Covid

U.S. probing whether Chinese companies cut production of shipping containers before COVID pandemic

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Federal authorities are examining whether Chinese companies deliberately restricted the world’s production of storage containers for the shipping trade just before the COVID-19 pandemic began six years ago, sources with knowledge of the probe told CBS News.  Investigators have been looking at a handful of Chinese firms that together control the majority of unrefrigerated shipping … Read more

FDA official who scrutinized COVID shots and antidepressants is out in latest shake-up

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WASHINGTON — A Food and Drug Administration official involved in scrutinizing the safety of antidepressants, COVID-19 vaccines and other widely used therapies has been removed from her role leading the agency’s drug program. Dr. Tracy Beth Hoeg will be replaced as FDA’s acting drug center director by Dr. Mike Davis, who has been serving as … Read more

Who is James Erdman III? CIA whistleblower who went from COVID mandate fights to Senate spotlight

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! James Erdman III, a CIA whistleblower who testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Wednesday alleging a federal cover-up of COVID-19 origins, has a long history of clashing with the government on the coronavirus issue. Erdman is a former intelligence officer … Read more

Acting CDC director says hantavirus is “very different than COVID,” defends agency’s response

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Acting CDC Director Jay Bhattacharya talks to “CBS Evening News” anchor Tony Dokoupil about the U.S. response to the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, saying the disease is “very different than COVID. And we should treat it differently than COVID.” Source link

Why hantavirus is not like COVID, according to infectious disease experts

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The deadly cruise ship outbreak of hantavirus, a rare, rodent-borne illness, may have evoked some memories of the early days of COVID-19 — but infectious disease specialists and public health officials say there are clear differences in this case that make the risk to the public extremely low. “This is not another COVID,” World Health Organization Director-General … Read more

Ex-Fauci top advisor indicted over alleged COVID cover-up, hidden emails

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Justice Department is accusing a longtime senior advisor to Dr. Anthony Fauci of using his private email to hide communication about the COVID-19 virus from public view while helping to shape the narrative about its origins. David M. Morens, 78, who served for years as a … Read more