Top Biden administration officials are now signaling that certain groups will need COVID-19 booster shots, a shift from earlier this month when they said the argument for boosters lacked evidence. Government officials are “actively looking into ways” to let people who do not have strong immune systems, or the immunocompromised, gain access to boosters, Dr. Amanda…
Biden Administration Officials Signal COVID-19 Booster Shots Needed for Some Americans
Biden Administration Officials Signal Some Americans May Need COVID-19 Booster Shots
Top Biden administration officials are now signaling that certain groups will need COVID-19 booster shots, a shift from earlier this month when they said the argument for boosters lacked evidence. Government officials are “actively looking into ways” to let people who don’t have strong immune systems, or the immunocompromised, gain access to boosters, Dr. Amanda Cohn,…
Appeals Court Lifts CDC COVID Restrictions for Florida-Based Cruise Ships
A federal appeals court decided late Friday to lift the COVID-19 related restrictions imposed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on cruise ships in Florida. Florida had initially won in blocking the CDC’s cruise ship order in a district court in June, until the three-judge panel on 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals…
White House, CDC Mum on Possible Masking Guidance Change
The White House and a top U.S. health agency are not saying whether they’re considering a change to masking guidance amid an increase in COVID-19 cases across the country. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director, twice declined to say whether the agency was mulling a change. As of now,…
Biden Says CDC Likely to Extend School Mask Guidance to Children Under 12
President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is likely to extend its current mask-wearing guidance to children under the age of 12 when they return to school in the fall. “The CDC is going to say that what we should do is, everyone under the age of 12 should…
Biden Says CDC Likely to Expand School Mask Guidance to Children Under 12
President Joe Biden said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is likely to extend its current mask-wearing guidance to children under the age of 12 when they return to school in the fall. “The CDC is going to say that what we should do is, everyone under the age of 12 should probably…
Spike in Death Reports Following COVID-19 Vaccination an ‘Error’: CDC
A sudden jump in the post-COVID-19 vaccination death reports is not correct and was the result of an “error,” according to a U.S. health agency. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday said a passive reporting system it runs with the Food and Drug Administration had received 12,313 reports of death among…
Spike in Death Reports Following COVID-19 Vaccination Caused by a Mistake: CDC
A sudden jump in the post-COVID-19 vaccination death reports is not correct and was the result of an “error,” according to a U.S. health agency. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday said a passive reporting system it runs with the Food and Drug Administration had received 12,313 reports of death among…
More Than 200 People in 27 States Now Being Monitored for Monkeypox: CDC
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is now monitoring more than 200 people in 27 U.S. states for potentially being exposed to monkeypox after their contacts were traced to a Texas resident who contracted the rare illness while traveling in West Africa several weeks ago. Late last week, the Dallas County Health and Human…
Delta Variant Becoming More Prevalent as COVID-19 Cases Rise: CDC Director
The Delta variant of the pathogen that causes COVID-19 is becoming more prevalent and now accounts for around 83 percent of all new sequenced cases in the United States, according to Dr. Rochelle Walensky, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Walensky made the remarks in testimony Tuesday during a Senate hearing…
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