‘As Much To Do With Business As It Did With Science’: Reporter Questions CDC Director On New Guidelines

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During an interview on Wednesday morning, CNN White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins questioned CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky on the newly changed guidelines on quarantining and testing people with COVID-19, suggesting that the changes had “as much to do with business as it did with science.” “I want to start with the change in the CDC guidance,” Collins began, noting that recommended quarantine for those infected with COVID-19 had been cut in half from 10 days to five days for asymptomatic cases. “So how did the CDC settle on five days for everyone?” Collins asked. “We looked at several areas of science

Democrat Senator Warns Of ‘Danger Of Omicron’ As Studies Show Mild Symptoms

On Tuesday, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) released a statement warning about the “danger of Omicron,” despite data on Omicron suggesting it is much less severe than previous variants of COVID-19 “California is now seeing nearly 15,000 new Covid-19 cases every day, a five-fold growth in just one month. And hotspots like Los Angeles are seeing even faster spread, with new cases up 450 percent in just two weeks,” Feinstein said. “Those numbers are expected to climb – experts warn that infections and hospitalizations could increase dramatically following holiday travel and family gatherings.” “I can’t stress enough the need to wear

Medical Expert Says Biden ‘Dropped The Ball’ On Handling Covid

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During a CNN interview on Tuesday, Dr. Ashish Jha, Dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, slammed Democrat President Joe Biden’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying he “dropped the ball.” “And so you saw President Biden yesterday acknowledging pretty bluntly they need to do better when it comes to testing, because we are seeing this nationwide shortage of those rapid at home tests. It’s very difficult to just walk into a store and get one,” CNN’s Kaitlan Collins said. “And what we’re hearing from officials like Dr. Fauci is that they believe they’re going to have this

Fourth COVID-19 Shot May Weaken Ability To Fight COVID-19

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As Israel’s government is deciding whether to approve a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccines, experts have warned that an additional dose is not backed by data and could actually be detrimental to the body’s ability to fight COVID-19. According to The New York Times, a “panel of experts advising the Israeli government on the pandemic recognized that uncertainty, but on Tuesday it recommended giving a fourth dose, concluding that the potential benefits outweighed the risks.” The panel “pointed to signs of waning immunity a few months after the third shot, and said that any delay in additional doses might prove

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