The new announcement is a shift from just a few weeks ago when the CDCrelaxed its masking recommendationsfor fully vaccinated people in some situations, mostly outdoors. At the time, it continued to encourage people to wear masks during most indoor activities. In the two weeks since the CDC’...
The new COVID-19 shots come as health authorities have been gearing up for a campaign to promote other new vaccines now available for RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, in addition to the annual seasonal influenza vaccine. "Today's announcement also means that we now have immunizations for...
CDC Director Mandy Cohen – the same person who furiously made the television, radio and podcast circuit last fall with dire, but unsubstantiated warnings about surging Covid hospitalizations – said on Friday, “Today’s announcement reflects the progress we have made in protecting against severe i...
“In light of the recent CDC announcement that fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a mask or physically distance in most settings, our Safe Stay guidelines will relax mask requirements for guests who are fully vaccinated. At this time, we are not asking hotels to require proof of...
This announcement of a “pandemic” allowed them to take certain measures and create fear among the public, but once again, nothing really came of it, other than the fact that some poultry operations lost a lot of money, while the vaccine manufact...
During the public announcement, Anthony Fauci, MD, also offered insight into the future of a universal coronavirus vaccine. According to the AP, President Joe Biden believes that mask guidelines need to mirror the successful rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, a rollout that now includeschildren as you...
Neither believed there was enough data to justify offering booster shots yet, the sources said, and both viewed the announcement, amplified by President Biden, as pressure on the FDA to quickly authorize them. Red Cross says vaccinated cannot donate blood plasma because the vaccine wipes out antib...
"It was completely foreseeable that when they (the CDC) made their announcement, masking would no longer be the norm, and that's exactly what's happened," Gostin said. Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter applauds students at Lehman High School during a discussion about the COVID-19 vaccine, Tu...
President Biden renews push for COVID-19 vaccine President Joe Biden urged Americans to get vaccinated as the COVID-19 delta variant continues to cause a surge in cases. WASHINGTON-The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved a renewed, 60-day...
The detailed60-page documentwas posted on the CDC’s website with no accompanying announcement from the public health agency, and comes weeks after many states have already ended or partially ended their lockdowns. Downloadthe TODAY appfor the latest coverage on the coronavirus outbreak. ...