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CDC Extends Mask Mandates on Planes, Trains

By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, April 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A federal masks mandate for planes, trains, airports and a few bus providers that was set to run out in 5 days will likely be prolonged till May 3, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention introduced Wednesday. The unfold […]

CDC Announces Complete Agency Review

April 5, 2022 The CDC introduced plans on Monday to revamp the company following criticism of its dealing with of the COVID-19 pandemic, in line with The Washington Post. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, despatched an agency-wide e mail on Monday afternoon, saying she has employed a senior federal well being official from outdoors the […]

CDC Lifts Warning on Cruise Ship Travel

By Robert Preidt and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A two-year advisory that warned Americans in opposition to happening cruises has been dropped by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The company first warned Americans in opposition to cruise ship journey in 2020 on the […]

Ten Commercial Pilots Sue CDC Over Federal Mask Mandate

March 18, 2022 A gaggle of economic airline pilots filed a lawsuit in opposition to the CDC in an try to strike down the federal transportation masks mandate, in line with FOX Business. The 10 pilots, who work for American Airlines, JetBlue Airways and Southwest Airlines, mentioned the CDC’s masks mandate is an “illegal and […]

Masks Protected Children from COVID Last Fall: CDC Study

[MUSIC PLAYING] SPEAKER: How does a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine work? COVID vaccines at the moment are obtainable. Some of the COVID-19 vaccines are mRNA vaccines, however what does this imply? mRNA vaccines are totally different from conventional vaccines. mRNA vaccines do not expose you to any actual virus as an alternative, they’re made with messenger […]

CDC Not Publishing Large Amounts of COVID-19 Data

Feb. 22, 2022 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has solely revealed a fraction of the information it collected in regards to the COVID-19 pandemic, The New York Times reported, citing a number of individuals conversant in the information. The CDC revealed details about the effectiveness of boosters for individuals below 65 two […]

As CDC Holds the Line, Doctors Debate Lifting Mask Mandates

Feb. 10, 2022 — New COVID-19 case numbers within the United States have dropped practically two thirds from simply weeks in the past, and the drop has set off heated conversations throughout the United States on when and if masks mandates ought to cease. On Monday, governors from 4 states — Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, […]

CDC Using Viral Particles From Feces to Track COVID

Feb. 4, 2022 — The CDC’s on-line COVID Data Tracker will now embrace info on COVID-19 particles present in neighborhood wastewater, one thing that may assist detect viral surges as at-home assessments have left many instances unreported. The National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS) consists of wastewater knowledge from greater than 400 testing websites throughout the […]

Booster Shots 90% Effective at Preventing Omicron Hospitalizations: CDC Data

Jan. 24, 2022 — Booster pictures of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines look like extremely efficient at stopping hospitalizations because of the Omicron variant, in keeping with three new CDC research revealed on Friday. The further doses have been 90% efficient at holding folks out of the hospital after an infection and 82% efficient […]

CDC to Recommend You Wear Better Masks as Omicron Spreads

Jan. 12, 2022 — The CDC is getting ready to replace its COVID-19 masks suggestions to emphasise using N95 and KN95 masks that higher filter the virus, Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, stated Wednesday. “We are preparing an update to the info on our mask website to best reflect the options that are available to people […]