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CDC Director: ‘If You Are Vaccinated, You Are Safe from the Variants’

Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said Wednesday that vaccinated individuals are “safe” from coronavirus variants following mixed messaging from local and World Health Organization (W.H.O.) officials, some of whom are now recommending vaccinated people to wear masks over fears of coronavirus variants.

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle

Ron DeSantis Wins Battle Against CDC to Protect Florida’s Cruise Industry

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) scored a major political victory for the Sunshine State’s cruise industry on Friday after taking on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — which he said effectively placed a vaccine passport mandate on the industry: the federal district court in Tampa ruled in favor of Florida’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction, concluding the CDC’s guidelines “are likely unconstitutional and overstepping their legal authority” and claiming a “startlingly magnified power.”

Carnival Corporation's Fathom Granted Approval by Cuba to Cruise from U.S. to Cuba (PRNews

Novavax Coronavirus Vaccine Proves ‘Extremely Effective’ in Clinical Trials

Novavax on Monday announced positive results of Phase 3 of its coronavirus vaccine trial, reporting 90.4 percent efficacy overall against the Chinese coronavirus, 93 percent efficacy against what it described as “predominantly circulating Variants of Concern and Variants of Interest,” and 100 percent protection against “moderate and severe disease,” according to the company.

HAMILTON, SCOTLAND - DECEMBER 14: A member of staff receives the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19

Sen. Rand Paul Calls to ‘Fire’ Dr. Anthony Fauci: ‘Told You’

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), an outspoken critic of Dr. Anthony Fauci, called for his firing following the emergence of emails showing how the NIAID chief handled the pandemic behind the scene — from admitting that the “typical mask you buy at the drugstore is not really effective in keep out virus” to asking a colleague to “please handle” the narrative centering around the Wuhan Lab theory. The emails also reveal the cozy relationship with Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention Director George Gao.

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