough look.

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The microneedle vaccines could be self-administered, but we need to await the outcome of human clinical trials and successful filing of all the clinical documentation (safety studies, and results of vaccine effectiveness) to the national regulatory authorities, who will decide who can administer this type of vaccine.

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