Category: CDC

CDC Says Cases of Deadly Bacterial Illness Among Patients With HIV Rose in 2022

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) saw a rise in rare but serious meningococcal infections among patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in 2022, according to preliminary data published on June 15. A total of 29 meningococcal disease cases in the United States were reported among persons with HIV in 2022, accounting for approximately 9.8 percent…


FDA Alert: Frozen Strawberries Recalled Across US After Contagious Virus Reported

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week expanded a recall of frozen strawberries due to a potential contamination of hepatitis A, according to an agency news release. On Monday, the Willamette Valley Fruit Company based in Oregon announced the recall of frozen strawberries that are sold at Walmart, Costco, and HEB retail stores under…


Homicides, Suicides Climbed Among Young Americans During Pandemic: CDC

Homicides and suicides among young Americans reached their highest levels in decades during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study. The report (pdf) analyzed the homicide and suicide death rates among those age 10-24 from 2001 to 2021. One key finding was that from 2019 to 2020,…


CDC Alert: Fungal Meningitis Outbreak at Border Clinics Kills 4 Patients From US

Fungal meningitis outbreaks at medical clinics in Mexico have left at least four Americans  dead and likely infected more, federal officials said in a recent update. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that as of late last week, 179 people are under investigation in connection to the outbreak, while there are 14…


Senate Republicans Gird to Fight Biden’s CDC Pick

Six Republican senators led by Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) are urging President Joe Biden not to appoint former North Carolina Secretary of Public Health Mandy Cohen to succeed Rochelle Walensky as Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). “According to recent news reports, you intend to appoint Dr. Mandy Cohen as the next…


Republicans Sound Alarm on Biden Admin’s Reported Pick to Head CDC

About two-dozen Republican lawmakers urged President Joe Biden to withdraw his reported appointee to head the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) due to her claims about COVID-19 policies. Reports earlier this month suggested that Mandy Cohen may be tapped to become the next CDC following the pending departure of current CDC Director Rochelle…


Twenty Grim Realities Unearthed by Lockdowns

Commentary It’s common now to speak of the before times in contrast to the after times. The turning point was of course March 16, 2020, the day of 15 Days to Flatten the Curve, though authoritarian trends predate that. Rights were suddenly broadly throttled, even religious rights. We were told to conduct every aspect of…


New CDC Director Is Another Lockdowner

Commentary In the old Soviet Union, citizens were not required to be a member of the Communist Party. But if you were not, you could never expect to rise far professionally or socially. You would never be the head of a department in university, a factory manager, much less the General Secretary. They were always…


CDC Warns of Lethal Bacteria Detected Across US Gulf Coast

The CDC issued a warning about a deadly bacteria that can kill up to 50 percent of people it infects, saying that it has been declared endemic along the U.S. Gulf Coast. The CDC confirmed three cases of Burkholderia pseudomallei, otherwise known as B. pseudomallei, which can cause the potentially deadly condition known as melioidosis if not treated. The…


CDC Drops Bombshell on the Vaccinated | Facts Matter

There was a COVID outbreak at the CDC’s 2023 Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service Conference. After conducting a survey, the CDC discovered that a full 12% of their attendees contracted Covid during the event. But here’s the kicker: out of the 181 confirmed Covid cases… 100 percent of the people were vaccinated. All of the people…