‘Those students should have been comfortable wearing a mask’ Dr Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has rebuked Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis for scolding a group of teenagers for wearing masks. “Those students should have been comfortable wearing a mask,” Dr Walensky told MSNBC. “It is absolutely their choice.” The high school students wereContinue reading “CDC director rebukes DeSantis for telling teens to remove masks: ‘It is absolutely their choice’”
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CDC study: Unvaccinated people are 11 times more likely to die of Covid-19
A trio of new studies from the CDC show that Covid-19 vaccines remain highly effective against severe illness. As the Biden administration steps up its efforts to get shots in arms, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a new study Friday that underscores the effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccines against serious illness or death. The study, which examinedContinue reading “CDC study: Unvaccinated people are 11 times more likely to die of Covid-19”
U.S. will not lift travel restrictions, citing Delta variant, White House says
The United States will not lift any existing travel restrictions “at this point” due to concerns over the highly transmissible COVID-19 Delta variant and the rising number of U.S. coronavirus cases, the White House confirmed on Monday. The decision, which was first reported by Reuters, comes after a senior level White House meeting late onContinue reading “U.S. will not lift travel restrictions, citing Delta variant, White House says”
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