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Earlier this week, Dr. Fauci spoke out on the possibility of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention adding a negative COVID test as part of their isolation requirements after receiving backlash from the public. Despite the backlash, the CDC stated that they are not adding a testing requirement to its isolation guidelines for people […]

You may be wondering what’s up with the new CDC guidance when it comes to isolation protocol, I know I am. So I did a little bit of research and found an article 13WHAM.com that might explain the change. According to the news report, the CDC guidance came a few days after Delta Air Lines […]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is forecasting new COVID-19 cases over the next week. The CDC is predicting up to 1.3-million new U.S. cases by Christmas. The low-end figure is around 620,000 cases. The CDC also found the Omicron variant is spreading faster in New York and New Jersey. Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky says […]

Only just a few weeks ago, researchers in Botswana and South Africa have discovered a new COVID-19, omicron. Now, just weeks later it has hit us in New York. Scientists are now asking, will vaccines protect against omicron? Well, many scientists are predicting that the efficacy of the vaccines will likely take a hit, probably […]

If you have purchased onions recently from the grocery store, you may want to have another look at them. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a salmonella outbreak is impacting 37 states, and sickening over 600 people in the US, which is all being linked to certain imported onions. The onions […]

This past Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, also known as the CDC has released its updated guidance around gatherings and traveling amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This guidance comes following confusion earlier this month on how the country should safely celebrate the holidays. In their guidance, the CDC simply stated that the best […]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated their list for the COVID-19 booster shot. The COVID-19 vaccine booster is only for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. So if you got the Moderna or the Johnson & Johnson shot you will not be eligible for this booster shot. You would also have had to complete the […]

Yesterday, the mega video sharing platform Youtube announced on their blog that the company will be cracking down on the spread of misinformation by banning misleading and inaccurate content about vaccines. According to the blog post, YouTube explains that its current community guidelines, which already prohibit the sharing of medical misinformation, have been extended to […]

With the delta variant of the COVID-19 continuing to surge. Experts have predicted some school supplies could sell out of face masks. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its mask guidance on July 27th, recommending that people vaccinated for the coronavirus start wearing masks indoors again in areas with substantial or high transmission. That […]

New York State Department of Education officials released reopening guidance for schools. Here are some of the keys points. – The CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend universal indoor masking for all teachers, staff, students, and visitors to K-12 schools, regardless of vaccination status and community transmission levels. – Masks are recommended for […]