Pediatrics group breaks with CDC Covid-19 vaccine guidelines
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The CDC fired a large number of employees in their human resources division and now former feds say they are suffering the personal, professional consequences.
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 police officer, blamed a Covid vaccine for his mental health issues, including depression.
In the days after a deadly shooting, CDC employees said they feel frustrated with federal leaders due to a lack of statements and for the peddling of vaccine skepticism.
Federal data released Friday reveals that COVID-19 is trending upwards in most states, with emergency department visits higher among people of all ages.
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CDC shooting marks latest in a string of hostility directed at health workers. Many aren’t surprised
Gunfire aimed at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by a man authorities say was angry over COVID-19 vaccines is the latest in a string of violence and harassment directed at health care workers amid hostility lingering from the pandemic.
Summer brings regular outbreaks of Legionnaires' disease -- including an ongoing one in New York City that has killed five people -- but nearly 50 years ago, the bacterium that causes the disease was unknown to mankind. It was an intense and robust CDC investigation that finally identified the pathogen.
David Rose spent four years in the Marines before becoming a police officer. He was killed by a gunman obsessed with vaccine conspiracies.
The CDC unveils strategies to curb youth drug use as substance abuse among teens remains a concern nationwide.
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