Category: CDC

Facts Matter (Feb. 21): CDC Spending $5,000 Per Shot to Convince Minorities; Bill Gates Calls Omicron ‘Type of Vaccine’

Bill Gates recently came out during a speech and referred to the Omicron variant as a type of vaccine that has been more effective at spreading immunity than the pharmaceuticals that have been available thus far. Meanwhile, according to new documents that recently came out of the CDC, a $6 million grant program—meaning, a program…


People With Weak Immune Systems Should Get Four COVID-19 Shots Within Months: CDC

People with weakened immune systems are now advised to get four shots of a COVID-19 vaccine in a time period that may be as short as 140 days. The updated recommendation from The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has people who are moderately or severely immunocompromised get a primary series of Moderna or…


People With Weak Immune Systems Should Get 4 COVID-19 Shots Within Months: CDC

People with weakened immune systems are now advised to get four shots of a COVID-19 vaccine in a time period that may be as short as 140 days. The updated recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that individuals who are moderately or severely immunocompromised get a primary series of Moderna…


CDC: 10 Percent Chance for Genomic Sequencing of COVID-19 PCR Nasal Swab

In a Feb. 16 Tweet, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that a large percentage of nasal swab PCR tests for COVID-19 were ultimately subjected to genomic sequencing analysis, raising red flags about the genetic privacy of individuals who took such tests. “Do you have signed consent forms for every single DNA…


CDC Estimates Over 1 Million Excess Deaths in United States Since COVID-19 Pandemic

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that there have been over 1 million excess deaths in the United States since February 2020 linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to CDC data, which is updated on a weekly basis, the number of excess deaths in the country was 1,045,389 as of Feb. 17. Excess death…


CDC Not Changing Mask Guidance Despite Plunging Cases, Hospitalizations

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is resisting changing its guidance on masking and other measures meant to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 despite cases, hospitalizations, and deaths dropping across the United States in recent weeks. The key factor is the agency’s system for ranking community transmission of the virus that causes COVID-19….


US Urges No Travel to 6 New Locations Over ‘Very High COVID-19 Risk’

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday urged Americans not to travel to half a dozen new destinations due to “very high levels” of COVID-19. The new additions added to the CDC’s “Level 4: Very High” risk category include South Korea, Belarus, Comoros, Azerbaijan, French Polynesia, and Saint Pierre and Miquelon—a…


CDC Updates Guidance for Cruise Lines, Asks Ships to Participate in Color-Coded Vaccination Program

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its guidance on Feb. 9, encouraging cruise ships operating in U.S. waters to choose to participate in a COVID-19 color-coding program to help passengers make an “informed decision” before traveling. The program would give each ship a color status indicating the percentage of those on board who are vaccinated….


Grace’s Last Day: A Father Questions Hospital Protocols Leading Up to His Daughter’s Death

On Grace Schara’s last day, she had been given a combination of a sedative, an anxiety medication, and morphine leading up to her time of death at 7:27 p.m. on Oct. 13, 2021. With an armed guard standing near the doorway of her room at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton, Wisconsin, Jessica, Grace’s sister and…


How Does the CDC Develop Its Guidelines? a New Report Sheds Some Light

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a report outlining how it develops its public health and clinical guidelines. “Standards Required for the Development of CDC Evidence-Based Guidelines” was released in this week’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The information in the report isn’t new, but Vilma Carande-Kulis, the report’s lead author, said in…