Tag: CDC

Science Shaky on School Mask Mandates While Harms Ignored

News Analysis Should children be required to wear masks at school? A review of the costs and benefits, including some of the latest science, does not add much to the case for mandating school masks. First, some basics. The risk of death from COVID-19 among schoolchildren is very, very low. How Low? A Nature study…


White House, HHS Defend Announcing Booster Shot Plan Ahead of Approval

The White House and federal health officials are standing by the decision to announce the plans for COVID-19 booster shots for many Americans back in August ahead of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) and Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) approval for the extra doses. The announcement issued by eight top government doctors…


Beijing Claims to Have Fully Vaccinated Over 1 Billion People

China announced on Thursday that it has fully vaccinated more than 1 billion people against COVID-19—over 70 percent of the entire population. Ten months ago, the Chinese Communist Party rolled out the immunization campaign to those aged 12 and older. Nearly 2.2 billion vaccine doses had been administered to date, National Health Commission spokesperson Mi…


CDC Warns of ‘Larger Imminent Outbreaks’ of Measles After Six Afghan Refugees Test Positive

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning that there could be larger outbreaks of measles after six Afghan refugees tested positive for the disease. The warning wasn’t issued publicly but was delivered to Robert Fenton Jr., the senior response official for the Operation Allies Welcome Unified Command Group. The operation is centered…


CDC Warns of ‘Alarming’ Increase in Child Obesity During Pandemic

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said children and teenagers in the United States saw their body mass index (BMI) increase at almost double the normal rate during the COVID-19 pandemic, suggesting that COVID-19 lockdowns and rules may have contributed to the higher-than-usual weight gain. According to the agency’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, released…


CDC Advises Against Travel to Afghanistan, Other Countries Over COVID-19

Washington—The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday warned against travel to Afghanistan, Albania, Serbia, Belize, Lithuania and four other destinations because of COVID-19 concerns. The CDC raised its travel recommendations to “Level 4: Very High” for nine destinations, telling Americans they should avoid travel to the locations. The destinations also include Grenada,…


Facts Matter (Sept. 13): Study shows ‘Natural Immunity’ up to 13x Stronger than Vaccine Effect: Israel Preprint

The CDC’s website recently made a quiet revision. Without much fanfare, they changed the definition of the word vaccine. It now, officially, no longer means that you are immune from infection. Meanwhile, during a recent interview on CNN, Dr. Anthony Fauci made a very interesting statement. While he was on air, Fauci was asked about…


CDC Director: Agencies Urgently Working on COVID-19 Vaccine for Younger Children

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky said that the federal health agency is working quickly on a COVID-19 vaccine for younger children between the ages of 5 and 11. “We’re waiting for the companies to submit the data to the FDA, we’re anticipating that will happen in the fall,” she told…


CDC Changes Definition of Vaccine so It Can’t Be ‘Interpreted to Mean That Vaccines Are 100% Effective’

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently revised its definition for vaccine and vaccination on one of its web pages, saying that the new definition is “more transparent” and can not be misinterpreted. “While there have been slight changes in wording over time to the definition of ‘vaccine’ on CDC’s website, those haven’t…


Do You Trust the CDC?

Public health experts are not inherently more logical or intelligent than the public, and the wide availability of source information means they should be held accountable for selectively choosing their facts to fit an agenda. Wayne discusses whether or not to trust the CDC, saying it should step back, present the data objectively, and allow…