Biden s CDC puts Trump s health agency under the microscope: Internal review claims former officials issued non-scientific guidance that downplayed the pandemic - but fails to explain why old recommendations were wrong
An internal review ordered by CDC director Dr Rochelle Walensky and was published on the website on March 10
The review found some COVID-19 guidance released during the Trump administration was not primarily authored by CDC staff
These authors did not have scientific backgrounds or did not base their recommendations on the most accurate scientific evidence
Three reports have since been removed that included guidance on reopening the U.S., returning to schools and on testing for COVID-19
The CDC is ‘actively looking’ at studies showing schools can safely reopen with students just three-feet apart with new national guidance coming soon
Comes after study showed no significant difference in infections in Mass. schools between those that used 6-foot distance and those that used 3-feet I don’t think we need to wait for more studies, said Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Biden Administration holding education summit next week on reopening
Two COVID-19 strains first detected in California are now officially variants of concern and may be 20% more transmissible, CDC says
CDC has declared two coronavirus variants that emerged in California variants of concern meaning they may pose greater risks then wild covid
Each variant is thought to be about 20% more transmissible and they slightly weaken the ability of antibodies from drugs and vaccines to block infection
But vaccines still work against each of the variants, CDC says
However, one of two antibody drugs made by Eli Lilly is not very effective against the variants, so it will no longer be sent to California, Arizona or Nevada
A deadly hospital superbug that s been sweeping the globe has been found in the wild for the first time, scientists reveal.
Candida auris, a species of fungus, was found on a sandy beach and tidal swamp in a remote coastal wetland ecosystem, on the Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean.
The landmark discovery is the first evidence that it thrives in a natural environment and is not limited to mammalian hosts.
C. auris can enter the bloodstream and spread throughout the body, causing severe invasive infections – and presents a serious global health threat , according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Vaccines are going to Americans who need them the least: Arizona and Montana are the only two states who have given more shots to the elderly, those in poverty and minority communities, CDC report finds
A new CDC report looked at vaccination rates in counties where residents were at high risk for COVID due to poverty, race, disability and crowded housing
Officials found there were COVID-19 vaccination disparities in about two-thirds of U.S. states
Just two states - Arizona and Montana - had given more shots to more vulnerable Americans as of March 1
In 11 states, vaccination rates were lower in areas with all four factors that put them at risk for COVID-19 and higher among low risk people