CDC, COVID-19 and vaccine” Hosey
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The quality of information around vaccines came into the spotlight after the CDC headquarters shooting. The gunman, Patrick White, who shot nearly 200 rounds at the building and killed a security guard, blamed a Covid vaccine for his mental health issues, including depression.
Viral levels in wastewater started rising in late June and are considered high in the West, South and Midwest and headed that direction in the Northeast, according to Marlene Wolfe, principal investigator and co-program director of WastewaterSCAN, a private initiative that tracks municipal sewage data.
This particular case concerns access to COVID vaccinations for two vulnerable groups, pregnant women and children, but more fundamentally it is about whether the courts will act to protect the vital immunization infrastructure on which the nation relies.
After a gunman opened fire on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) campus in Atlanta last week -- forcing hundreds into lockdown, hitting six buildings and killing a police officer -- authorities found he'd been harboring years-long grievances with the COVID-19 vaccine.
Coronavirus infections are climbing again, marking another summer wave as children go back to school. But this uptick arrives with an added layer of uncertainty because it’s unclear when and which Americans can receive updated vaccines this fall.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration may not renew its authorization for Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine approved for children under the age of 5, according to multiple outlets.
The Trump administration’s COVID-revenge campaign has laid the groundwork for Kennedy’s larger agenda.
With federal public health agencies under the helm of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime vaccine critic, the usual schedule and coordination for delivering national vaccine recommendations has been disrupted.