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Robert Redfield

Worcester, MA
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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 Kristin Palpini
Worcester, MA
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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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by Kristin Palpini
Massapequa, NY
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COVID-19: US Travel Bans Came Too Late For NYC Metro Area, CDC Says, Echoing Cuomo Statements COVID-19: US Travel Bans Came Too Late For NYC Metro Area, CDC Says, Echoing Cuomo Statements
Covid-19: US Travel Bans Came Too Late For NYC Metro Area, CDC Says, Echoing Cuomo Statements 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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by Zak Failla
Franklin Township, NJ
Lifestyle
COVID-19: You May Have Had Virus And Not Known It, CDC Says COVID-19: You May Have Had Virus And Not Known It, CDC Says
Covid-19: You May Have Had Virus And Not Known It, CDC Says There have been around 2.5 million cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States since the pandemic began in mid-March. But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is now saying that it's possible that just 10 percent of people infected with the virus are included in that number because most cases went undiagnosed. Dr. Robert Redfield, the CDC's director, said in a media briefing that a "good estimate" is 10-to-1 for those infected with COVID to those testing positive. That means the number of people who have or had COVID in the United States is about 25 …

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by Joe Lombardi
Torrington, CT
Lifestyle
COVID-19: You May Have Had Virus And Not Known It, CDC Says COVID-19: You May Have Had Virus And Not Known It, CDC Says
Covid-19: You May Have Had Virus And Not Known It, CDC Says There have been around 2.5 million cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States since the pandemic began in mid-March. But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is now saying that it's possible that just 10 percent of people infected with the virus are included in that number because most cases went undiagnosed. Dr. Robert Redfield, the CDC's director, said in a media briefing that a "good estimate" is 10-to-1 for those infected with COVID to those testing positive. That means the number of people who have or had COVID in the United States is about 25 …

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by Joe Lombardi
Mount Pleasant, NY
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COVID-19: CDC Issues New Guidelines For Essential Workers COVID-19: CDC Issues New Guidelines For Essential Workers
Covid-19: CDC Issues New Guidelines For Essential Workers The federal government has provided new guidelines for essential employees battling novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that will make it easier for them to return to work after being exposed to the virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced this week that essential workers who have been exposed to COVID-19 can go back to work if they are asymptomatic without having to wait out the originally mandated 14-day self-quarantine. Robert Redfield, the director of the CDC, said that employees such as healthcare and food supply workers will be permitted to return back to work under ce…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
Lifestyle
COVID-19: Should We All Wear Masks In Public? Health Experts, CDC To Revise Guidelines COVID-19: Should We All Wear Masks In Public? Health Experts, CDC To Revise Guidelines
Covid-19: Should We All Wear Masks In Public? Health Experts, CDC To Revise Guidelines Should all Americans wear face masks when leaving the house to help stop the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19)?  President Donald Trump said this week that his administration intends to release new recommendations regarding the use of face masks after he initially said masks weren’t necessary to prevent the spread of the virus. Most members of Trump’s coronavirus task force have recommended wearing face coverings in public, and are now reportedly in the process of finalizing a formal draft of new recommendations. The Centers for Disease Control is also reviewing its policy after …

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
Lifestyle
Number Getting Illnesses From Ticks, Mosquitoes, Fleas Triples, CDC Says Number Getting Illnesses From Ticks, Mosquitoes, Fleas Triples, CDC Says
Number Getting Illnesses From Ticks, Mosquitoes, Fleas Triples, CDC Says With temperatures warming up, federal officials are warning area residents to be alert during Lyme Disease Awareness Month in May and through the summer. Illnesses from mosquito, tick, and flea bites have tripled nationally in the past decade, with more than 640,000 cases reported during the 13 years from 2004 through 2016, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Since then, nine new germs spread by mosquitoes and ticks were discovered or introduced into the country. The recently released findings mark the CDC’s first study examining the data involving the bites of…

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by Zak Failla