Rochelle Walensky

Politics 7 hours ago

GOP senator warns new CDC guidance against extracurricular activities will harm students

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., sent a letter to CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky Wednesday suggesting the agency's new guidance encouraging K-12 schools to shut down in-person extracurricular activities will harm the health of students.

Media 7 hours ago

CDC's Rochelle Walensky admits poor messaging on COVID guidance, vows to improve

The CDC director has been facing intense backlash for her agency's confusing COVID guidance.

Politics 7 hours ago

House Republicans accuse CDC director of keeping agency in 'constant crisis' throughout pandemic

Committee ranking member Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., alongside Health and Oversight Subcommittee ranking members Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., and Morgan Griffith, R-Va., sent a letter to Walensky highlighting the several crises facing the agency under her watch.

Health 7 hours ago

Wear a mask to prevent catching omicron, but which mask?

In light of the current world-wide omicron outbreak, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is considering changing its mask guidelines for the general public to wear N95 or KN95 masks rather than cloth masks

Media 7 hours ago

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky doubles down on flawed mask study at Senate hearing

CDC director Rochelle Walensky continued to cite a previously flawed study on the efficacy of mask mandates during a Senate hearing on Tuesday.

Media 7 hours ago

CDC Director Walensky fails to disclose how many deaths were 'from' COVID-19: 'Data will be forthcoming'

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky fails to disclose distinctions on the number of COVID-releated deaths in the U.S.

Media 7 hours ago

New York Times drags CDC director Walensky for ‘fumbling’ communications, releasing ‘abrupt’ guidance

CDC director Rochelle Walensky is being called out by The New York Times for her inconsistent messaging regarding the coronavirus pandemic.

Media 7 hours ago

NBC anchor asks CDC Director Walensky why Americans should 'trust' her on coronavirus amid 'mixed messaging'

NBC's "Today" asks CDC Director Rochelle Walensky why Americans should "trust" her on COVID-19.

Health 7 hours ago

CDC Director Walensky signs off on Pfizer vaccine for children 5 to 11

Millions of elementary-aged children around the country are now eligible to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. 

Health 7 hours ago

CDC Director Walensky avoids question on vaccine mandate for essential workers

Centers for Disease Control Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky remains coy on whether the Biden administration would support COVID-19 vaccine mandates for essential workers or students. 

Health 7 hours ago

CDC mask guidelines under review as COVID numbers fall, cold season begins

Health officials will update mask guidance as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue a downward trend, but the upcoming "respiratory virus" season may give them pause. 

Health 7 hours ago

CDC director denies defying agency panel over COVID-19 booster recommendations

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky denied overruling an agency advisory committee that had reportedly refused to endorse Pfizer-BioNTech booster shots during a White House briefing Friday afternoon.

Health 7 hours ago

Unvaccinated against COVID-19? Delay travel this Labor Day weekend: CDC

Americans unvaccinated against COVID-19 and eyeing travel plans this Labor Day weekend should reconsider, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said during a White House briefing Tuesday.

Health 7 hours ago

Unvaccinated individuals are 29 times more likely to be hospitalized from COVID-19, CDC says

Unvaccinated individuals are 29 times more likely to be hospitalized from COVID-19 than those who are fully vaccinated, according to a study from the Centers for Disease Control.

Health 7 hours ago

Will Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine recipients need booster too?

The plan for booster shots laid out by health officials on Wednesday applies to Americans who received both doses of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, but for the nearly 14 million who received Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose jab, the details are not yet clear.

Health 7 hours ago

Data behind US COVID-19 booster plan shows waning vaccine effectiveness

The data behind health officials’ plan to offer COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to fully vaccinated Americans showed waning effectiveness against infection for both authorized mRNA jabs.

Health 7 hours ago

US COVID-19 vaccine boosters ready for September rollout, health officials say

In a joint statement released Wednesday, the nation’s top health officials said the U.S. is prepared to begin offering COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to Americans beginning Sept. 20, pending FDA review.

Health 7 hours ago

CDC director OKs COVID-19 booster shot for some Americans with weak immune systems

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has upheld a vote by a panel of independent experts that moderate-to-severe immunocompromised individuals may receive a Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 booster shot.

Media 7 hours ago

Critics erupt after CDC's Walensky refers to 'pregnant people' in vaccine tweet

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director (CDC) Rochelle Walensky came under fire Thursday for using the phrase "pregnant people" while recommending women getting the highly effective COVID-19 vaccine. 

Health 7 hours ago

Walensky: FDA working to OK Pfizer, Moderna COVID booster shots for certain immunocompromised patients

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is rapidly approaching a potential authorization for a third dose of Pfizer's and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines among certain immunocompromised patients, within the next day, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Thursday.

World 7 hours ago

CDC urges against travel to Israel, France, other nations as COVID-19 delta variant spreads

As positive COVID-19 cases continue to rise, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added new travel warnings for several countries.

Health 7 hours ago

Unvaccinated individuals twice as likely to face COVID-19 reinfection: CDC study

A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study found that unvaccinated individuals who have had COVID-19 are twice as likely to face reinfection as individuals who have received the vaccine.

Opinion 7 hours ago

Tucker Carlson: Rochelle Walensky now makes the laws, and she's taking your private property

Tucker Carlson reacts to the CDC extending the eviction moratorium, saying that CDC director Rochelle Walensky now makes the laws.

Politics 7 hours ago

Cori Bush, Democrat demanding eviction halt, was sued for not paying rent

Missouri Democrat Rep. Cori Bush who has been demanding a halt in evictions since last week, was sued for not paying over $3,000 in rent back in 2015.

Health 7 hours ago

COVID-19 breakthrough infections with severe outcomes comprise 0.01% of cases

Unvaccinated Americans are largely driving transmission, White House officials said Monday, and while breakthrough infections do occur, less than 1 percent of cases result in hospitalization or death.

Politics 7 hours ago

Biden sought new eviction moratorium but lacked legal authority: White House

The Biden White House said Monday that it lacked the legal authority to extend the federal moratorium on evictions that expired over the weekend, putting pressure on states that have been “too slow” to disburse the billions of dollars in assistance to the millions of renters who face being thrown out of their homes.

Health 7 hours ago

CDC 'worrisome' COVID-19 data cited in mask update included breakthrough cases in Massachusetts outbreak

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released "some" of the evidence behind a reversal in guidance issued Tuesday advising fully vaccinated populations to wear masks in public indoor areas in places with high and substantial viral spread.

Media 7 hours ago

CDC hit by liberal media outlets for 'confusing message' on wearing masks

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) became the focus of unusual scrutiny from multiple liberal media outlets this week following its reversal on mask-wearing guidance for those vaccinated against the coronavirus.

Health 7 hours ago

CDC recommends fully vaccinated wear masks in certain indoor areas, advises universal masking for schools

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Tuesday that fully vaccinated individuals should wear masks in certain indoor areas and advised universal masking for schools regardless of individuals' vaccination status amid rising infections due to the delta variant.

Health 7 hours ago

CDC: Delta variant accounts for 83% of US cases

Health officials say the Delta variant of the coronavirus continues to surge and accounts for an estimated 83% of U.S. COVID-19 cases.

Health 7 hours ago

'Pandemic of the unvaccinated' burdens busy US hospitals

The COVID-19 comeback across the U.S. is putting pressure on hospitals at a time when some of them are busy just trying to catch up on surgeries and other procedures that were put on hold during the pandemic.