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CDC Says Vaccinated Americans Have Higher Risk of Infection than Unvaccinated?
Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Sep 5, 2023
The U.S. health agency published a risk-assessment summary in response to reported cases of a ne ...
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No, the CDC Hasn't Endorsed the Use of Powerful Drugs by 'Men Who Want to Breastfeed'
Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Jul 20, 2023
Both cisgender and transgender women have used domperidone, a drug not approved in the U.S., to ...
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Did a Boston School Distribute 'Explicit Survey' About Oral Sex to Middle Schoolers?
Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Mar 23, 2023
The controversy surrounds the CDC's long-running Youth Risk Behavior Survey.
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Did CDC Raise 'Lethal Exposure' Level of Vinyl Chloride Days Before Ohio Train Derailment?
Written by:
David Emery
Feb 23, 2023
"I'm not a conspiracy theorist," said one tweet, "but why did the CDC update their profile for v ...
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Did CDC Change 'Pregnant Women' to 'Pregnant People' in Flu Guidance?
Written by:
Jordan Liles
Nov 3, 2022
A November 2022 search of the CDC's website returned hundreds of instances of both phrases.
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Trump Administration Bans CDC Officials From Using Certain Words?
Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Dec 15, 2017
Policy analysts will be instructed to avoid using seven words in budget policy documents, includ ...
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Is Moderna a Sponsor of the 2022 US Open?
Written by:
Jordan Liles
Aug 30, 2022
Readers asked if the COVID-19 vaccine maker truly was a partnering sponsor with the tennis tourn ...
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Did Delta's CEO Influence the CDC on 5-Day COVID Isolation?
Written by:
Jordan Liles
Dec 28, 2021
The rumor trended on Twitter.
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Was the Body of a CDC Doctor Who 'Exposed' the Flu Shot Found Floating in a River?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Apr 9, 2018
A missing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention doctor was found dead, but he was not a "wh ...
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Was Lettuce Linked to an E. Coli Outbreak?
Written by:
Bethania Palma
Jan 5, 2018
Health officials in Canada linked an E. coli outbreak to romaine lettuce in late 2017.
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Fresh Express Salad Recalled After Dead Bat Reportedly Found in Package
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Apr 10, 2017
The recall affects certain Fresh Express brand spring mix salads with an April 14 'use-by' date.
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Did the FBI Raid the CDC for Data on Vaccines and Autism?
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Jan 24, 2017
A known hoax purveyor spread false claims that the FBI "raided" the CDC in the middle of the nig ...
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CDC Announces Plan to Detain Americans for Forced Vaccinations?
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Sep 1, 2016
An alarmist rumor misleadingly claimed the CDC was planning to apprehend and detain Americans to ...
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Zika Microcephaly Outbreak Caused by Monsanto Pesticide?
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Feb 16, 2016
An unsubstantiated theory suggesting a Monsanto pesticide caused an uptick in microcephaly birth ...
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Did the CDC 'Admit' 98 Million Americans Were Given a 'Cancer Virus' via the Polio Shot?
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Oct 23, 2015
Much ado about nothing: The CDC didn't 'admit' anyone contracted cancer from polio vaccinations, ...
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Spin-Fluenza
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Oct 19, 2015
No, the CDC did not issue a warning advising folks to avoid this year's flu shot.
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CDC Reminds Everyone Not to Pee in the Pool
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Jun 19, 2015
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