Category: CDC

China-Made COVID-19 Vaccines May Contribute to Leukemia, Say Families of Chinese Diagnosed With Illness

A growing number of Chinese citizens report they have been diagnosed with leukemia after receiving domestic COVID vaccines. However, they say the authorities deem their claims to be a threat to social order, and are not providing  answers to their queries. Wang Jun (a pseudonym), a resident of Hujia Township, Panjin City, Liaoning Province, told…


Facts Matter (June 2): CDC Issues Warning on Pfizer’s Covid Pills, Alerts Issued For “Covid Rebound” and Positive Viral PCR Tests

The CDC recently issued a warning regarding Pfizer’s COVID-19 pills—the ones that were approved last year and sold under the name Paxlovid. People usually take those pills after they contract COVID-19 to lessen the symptoms and lower the chance of hospitalization. However, a new advisory from the CDC warns Americans that taking Paxlovid can actually…


FDA, CDC Investigating 17 Cases of Hepatitis A Potentially Linked to Organic Strawberries

An outbreak of hepatitis A across the United States and Canada that is potentially linked to two brands of organic strawberries is being investigated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The strawberries were branded as FreshKampo and HEB, and purchased between March 5 and April 25 at retailers, including Aldi,…


CDC Publishes Guidelines on Monkeypox Vaccine

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday published recommendations by its group of independent experts on a smallpox vaccine that limit its use to only people who work closely with viruses such as monkeypox. The Jynneos vaccine, made by Bavarian Nordic, will be available for certain healthcare workers and laboratory personnel at…


CDC Raises Travel Alert for Monkeypox

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently revised its travel advisory from Level 1 to Level 2 due to the recent monkeypox outbreak around the world. An update posted to the agency’s website wrote: “Cases of monkeypox have been reported in Europe, North America, and Australia,” adding that cases were reported among homosexual…


Monkeypox Vaccine Being Offered to Certain Close Contacts in United States

Health agencies in four U.S. states are now reportedly offering monkeypox vaccines only to at-risk close contacts as a new step in the country’s response to a string of outbreaks that has so far seen 13 cases in America and between 200 to 400 cases globally. The Bavarian Nordic-made Jynneos monkeypox vaccine is currently being…


Texas School Shooter ‘Walked in Unobstructed’: Official; CDC Identifies 9 Monkeypox Cases | NTD Evening News

A Texas official on May 26 clarified that the shooter who killed 21 people at an elementary school was unobstructed when he entered the building. The official added that there was no armed officer on the campus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified nine cases of monkeypox, all of which have…


CDC Confirms More Monkeypox Cases Across US

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday confirmed nine monkeypox cases across seven U.S. states. In a news briefing, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky confirmed the number of cases. Previously, the World Health Organization has said that more than 200 suspected or confirmed cases of the virus have been found in more than…


US Officials Now Offering Monkeypox Vaccines to Certain People Who Were Exposed

Federal officials confirmed that a vaccine for the monkeypox virus is now being offered to health care workers who have been exposed, according to a White House official. “I’m happy to report, even with the first case in Boston at Massachusetts General Hospital, our colleagues across the government have been able to get vaccines to…


CDC Issues Monkeypox Alert Advising Travelers to ‘Practice Enhanced Precautions’

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is now warning American travelers to “practice enhanced precautions” as monkeypox spreads worldwide, although agency officials said the virus doesn’t easily spread via the air. Monkeypox, a viral illness in the same family as smallpox, was been identified in about 15 countries, including the United States, according to…