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CDC: Face Masks 'More Guaranteed' Than Vaccine To Prevent COVID-19 CDC: Face Masks 'More Guaranteed' Than Vaccine To Prevent COVID-19
CDC: Face Masks 'More Guaranteed' Than Vaccine To Prevent Covid-19 The director for the Centers for Disease Control trusts face masks to protect more people from COVID-19 than a vaccine. Emphasizing the importance of the medical equipment, on Wednesday, Sept. 16, at a Senate hearing, CDC Director Robert Redfield said that wearing a face mask is more guaranteed to protect someone from COVID-19 than taking an eventual vaccine. Vaccines don’t work in 100 percent of people, he noted, but a face mask offers at least some protection for everyone. “We have clear scientific evidence they work,” Redfield said about face masks. “I might even go so far as to say tha…

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By November, COVID-19 Vaccine Centers Should Be Operational, CDC Says By November, COVID-19 Vaccine Centers Should Be Operational, CDC Says
By November, Covid-19 Vaccine Centers Should Be Operational, CDC Says Preparations are being made for a COVID-19 vaccine that could be available in November, according to a letter to U.S. governors from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The letter, which was obtained by McClatchy, asked governors to do what they can to clear any potential roadblocks to swift vaccine distribution. The letter, dated Aug. 27, is from CDC Director Robert Redfield. The doctor said that the regular process of licenses and permits for distribution centers could delay the delivery of a COVID-19 vaccine. “CDC urgently requests your assistance in expediting applications …

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COVID-19: US Travel Bans Came Too Late For Region, CDC Says COVID-19: US Travel Bans Came Too Late For Region, CDC Says
Covid-19: US Travel Bans Came Too Late For Region, CDC Says After months of criticizing the federal government for issuing a travel ban for Chinese residents while COVID-19 cases were actually pouring into the New York metro area from Europe, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been vindicated. Now, the government's main agency handling the crisis agrees with that assessment. A new analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) determined that by the time the federal government placed travel restrictions on Europe, it was already too late, and the virus had taken a stranglehold in the region. The federal government restricted travel from Chin…

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