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‘Reckless and Dangerous’: CDC’s New, Shorter Covid-19 Isolation Guidelines Disturb Some Health Experts
Fresh off the Christmas holiday, the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidance on how long people should isolate away from others if they’ve been infected by or exposed to the coronavirus. The change effectively cuts the waiting period in half for many people, particularly those without symptoms. But at least some…
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FBI, CDC Investigating Vials Labelled ‘Smallpox’ Found in Lab Freezer
A scenario ripe for a zombie-horror movie has just happened. The U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention revealed Tuesday that vials labelled “smallpox” — an extremely deadly virus that was eradicated in the 1970s — were found at a vaccine research facility in Pennsylvania. Despite the scary find, officials say there is no evidence…
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CDC Urges Pregnant People to Get Vaccinated for Covid-19 As Soon as Possible
Health officials with the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention are pleading with pregnant people to get vaccinated against covid-19. In a new urgent health advisory out this week, the CDC says that only around a third of these individuals have gotten fully vaccinated. Research has shown that the vaccines do not raise the…
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CDC Warns Doctors About a Mystery Bacterial Outbreak With No Clear Origin
The U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention is warning doctors about a strange cluster of illness in three states caused by a rarely seen bacteria in the U.S., one that’s killed at least one person and hospitalised two others so far. The illness, called melioidosis, can be highly fatal but isn’t normally considered contagious…