Tag: CDC

Next Epidemic Could Be a Potentially Deadly Fungus

The next pandemic could be a sometimes deadly fungal infection called Candida auris, according to experts with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The yeast-like fungus can be fatal if it enters the bloodstream, experts said, namely if it enters the body via healthcare and hospital settings. According to reports, the deadly…


CDC Requires Face Masks on Airlines, Public Transportation

ATLANTA—Travelers on airplanes and public transportation like buses and subways will be required to wear face masks starting next week to curb the spread of COVID-19. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a mask-wearing rule late Friday that builds on an order announced Jan. 21 by President Joe Biden. The rule “will…


CDC Requires Masks on Airlines, Public Transportation

ATLANTA—Travelers on airplanes and public transportation such as buses and subways will be required to wear masks starting next week to curb the spread of COVID-19. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC’s) issued a mask-wearing rule on Jan. 29 that builds on an order announced Jan. 21 by President Joe Biden. The…


CDC Director Says Feds Don’t Know How Much CCP Virus Vaccine There Is in US

The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Sunday that the federal government doesn’t know how much CCP virus vaccine is available in the United States, posing a challenge to inoculation efforts. “One of the biggest problems right now is, I can’t tell you how much vaccine we have,” CDC Director Dr….


CDC Director Says Feds Don’t Know How Much CCP Virus Vaccine is Available

The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Sunday that the federal government doesn’t know how much CCP virus vaccine is available in the United States, posing a challenge to inoculation efforts. “One of the biggest problems right now is, I can’t tell you how much vaccine we have,” CDC Director Dr….


CDC Extends Time Between CCP Virus Vaccine Doses for ‘Exceptional’ Cases

Doses of the new CCP virus vaccines can be spaced apart as long as six weeks in some cases, the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention (CDC) said in new guidance on Friday. Both authorized vaccines require two doses. Patients typically get the second dose three weeks or a month after the first. Concern is…


Incoming CDC Director Expects Over 100,000 COVID-19 Deaths in Next Month

Over 100,000 more Americans will die from COVID-19 in the next month or so, the next Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director said Sunday. “By the middle of February, we expect half a million deaths in this country,” said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, who President-elect Joe Biden tapped for the position. “That doesn’t speak to…


More Highly Transmissible Variant of CCP Virus Detected in 10 States: CDC

At least 10 state health departments in the United States have detected the highly contagious B.1.1.7 variant of COVD-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, according to a new report. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in an update on Jan. 15, said that a “more highly transmissible variant…


Trump Says US COVID-19 Deaths ‘Far Exaggerated,’ Blames CDC for Bad Statistics

President Donald Trump on Sunday questioned the accuracy of the official nationwide CCP virus cases and death counts, saying that Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has exaggerated those numbers. “The number of cases and deaths of the China Virus is far exaggerated in the United States because of [the CDC’s] ridiculous method of…


CCP Virus Cases Drop Drastically on Sunday

Johns Hopkins University data shows that CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus cases of infection and death in the United States on Sunday dropped drastically, to the lowest in weeks. According to Johns Hopkins, there were 150,100 new cases of infection and 1,209 deaths on Sunday in the United States, the lowest number of new cases…