Category: CDC

Facts Matter (Feb. 8): Study Finds Lower IQ in Post-Lockdown Babies; 364% Surge in Toddler Speech Therapy Referrals

A speech pathologist says she is seeing a 364 percent spike in the number of babies and toddlers that are being referred to her due to impediments with their speech. And according to her, the prime culprit is the mask mandate. Meanwhile, in Michigan, a high school student was suspended for discussing his Christian beliefs with other…


US CDC Adds Israel, Japan to List of Countries With ‘Very High’ COVID-19 Risk

U.S. health authorities on Feb. 7 said travelers to Israel and six additional countries are at “very high” risk from COVID-19, expanding a list that now includes more than 130 other nations. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned against going to Israel, Japan, Cuba, Armenia, Libya, Oman, and Congo. The countries…


CDC Alert: Listeria Outbreak Linked to Salad Kills 2, Hospitalizes 13

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an alert saying a listeria outbreak tied to Dole salads is connected to the deaths of two people and has sicked 17 others across 13 states. The salads, which were recalled by Dole in December, include a variety of different mixes. They were sold in…


Facts Matter (Jan. 7): CDC Signals Changes to COVID-19 Vaccine Schedule, in Part to Address Heart Inflammation

The CDC recently released a statement, in which they signaled that a change is coming to their COVID vaccine schedule in order to mitigate the number of people who are experiencing heart inflammation after getting the COVID vaccine. Meanwhile, scientists who are working with Oxford University claim to have just discovered a new, highly transmissible…


Facts Matter (Feb. 7): CDC Signals Changes to COVID-19 Vaccine Schedule, in Part to Address Heart Inflammation

The CDC recently released a statement, in which they signaled that a change is coming to their COVID vaccine schedule in order to mitigate the number of people who are experiencing heart inflammation after getting the COVID vaccine. Meanwhile, scientists who are working with Oxford University claim to have just discovered a new, highly transmissible…


CDC Decides to Keep Trump-Era Immigration Policy Due to Omicron

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) decided Friday to keep the Trump-era policy of expelling illegal immigrants due to the spread of COVID-19. The rule, known as Title 42, allows the administration to expel illegal immigrants who recently were in a country where a communicable disease was present. Data from the U.S. Customs and Border…


LIVE: CDC Advisors Meet on Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine


CalOptima Launches Mobile Mammography Clinics as Breast Cancer Screenings Sharply Decline

BUENA PARK, Calif.—A healthcare organization launched a mobile mammography program in Orange County on Feb. 2 as breast cancer screenings have declined amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a study in June 2021, citing breast cancer screening declines by 87 percent in April…


Pfizer Board Member: Time to Consider Dumping School COVID-19 Mask Mandates

Former Food and Drug Administration Director Scott Gottlieb suggested that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) should revise its COVID-19 mask recommendation for schools. “We’re going to probably have to tolerate, and probably should, a higher level of baseline spread at the point at which we consider withdrawing some of this mitigation,” Gottlieb,…


Fresh Lawsuit Launched Against CDC’s Federal Mask Mandate

A new lawsuit has been filed to challenge the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention’s (CDC) order mandating masks while taking many forms of transportation in the United States, including plane rides and subways. Florida residents Michael Seklecki Sr. and his son, 4-year-old Michael Seklecki Jr., are asking a federal court to rule that the CDC did…