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Where Have All The Masks Gone? And Why Is The CDC Missing In Action?

Published September 7, 2023

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Published by: Forbes
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By Judy Stone

The Biden administration has made a political choice—not a scientific or public health one—to downgrade the national response to COVID-19. Included in this is the reticence or outright avoidance of mentioning masking even as cases rise in the US. The CDC director, in talking about this late increase in COVID cases, bends over backward to mention hand-washing, but not N95s. Without question, N95s offer individuals protection against infection and leaving out that fact is a disservice and an abdication of duty.

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Topic: hospital-acquired infectionsView all posts for the topic: hospital-acquired infections

The CDC Doesn’t Care if You Get Sick and Die in The Hospital

Published August 25, 2023

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Published by: OK Doomer
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By Jessica Wildfire

“You might’ve heard the CDC is about to make things even more dangerous for patients when they vote on new, lower standards for infection control this November. This decision will hurt everyone. It will hurt doctors and nurses. It will hurt seniors. It will hurt children. It will hurt young, healthy adults (who goes to the hospital when they’re feeling great?) There’s only one small group it will help, and that’s healthcare CEOs and their bottom lines.”

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Topic: vaccinesView all posts for the topic: vaccines

Updated Covid-19 vaccines are coming mid-September, officials say

Published August 25, 2023

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Published by: CNN
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By Brenda Goodman

Covid-19 vaccines that have been tweaked to teach the body how to fend off the current crop of circulating variants are now expected to land in drugstores and clinics in mid-September, CDC and FDA officials said.

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Topic: PirolaView all posts for the topic: Pirola

CDC weighs risk of BA.2.86 COVID-19 lineage as 3 more nations report sequences

Published August 23, 2023

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Published by: CIDRAP
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By Lisa Schnirring

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today issued its initial risk assessment of the BA.2.86 SARS-CoV-2 lineage, which says tests and treatments will likely be effective and that updated vaccines will still be able to reduce severe disease and hospitalizations.

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Topic: PirolaView all posts for the topic: Pirola

CDC tracking new COVID variant BA.2.86 after highly mutated strain reported in Michigan

Published August 18, 2023

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Published by: CBS News
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By Alexander Tin

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday it is tracking a recently discovered COVID-19 strain, BA.2.86, after a case of the highly mutated variant was discovered in Michigan.

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Topic: masksView all posts for the topic: masks

It might be time to upgrade your mask

Published January 12, 2022

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Published by: CNN
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By Rob Picheta

If you’re still wearing a cloth or surgical mask when you’re out and about, it’s time to rethink your face covering.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is set to update its mask advice this week to best reflect the available options and the different levels of protection they provide, a CDC official told CNN Tuesday.

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