Category: CDC – U.S. Centers for Disease Control

Florida Attorney General Urges Biden to Declare Fentanyl a Weapon of Mass Destruction

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody sent a letter urging President Biden to declare fentanyl a “weapon of mass destruction.” If the president acts on Moody’s letter by either using his executive authority or urging Congress to designate fentanyl as a WMD, the Department of Homeland Security, the Justice Department, and the Pentagon would…


CDC Promotes LGBT Chatroom Supporting Sex Change, Multiple Genders, Queer Activism in Teens

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is promoting a chatroom on its LGBT Youth Resources page that discusses a variety of sex-related topics, including sex change operations and hormone replacement therapy. The Q Chat Space is an online discussion platform for “LGBTQ+ and questioning teens” between the ages of 13 and 19,…


Top Scientists Alarmed and Embarrassed by Agencies’ Failure to Follow Science on COVID

Top doctors and scientists at the leading U.S. public health agencies are “frustrated, exasperated and alarmed” about the direction of the agencies they work for, according to the authors of a Substack post published last week. They’re also embarrassed — about “bad science.” And many are leaving. “It’s like a horror movie I’m being forced to watch…


Florida Police Will No Longer Turn a Deaf Ear to Loud Music From Cars

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—Drivers will not be allowed to “turn it up” under a new Florida statute that allows police to fine drivers for playing loud music within vehicles. On June 1 the new law makes it a noncriminal traffic violation for drivers whose music is “plainly audible” from a 25-foot distance. An officer can issue…


CDC Report Highlights Significant Link Between Substance Use and Psychiatric Disorders

At least one-third of adults assessed for substance use at treatment centers in 2019 reported severe psychiatric problems, reveals the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) most recent Morbidity and Mortality weekly report, published on June 10. According to the report, in 2019, 65.8 million adults reported engaging in binge drinking and 35.8…


CDC Sending Vaccines to People Suspected of Monkeypox Exposure

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is distributing vaccines to Americans who are suspected of having been exposed to the monkeypox virus. “We want to ensure that people with high-risk exposures have rapid access to vaccines and, if they become sick, can receive appropriate treatment. To date, we’ve delivered around 1,200 vaccines…


Over 10,000 COVID-19 Claims Removed From VAERS, 500 Death Reports Deleted, Claims Data Analyst

More than 10,000 COVID-19-related reports have been deleted from the U.S. Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), according to Albert Benavides, a data analyst who has been analyzing VAERS data since the COVID-19 vaccines were released for public usage. The VAERS database is an early warning system maintained by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC)…


CDC Launches New Disease Outbreak Forecasting Center

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officially launched the Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics (CFA) this month, which aims to enable timely and effective decision-making when responding to disease outbreaks. “CFA will produce models and forecasts to characterize the state of an outbreak and its course, inform public health decision makers…


1 in 5 High Schoolers Considered Suicide During Pandemic, Over Half Suffered Emotional Abuse at Home: CDC Stats

A significant number of high school students in the United States experienced mental health issues during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey, with many considering suicide, feeling a sense of hopelessness and insecurity, increasing addictions, and suffering from abuses. The online Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey (ABES) was conducted by the Centers for Disease…


CDC Lowers Speech Standards for Children

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has lowered its standards of childhood speech development, a decision that has many people worried about the way mental progress is measured in kids. CDC added two new child development milestones at 15 and 30 months. Earlier, children aged 24 months were expected to know about…