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February 9, 2022

Former acting CDC director sounds off on consequences of masking children in schools: 'The costs are real'

Former Acting CDC Director Dr. Richard Besser admitted that the "costs" associated with requiring children to wear masks in schools were "real."

January 31, 2022

Republicans challenge CDC coronavirus mask, school guidelines for children

Republican Whip Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., and Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., led a letter to CDC Director Rochelle Walensky Monday urging her to roll back guidelines for children for the sake of their mental, physical and emotional health.

January 27, 2022

CDC's Walensky had to Google her own website when asked about advancing equity in the pandemic response

Watchdog group Americans for Public Trust (APT) obtained over 500 pages of Walensky’s emails through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), revealing the director’s apparent unpreparedness in her official capacity.

January 19, 2022

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.

January 17, 2022

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.

January 14, 2022

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.

January 13, 2022

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

January 11, 2022

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.

January 9, 2022

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.

January 6, 2022

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.