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Nearly 50 percent of all adults in the U.S. are now fully vaccinated. This stat, among other notable milestones, is included in the latest update from the CDC regarding nationwide vaccination data. 49.6 percent of the U.S. population 18 years of age and older are now fully vaccinated, while 61.3 percent of all adults have […]
According to a memo obtained by CNN from the National Basketball Association, head coaches that are fully vaccinated will no longer need to wear masks during games. The memo was sent to all the teams on Saturday and clarifies that coaches don’t have to wear masks to “facilitate in-game coaching duties, and in light of vaccination rates […]
Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical advisor to President Biden, fears that many Americans are “misinterpreting” the most recent update to the CDC’s guidance on wearing masks. Speaking with Mike Allen for Axios this week, Fauci stressed the importance of fully reading and absorbing the guidance, noting that the most recent update was meant to signify […]
Just three days after the CDC announced that fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a mask or physically distance in any setting, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, clarified Sunday that new mask guidance for vaccinated individuals does not grant permission for widespread removal of masks. “We are asking people to […]
The CDC is projecting that COVID-19 cases and deaths in the United States could see a “sharp decline” by July if vaccinations remain high. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a new modeling study on Wednesday, suggesting “that with high vaccination coverage and moderate NPI [nonpharmaceutical interventions] adherence, hospitalizations and deaths will likely remain […]
Some people who received the Johnson & Johnson shot experienced fainting or dizziness afterward, which the CDC now says was actually due to anxiety and not an issue with the vaccine. J&J is the only vaccine that calls for one dose. A new study from the public health agency reveals that similar temporary reactions have […]
In what Twitter users are already calling “the Arnold Palmer,” a New Hampshire man experienced something of a virus mix-up Tuesday morning, getting a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine dose in place of what was supposed to be a second Moderna dose. The man, Craig Richards, said he initially got his first dose of Pfizer in March at the same […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared racism a “serious public health threat” that requires immediate action. CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky made the declaration Thursday, citing racism as a major cause of “health inequities, health disparities and disease.” She used the ongoing pandemic to support the agency’s claim, reminding the public the coronavirus has disproportionately affected communities of color; however, Walensky emphasized that […]
The coronavirus variant first identified in the United Kingdom is now the most dominate strain within the United States—just as health experts predicted. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, announced the news during Wednesday’s White House press briefing, stating the B.1.1.7 variant “is now the most common lineage circulating in the” U.S. […]
Thanks to his habit of actively defending science amid the pandemic era, Dr. Anthony Fauci—the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases—has been awarded the $1 million Dan David Prize. The Dan David Foundation, based in Israel, announced Dr. Fauci as the winner of one of three prizes due to the recognition he’s earned […]
