The United States is ill-prepared for another global pandemic, according to the outgoing director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Dr. Rochelle Walensky. Walensky issued the warning in a New York Times guest essay published on June 27, just days before she is set to step down from her role. President Joe…
Outgoing CDC Chief Rochelle Walensky Warns US ‘Ill Prepared’ for Next Pandemic
CDC Issues Health Alert for Malaria in 2 US States
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an alert this week after the spread of malaria occurred within the United States for the first time in 20 years. Four cases of malaria, caused by the plasmodium parasite, were detected in Florida, according to a CDC health alert issued Monday. Another case was…
CDC Issues Alert After Measles Cases Increase Fivefold Ahead of Travel Season
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new health advisory this week regarding measles infections for international travelers ahead of the summer travel season. The agency issued its latest health advisory on Wednesday urging Americans to “be on alert for cases of measles” and advising parents to make sure their families are up-to-date…
LIVE 12:30 PM ET: CDC Panel Meets on COVID-19 Vaccines
A panel of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meets on COVID-19 vaccines at 12:30 p.m. ET on June 23. Dr. Fiona Havers (CDC/NCIRD), Dr. Romeo Galang (CDC/NCCDPHP), and Dr. Ruth Link-Gelles (CDC/NCIRD) will give updates on COVID-19 epidemiology and vaccine effectiveness. Dr. Jefferson Jones (CDC/NCIRD)…
LIVE NOW: CDC Panel Meets on COVID-19 Vaccines
A panel of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meets on COVID-19 vaccines at 12:30 p.m. ET on June 23. Dr. Fiona Havers (CDC/NCIRD), Dr. Romeo Galang (CDC/NCCDPHP), and Dr. Ruth Link-Gelles (CDC/NCIRD) will give updates on COVID-19 epidemiology and vaccine effectiveness. Dr. Jefferson Jones (CDC/NCIRD)…
CDC Panel Meets on COVID-19 Vaccines
A panel of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meets on COVID-19 vaccines at 12:30 p.m. ET on June 23. Dr. Fiona Havers (CDC/NCIRD), Dr. Romeo Galang (CDC/NCCDPHP), and Dr. Ruth Link-Gelles (CDC/NCIRD) will give updates on COVID-19 epidemiology and vaccine effectiveness. Dr. Jefferson Jones (CDC/NCIRD)…
CDC Advisers Recommend Use of GSK, Pfizer RSV Vaccines for Adults Aged 65 and Over
An advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on June 21 voted to recommend that adults aged 65 and over receive one of the newly approved vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted 9–5 in favor of recommending two different RSV vaccines—GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Pfizer’s…
CDC Drops New Bombshell on the Vaccinated|Facts Matter
Tucked away inside Slide number 12 of the CDC’s recent presentation on vaccine efficacy is a truly startling datapoint. It showed that, in the most recent period of time, the efficacy of the vaccine actually turned negative (in terms of hospitalizations). Meaning: if 2 people contracted COVID, and one of them was vaccinated, while the…
[PREMIERING 6/21, 2PM ET] CDC Drops New Bombshell on the Vaccinated|Facts Matter
Tucked away inside Slide number 12 of the CDC’s recent presentation on vaccine efficacy is a truly startling datapoint. It showed that, in the most recent period of time, the efficacy of the vaccine actually turned negative (in terms of hospitalizations). Meaning: if 2 people contracted covid, and one of them was vaccinated, while the…
Health Officials Put Americans on Notice Over Disease Now Found Across the US
Authorities across the United States have issued notices about West Nile virus, a deadly disease that can be spread via mosquitoes, after more positive cases have been reported. In a recent instance, Iowa’s Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the state’s first case of West Nile virus in an older adult, who was not identified, in…
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