A federal mask mandate for airline passengers will remain intact despite a rule issued Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to ease mask guidance in other settings. The mask mandate for airline passengers and airports, issued by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), remains in effect until at least March 18 when it expires….
The CDC Discovers Actual Public Health, Just in Time
Commentary One day I’m reading an internal memo commissioned by the Democratic Party to provide advice to dealing with Covid policy. The next day I’m reading headlines about how the CDC has drastically altered its advice on how to deal with Covid. Is there a relationship? At this point, only the hopelessly naive would think…
CDC No Longer Requiring Masks on School Buses
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Feb. 25 it is no longer requiring students and others on school buses to wear masks, but is keeping the mask mandate for all other forms of public transportation in place. Effective Friday, “CDC does not require wearing of masks on buses or vans operated by public…
CDC Under Fire for Not Publishing All COVID-19 Data It Collects
A top U.S. agency is under fire for withholding some of the COVID-19 data it collects. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed to The Epoch Times that it has not published some of the data it collected on COVID-19 reinfections. The spokesperson said it dropped plans for publishing a paper based on…
Capitol Report (Feb. 24): Rep. Chabot: China Is Backing Russia
How is the United States reacting to the biggest ground war in Europe since World War II? We bring you the latest on the ground and from President Joe Biden’s latest announcement. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill and former President Donald Trump are warning that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion will embolden China to attack Taiwan….
Vaccinated People More Likely to Contract COVID-19, Go to Hospital in Recent Weeks: CDC Data
COVID-19 case and hospitalization rates increased among people who got a COVID-19 vaccine following the emergence of the Omicron virus variant, according to newly published data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). According to the data, which is submitted to the CDC by health departments across the country, the COVID-19 case rate…
COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Jump Among Vaccinated: CDC Data
COVID-19 case and hospitalization rates increased among people who got a COVID-19 vaccine following the emergence of the Omicron virus variant, according to newly published data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). According to the data, which is submitted to the CDC by health departments across the country, the COVID-19 case rate…
Follow the Data, They Said, and Then Hid It
Commentary Never before has the public had access to so much data on a virus and its effects. For two years, data festooned the daily papers. Dozens of websites assembled it. We were all invited to follow the data, follow the science, and observe as scientists became our new overlords, instructing us how to feel,…
CDC Taps Palantir to Support COVID-19 Drug Supply in US
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded Palantir Technologies Inc. a $5.3 million contract to manage distribution of COVID-19 drugs in the United States, the software maker said on Tuesday. The contract for supporting distribution of therapeutics is for a duration of six months, Palantir said. The new partnership is an extension…
Facts Matter (Feb. 22): CDC Caught Hiding Troves of Data: Not Publishing Critical Hospitalization, Booster, and Virus Data
According to a bombshell report that came out of The New York Times, it turns out that the CDC has been withholding a large amount of data from the general public. In fact, according to this report, the CDC has been collecting detailed information on COVID-19 hospitalizations for more than a year now, and this…
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