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Tag: Dr. Rochelle Walensky

CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky (Official photo)
Posted inHealth

CDC Stands Behind New Quarantine Measures; Some Question Corporate America’s Influence

by Stacy M. Brown January 5, 2022January 6, 2022

When the head of Delta Airlines sent the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) a letter asking that the agency limit its recommended quarantine time for COVID-19 patients from 10 to 5 days, the airline admitted losing too many employees. A week later, and stunningly, the CDC acquiesced.

Posted inHealth

COVID Vaccine Effectiveness Declines Overall, Remains Strong in Preventing Hospitalization: Report

by Stacy M. Brown August 18, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inHealth

CDC Launches New Disease Forecasting Center

by WI Guest Author August 18, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inHealth Supplements

Researchers Unlock Links Between Racism and Negative Health Outcomes

by WI Guest Author August 11, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inHealth

Expect Thousands of COVID Breakthrough Cases, But Few to Be Seriously Ill: CDC Director

by WI Guest Author August 6, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inHealth

Delta Variant Spreads Just as Easily Among Vaccinated, As Contagious as Chickenpox, Says Leaked CDC Memo: ‘The War Has Changed’

by Stacy M. Brown July 30, 2021December 21, 2021
Tenants at the Woodner Apartments in northwest D.C. protest evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Courtesy photo via Facebook)
Posted inNational

Biden to Let Eviction Moratorium Expire Saturday

by WI Guest Author July 30, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inHealth

CDC Updates COVID-19 Guidelines Amid Delta Variant Spread

by Natalie C. Hockaday July 28, 2021January 12, 2022
Posted inNational

CDC Again Recommends Indoor Masks for COVID Hot Spots as Delta Variant Rages

by WI Guest Author July 28, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus, Covid-19

Delta Variant Driving New COVID Cases

by Stacy M. Brown July 22, 2021December 21, 2021

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