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4,115 Vaccinated People Have Died, Been Hospitalized With COVID-19 ‘Breakthrough’ Infections: CDC

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that more than 4,000 people have been hospitalized or died from COVID-19 “breakthrough” cases. The agency, in an update late last week, said that 4,115 people have been hospitalized or have died from COVID-19 despite having been fully vaccinated. The total number of individuals who…


Senate Republicans Urge CDC to End Mask Mandate on Airplanes, Public Transit

A group of Republican senators on June 25 introduced a resolution urging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to end the mask mandate for fully vaccinated Americans using public transit and interstate travel. The CDC has already lifted the mask guidance for fully vaccinated people outdoors and in most other settings. But interstate…


Biden Administration Extends Eviction Moratorium by ‘One Final Month’

WASHINGTON—The Biden Administration announced on June 24 the extension of the national moratorium on evictions by one more month to support renters and prevent foreclosures. The current moratorium, which was imposed by the CDC in response to hardships caused by the pandemic, was scheduled to expire on June 30. The Centers for Disease Control and…


White House Orders ‘Final’ Extension of COVID-19 Eviction Moratorium

The White House on Thursday extended the federal pause of evictions that was implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic by one month, until the end of July. Supporters of the moratorium have said that it is needed to allow struggling people to pay their rent during the pandemic. Opponents, however, have said that the mandate is…


LIVE: CDC Presents Update on Cases of Heart Inflammation After COVID-19 Vaccinations


Federal Health Officials Investigate Origins of Rare Multi-State Tuberculosis Outbreak

Federal health authorities are investigating a rare multi-state outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) infections in patients who have recently undergone spinal surgery, according to reports. The investigation follows an outbreak that happened this past spring and has since possibly affected more than 100 people who may have been infected after undergoing spinal surgery that used a…


‘Delta’ COVID-19 Variant Likely to Become Dominant in US: CDC Director

The head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the “Delta” variant of COVID-19 could become the most common strain of the virus in the United States. “It’s more transmissible than the Alpha variant, or the UK variant, that we have here,” Dr. Rochelle Walensky told ABC News last week. “We…


Judge Rules for Florida on CDC Order Blocking Cruise Ships

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—A federal judge on Friday ruled for Florida in a lawsuit challenging a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) order making it difficult for cruise ships to resume sailing due to the coronavirus pandemic. U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday wrote in a 124-page decision that Florida would be harmed if the…


CDC Delays Emergency Meeting on Post-Vaccination Heart Inflammation Due to Juneteenth

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has pushed back an emergency meeting on post-vaccination heart inflammation seen in Americans, primarily young people, because of a new federal holiday. President Joe Biden signed a bill on Thursday making Juneteenth a new holiday. Shortly afterwards, the CDC said its June 18 meeting “is being rescheduled due…


Former CDC Director Robert Redfield Supports the Wuhan Lab-Leak Theory

Former Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Director Robert Redfield explained why he thinks the CCP virus came from a Chinese lab (the Wuhan Institute of Virology or WIV), echoing support for the theory that was first dismissed as having no scientific merit and not worth investigating. The former CDC director sat down with Dr. Marc…