Tag: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDC Director Defends ‘Vaccinated People Do Not Carry the Virus’ Claim

People who were vaccinated against COVID-19 did not get sick or transmit the virus in early 2021, the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) claimed on June 13. “That was true for the alpha variant at the time,” CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said on Capitol Hill in Washington. She…


Nearly Everyone in US Has Antibodies Against COVID-19: Study

Nearly everyone in the United States has some form of protection against COVID-19, according to a new study. Some 96.4 percent of people aged 16 and older who donated blood had evidence of antibodies against COVID-19, researchers found. The bloods were analyzed between July and September 2022. The percentage of people with antibodies was up…


Most Infected in COVID Outbreak at CDC Were Vaccinated, Agency Confirms

A COVID-19 outbreak unfolded at a conference held by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) despite most attendees being vaccinated. About 1,800 CDC staffers and others gathered in April in a hotel in Atlanta, where the CDC is headquartered, for a conference focused on epidemiological investigations and strategies. On April 27, the…


Most Infected in COVID Outbreak at CDC Conference Were Vaccinated, Agency Confirms

A COVID-19 outbreak unfolded at a conference held by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) despite most attendees being vaccinated. About 1,800 CDC staffers and others gathered in April in a hotel in Atlanta, where the CDC is headquartered, for a conference focused on epidemiological investigations and strategies. On April 27, the…


Sen. Cotton Fears CDC’s New Vaccine Schedule for Children Will Lead to School Vaccine Mandate

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) has commenced an action to see if Congress can block the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) new vaccine schedule for children and adolescents, saying he’s concerned that schools will use the guidelines to impose a vaccine mandate. In a May 16 letter (pdf), the lawmaker asked the Government Accountability Office…


EXCLUSIVE: Watchdog Urges Investigation of CDC, NIH Misinformation

President Joe Biden’s administration should investigate scientific integrity violations committed by officials who made false or misleading claims about COVID-19 and other matters, a watchdog says in a new letter. Multiple officials with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), for instance, falsely said that COVID-19 was a top-five cause of death for…


Rochelle Walensky Stepping Down as CDC Director

The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is resigning. Dr. Rochelle Walensky is stepping down at the end of June, the director told President Joe Biden in a letter, the CDC said on May 5. Walensky, 54, did not cite a specific reason, but said she believes the CDC is…


CDC Eases COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements for Foreign Travelers

A single dose of the most widely utilized COVID-19 vaccines is sufficient to meet the requirements to enter the United States, America’s public health agency said in a new update. Foreign travelers who receive a single shot of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines meet the definition requirements, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control…


Republicans Subpoena Head of CDC Over Big Tech Censorship Coordination

The U.S. House of Representatives has subpoenaed several top Biden administration officials, including the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), over the administration’s coordination with Big Tech to censor users. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, sent the subpoenas on April 28 to CDC Director Dr….


CDC Officials Make False Statements About Possible COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects

Officials with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have made multiple false statements this month regarding possible COVID-19 vaccine side effects, continuing a trend of mis- and disinformation from the public health agency. Dr. Tom Shimabukuro, a top CDC official, recently repeated the lie that the agency has never detected a safety…