CDC director says models predict coronavirus deaths will accelerate in coming weeks

The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said that all statistical models tracked by the agency predict that coronavirus deaths in the U.S. will accelerate in the coming weeks. ‘CDC tracks 12 different forecasting models of possible COVID-19 deaths in the US,’ Dr. Robert R. Redfield said in a tweet. ‘As … Read more

CDC TRIPLES list of coronavirus symptoms: Loss of taste & smell are official signs of infection 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has tripled its official list of symptoms for the novel coronavirus. Until recently, the federal health agency recorded just three symptoms of the virus on its website: fever, cough and shortness of breath. However, this past weekend, the CDC expanded its list to include several more signs … Read more

Trump has coronavirus briefing tantrum over CDC boss’ warning of ‘even more difficult’ second wave

President Donald Trump on Wednesday raged about the coverage of CDC Director Robert Redfield’s interview with The Washington Post, where the medical expert warned about the dangers of a second wave of the coronavirus. Trump brought Redfield to the White House podium to repudiate the interview only for the CDC director to confirm the newspaper correctly … Read more

‘I have never said there is NO human-to-human transmission’: Head of China’s CDC refutes accusation

The head of China‘s CDC has claimed that he had never said there was no human-to-human transmission of the novel coronavirus as he defended Beijing’s handling of the pandemic. The Chinese government has been accused of providing misleading information in the early days of the crisis after it stressed no evidence suggested the virus could … Read more

CDC rolls out blood antibody test for people with NO coronavirus symptoms

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has rolled a test that would determine whether or not someone has been infected with coronavirus. This type of test, which is known as a serology test, looks for antibodies against the new virus in the blood. Health officials say the test could help scientists understand how … Read more

CDC pulls confusing dosing guidance for malaria drug that Trump praised for treating coronavirus

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has removed highly unusual guidance from its website informing doctors on how to prescribe the anti-malaria drugs recommended by President Donald Trump to treat coronavirus.    The medications, chloroquine and its analog hydroxychlorquine, are also used to threat arthritis and the autoimmune disorder lupus. Initially, the CDC webpage had … Read more