The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is being criticized for material instructing transgender and non-binary people on how to âchestfeedâ their infants. In a section  titled âHealth Equityâ found within the CDCâs âInfant and Young Child Feeding Toolkit,â the health organization uses the term âchestfeedâ when referring to transgender and non-binary people caring
Most US adults are declining COVID boosters as CDC warns of health risks: ‘Relatively little protection’
Adults who arenât current on their COVID-19 vaccine booster doses may have “relatively little remaining protection” against hospitalization compared to those who havenât been vaccinated at all, suggests a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The study spanned multiple states and examined more than 85,000 hospitalizations of people with “COVID-like […]
GOP Rep. McCormick: Actual Doctors Were Censored on COVID While Political Unions Crafted CDC Rules
On Thursdayâs broadcast of the Fox Business Networkâs âBig Money Show,â Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) discussed testimony by American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten at a hearing on school closures during the coronavirus pandemic this week and noted that while actual doctors were having their opinions on pandemic policy censored, teachersâ unions with no
CDC Ends Differentiation of Unvaccinated Under Coronavirus Guidelines
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its coronavirus guidelines to end the differentiation of the unvaccinated. Released Thursday, the new guidelines make a variety of changes that would have been unthinkable a year or even six months ago, including a lift on mandatory quarantines for individuals exposed to the virus, an…
CDC investigating death of 13-year-old who died after Pfizer vaccine
News of the death of 13-year-old Jacob Clynick broke on June 20, when the boyâs aunt Tami Burages posted on Twitter: âA week ago today my brotherâs 13-year-old son had his 2nd covid shot. Less than 3 days later he died. The initial autopsy results (done Friday) were that his heart was enlarged and there […]
âItâs A Free-For-Allâ: Dana Bash Presses CDC Director On Leaving Locals To Fend For Themselves On Mask Rules
CNN host Dana Bash pressed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky on Sunday for the âmixed messageâ people and businesses are receiving with regards to mask mandates. The Thursday move by the CDC that updated its guidance to allow vaccinated people to dispense with masks has âset off confusion for…
âThe US Gymnastics Team Would Be Very Proudâ: Mark Meadows Says The CDC Is Scrambling To Keep Control Of Peopleâs Lives
Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said Tuesday that the CDC was doing everything it could to keep control over the lives of Americans. Meadows joined host Tammy Bruce on âFox News Primetimeâ to discuss the most recent guidance from both the CDC and the White House, which indicated a number of outdoor…
CDC Chief Rochelle Walensky Blames Youth Sports for Coronavirus Uptick
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky has blamed the return of youth sports for an uptick in coronavirus cases across the country. âWe are learning that many outbreaks in young people are related to youth sports and extracurricular activities,ââ Walensky said at a White House briefing on Monday, the New York Post…
Airlines Celebrate Updated CDC Guidelines for Vaccinated Travelers
Delta Air Lines and United Airlines celebrated the Centers for Disease Control and Preventionâs (CDC) updated guidance Friday, which states that fully vaccinated people can âtravel safely within the United States.â The April 2 guidance said fully vaccinated individuals are âless likely to get and spread COVID-19â and specified that such individuals can âtravel safely…
CDC Director: Our Data ‘Suggests That Vaccinated People Do Not Carry the Virus’
On Mondayâs broadcast of MSNBCâs âRachel Maddow Show,â CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky stated that CDC data released earlier in the day âsuggests that vaccinated people do not carry the virus, donât get sick, and that itâs not just in the clinical trials, but itâs also in real-world data.â Walensky said, âIâm so impressed with…
CDC Director: We’re ‘Being Extra Cautious’ with Guidance on Vaccinated People Travelling
On Thursdayâs broadcast of CNNâs âAC360,â CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky stated that the agency is âbeing extra cautious right nowâ with its guidance on whether fully vaccinated people can travel. Walensky said, âYou know, weâre looking at the data carefully with regard to travel. What we do know is that thereâs more â thereâs…
GOP Rep. Wenstrup: CDC Backpedaling on School Re-Openings Due to ‘Pressure from Above’
On Mondayâs broadcast of the Fox News Channelâs âFox & Friends,â Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) accused the Biden administration of caving to teachersâ unions on re-opening schools and stated that CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky is walking back her prior advice on re-opening schools due to âpressure from above.â Wenstrup said [relevant remarks begin around…
CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield Calls Again for In-School Learning
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) repeated his call for schools to open for in-person learning, asserting that schools are not a major cause of coronavirus contagion. âYou know, I was very disappointed in New York when they closed schools, when they hit their three percent point,â said Dr. Robert…
CDC: Drug overdoses hit new record.
More than 72,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2017, according to preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a new record. The CDC recorded a 6.6 percent increase in fatal drug overdoses from 2016, but noted that the preliminary numbers likely underestimate the final death toll. More than 40,000 people died from opioid overdoses last year, […]
CDC Study: Gay, Bisexual Teens More Prone to Risky Behavior
A national study by the Centers for Disease Control suggests that gay, lesbian and bisexual teenagers face more bullying and are also more likely to engage in violence-related risky behaviors, use of drugs and alcohol, and consider attempting suicide. Nationwide, about 89 percent of students identified as heterosexual, 2 percent as gay or lesbian, 6 […]
REPORT: CDC Ignores Own Study, Allows Refugees Into U.S. Without Proper Tests
Dr. Jane Orient, executive director of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, is criticizing the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for allowing refugees to enter the United States without screening and treatment for latent tuberculosis. Seven of the agencyâs own public health experts said such screening and treatment âwould potentially save millions of dollars […]