Category: Health Education

CDC Should Clarify Guidance on Vaccinating Those Previously Infected With COVID-19: Massie

A public health agency should clarify whether Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine showed efficacy in those with a previous infection, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory committee last month published recommendations for use of the vaccine. It said that a clinical trial showed the vaccine had consistently high efficacy…


CDC: No Evidence of Safety Problem With CCP Virus Vaccines

The number of reported post-vaccination adverse events and deaths has not changed federal officials’ view on the safety of the two authorized COVID-19 vaccines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Monday. Two hundred and eighty-eight people have died after receiving one of the vaccines, according to reports submitted to the passive Vaccine Adverse…


California Surpasses 40,000 CCP Virus Deaths

LOS ANGELES—California surpassed 40,000 coronavirus deaths as the state’s steepest surge of cases begins to taper. The tally by Johns Hopkins University shows the state passed the milestone Saturday with 40,240 deaths. The deaths are surging at a record pace after recent declines in cases and hospitalizations. It took six months for California to record…


1776 Commission Director: Abolishing the Commission Won’t ‘Get Rid of These Principles’

Dr. Matthew Spalding, a professor of constitutional government and Dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College was interviewed by The Epoch Times’ program American Thought Leaders. He was the executive director of the 1776 Commission, created by executive order by former President Donald Trump. The host of the program, Jan Jekielek, asked…


No Plans to Develop Database for Post-COVID-19 Vaccination Deaths: FDA

Federal health officials have no plans to develop a database for adverse events to people who receive a COVID-19 vaccine, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) told The Epoch Times. “At this time there are no specific plans to develop a public database of deaths and adverse events associated with vaccination,” a spokesperson said via…


Dr. Fauci Casts Doubt on Biden’s 100-Day School Reopening Plan

As CCP virus cases continue to spike, infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci cast doubt on President Joe Biden’s goal to reopen schools within 100 days, saying, it “may not happen” because of mitigating circumstances. American Federation of Teachers’ President Randi Weingarten and National Education Association’s President Becky Pringle held a virtual question and answer session on Thursday…


Study Finds Significantly More Neurological, Mental Illness Among CCP Virus Survivors

A study by a group at the University of Oxford has found that around one in eight individuals infected by the CCP virus end up suffering from a neurological or psychiatric illnesses within six months. The study, which is yet to be peer-reviewed, also found that for those with a history of neurological or psychiatric illnesses, the…


Biden Reopens Online Health Insurance Marketplaces Through Executive Order

President Joe Biden on Thursday signed an executive order reopening online health insurance marketplaces, allowing people to sign up in several weeks. HealthCare.gov will open for a special enrollment period from Feb. 15 through May 15, giving Americans who don’t have insurance a chance to obtain some. The open enrollment period for 2021 has already…


FDA Issues Alert on Hand Sanitizers Imported From Mexico Amid Safety Concerns

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an import alert on alcohol-based hand sanitizers from Mexico amid serious safety concerns. “Under the import alert, alcohol-based hand sanitizers from Mexico offered for import are subject to heightened FDA scrutiny, and FDA staff may detain the shipment,” a statement from the agency posted on Tuesday reads. “As part…


White House Adviser Says It Will Be Months Before Everyone Has Access to CCP Virus Vaccines

Most groups won’t have access to CCP virus vaccines for a while, a White House adviser said Wednesday. “We are taking action to increase supply and increase capacity, but even so it will be months before everyone who wants a vaccine will be able to get one,” Andy Slavitt, a White House senior adviser for the…