As the coronavirus variant first identified in the UK becomes dominant in the U.S., doctors are warning that a fourth wave could be imminent. There are at least 11,569 cases of the strain, known as B 1.1.7, in 49 of the 50 states and the Distinct of Columbia., according to the Centers for Disease Control … Read more
About two-thirds of all U.S. coronavirus cases identified over the past three months may be linked to the variant first identified in the UK, a new study suggests. There are at least 11,569 cases of the strain, known as B 1.1.7, in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). But … Read more
Two doses of either Moderna’s or Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine are highly effective at preventing infection, a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study published on Monday finds. Researchers looked at vaccination rates among nearly 4,000 healthcare employees, first responders, and other essential and frontline workers from mid-December 2020 to mid-March 2021. Results showed … Read more
Trump’s CDC director Robert Redfield says he believes COVID-19 ‘escaped’ from a lab in Wuhan and started spreading as early as September 2019 Robert Redfield, the former CDC director, says he believes COVID-19 ‘escaped’ from a lab in Wuhan, China He said the virus may have been circling since September 2019 Redfield made the claims in a … Read more
A vaccination drive that has begun to pick up speed is propelling the United States ahead in the race to immunize its population against COVID-19. Currently, the U.S. ranks seventh in the world, with 25.7 percent of Americans having received at least one dose, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … Read more
Coronavirus variants are continuing to spread across the United States, accounting for more and more cases. California’s homegrown variant, known as B.1.427/B.1.429, now makes up more than half of infections in the state and 20 to 40 percent of cases elsewhere. Meanwhile, the UK variant, known as B.1.1.7, has spread to every single state and … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now says students can now sit three feet apart in classrooms rather than six feet. In updated guidance released on Friday, the federal health agency said elementary school students can sit closer together as long as everyone wears masks – regardless of whether COVID-19 community transmission is … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is expected to change its guidelines suggesting how far students should sit apart. It comes after a new study found students who were socially distanced six feet apart in classrooms were no better protected from coronavirus than those who were siting three feet apart. According to ABC … Read more
Vaccines are going to the WRONG people in at least 31 states: Only Arizona and Montana have given more shots in counties where high rates of poverty, elderly and minority residents make more people vulnerable to COVID-19, CDC report finds A new CDC report looked at vaccination rates in counties where residents were at high … Read more
A new internal review of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that guidance issued during the Trump administration downplayed the seventy of the pandemic. First reported by The Washington Post, a memo found the guidance was not ‘primarily authored’ by CDC staff and not based on the most accurate scientific evidence. Specifically, … Read more