rochelle walensky
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The CDC Will Once Again Stop Asking People to Mask Up: Report
The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention is reportedly gearing up to lift recommendations for mask-wearing. The exact revisions to the guidance are still unclear, but the Associated Press reports that most Americans will no longer be asked to wear masks indoors. The changes are the latest sign that the U.S. and many other countries…
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CDC Urges Pregnant People to Get Vaccinated for Covid-19 As Soon as Possible
Health officials with the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention are pleading with pregnant people to get vaccinated against covid-19. In a new urgent health advisory out this week, the CDC says that only around a third of these individuals have gotten fully vaccinated. Research has shown that the vaccines do not raise the…
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Despite Spread of Infectious Delta Variant, Amazon to Stop Testing Warehouse Workers
The coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. must be over because otherwise, Amazon’s decision to end free testing for warehouse workers might seem rather reckless.
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There Are Reasons to Worry About the Great Unmasking, but Vaxxed People Spreading Covid Isn’t One
This week, the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention dropped a bombshell, announcing it would lift nearly all recommendations on mask-wearing for Americans who are fully vaccinated against covid-19. The move drew mixed emotions from many, including concerns that it could impede the pandemic’s decline. But one fear people shouldn’t have, based on the evidence…