After botching the COVID response in every possible and improbable way, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now wants more money — and more power. August 17, 2022, CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky publicly admitted the agency’s COVID response “fell short,” and that an internal reorganization has been launched to improve response times… Read More »
Children from ethnic and racial minorities, those with underlying health conditions and those between the ages of 18 and 20 are more likely to die, a CDC-led research team wrote in a study published Tuesday in the agency’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The report also showed just how unusual it is for children and… Read More »
UPDATE: A Darwin woman has died from meningococcal disease within 24 hours of contracting it. The woman, in her 30s, passed away on New Year’s Eve. The Centre for Disease Control (CDC) Darwin director Vicki Krause said she was saddened by the death. “This is a reminder it’s a very uncommon disease, but a very… Read More »