House Republicans have accused the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of pushing the Biden administration’s political agenda on COVID-19 booster shots — against the scientific advice from the health agency’s own advisory panel.
The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic — headed by Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) — is demanding in a letter obtained by The Post that the CDC release its notes explaining why it decided to overrule its 15-member vaccine advisory panel during a 2021 meeting.
The letter, which accused the CDC of having “political ties to the narrative pushed by the Biden White House,” also comes just days ahead of a meeting in which the panel, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), will weigh whether to recommend the public receive yet another booster shot.
On Sept. 23, 2021, the ACIP opted against recommending booster shots for those in high-risk occupations, such as health care workers and teachers.
But the following day, former CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky superseded that recommendation and endorsed the vaccines anyway.
“ACIP specifically noted the risk of myocarditis in young men in advising against broadly recommending booster shots for those in high-risk occupations,” Wenstrup wrote in a letter to CDC Director Mandy Cohen on Wednesday.
“Yet, former Director Walensky disregarded this aspect of ACIP’s advice and included this younger, healthier cohort anyway.” --->READ MORE HERE
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Coronavirus restrictions could come roaring back as Election Day draws closer, as Sen. Ted Cruz warned the most “deadly” coronavirus variant could emerge a year from now, ahead of the election: The “election variant.”
“Look, this is utterly absurd, mask mandates are wrong and for the left this has become, it’s a combination of a number of things,” Cruz said during an episode of his podcast, Verdict.
“Number one, it’s an article of faith. Number two, it’s a virtue signal. It shows just how self-righteous they think they are,” he said, noting that he recently witnessed a “very prominent Democrat Senator” walking the halls of the Capitol with an N95 mask on alongside a staffer.
Further, Cruz said these rules are about “controlling people, whether it’s mask mandates, whether it’s vaccine mandates, whether it’s having the 437th booster. Enough is enough is enough,” he said, warning that the left’s scheme is only going to become more apparent as the election draws closer.
“By the way, a year from now we are going to see the most deadly COVID variant ever seen: the ‘election variant,’ and before the election they’re going to need to shut everything down because they want to have mail-in balloting for everyone because they think it helps elect Democrats,” Cruz predicted.
“Enough is enough is enough. If you want to wear a damn mask, fine, but don’t be a hypocrite, and don’t try to force other people to,” he continued.
Cruz also responded to Dr. Anthony Fauci attempting to explain away studies that show masks are not very effective. --->READ MORE HEREFollow links below to relevant/related stories and resources:
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