A co-author of the article that Rochelle Walensky cited says outdoor settings probably account for "substantially less than 1 percent" of infections.
As the pandemic improves, kids are being asked to make even more sacrifices.
The paper gives short shrift to evidence that vaccines nearly eliminate the risk of infection.
The agency continues a pattern of arbitrary, dubious, and ever-changing recommendations.
Want to keep wearing a mask yourself? That's fine. Want to force fully vaccinated people to join you? The science doesn't support that.
The CDC's recommendations have never been purely a matter of science.
New CDC guidelines strengthen the already compelling case for doing so.
Local officials should end most pandemic restrictions immediately.
Rochelle Walensky's gloss is puzzling in light of the evidence presented in the systematic review on which she relied.
Most would still refuse a hug, according to a New York Times survey.
The agency's disease advice is seen as increasingly irrelevant by more Americans.
The administration is modeling behavior that is even more risk-averse than what the CDC recommends.
The latest ruling from the a U.S. District Court in D.C. finds the agency vastly exceeded its powers in banning landlords from trying to evict non-paying tenants.
This ruling has some distinctive elements, and may have a broader impact than previous decisions.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau claims to be enforcing a law that prohibits "false or misleading representations."
"Masking kids at camp outdoors is simply virtue signaling."
Plus: Is the coronavirus vaccine the most libertarian vaccine yet?
Two recent studies show how ham-handed efforts to reduce opioid prescriptions undermine medical care.
Rochelle Walensky: "There are many situations where fully vaccinated people do not need to wear masks."
The researchers highlight the danger posed by tiny, well-circulated respiratory droplets.
The crackdown on pain medication made drug use more dangerous and did nothing to address the factors driving "deaths of despair."
It's unscientific, wastes precious resources, and keeps Americans unjustifiably scared of the virus.
The decision by the CDC and FDA to pause the Johnson & Johnson vaccine was a disastrous misstep.
Leveling that grave accusation at every aspect of American life will produce disengagement, alienation, and reaction.
The risks of blood clots are much lower than the risks of COVID-19 illness, hospitalizations, and deaths.
Yet the company is still getting stupidly scolded by public health busybodies
Technological breakthroughs and policy progress mean humanity may never again have to endure a disaster like COVID-19.
The increase in the estimated infection fatality rate is especially large for the oldest age group.
More mixed messages from CDC Director Rochelle Walensky.
Without the feds in the way, we could have rolled out at-home diagnostic testing, set up human challenge trials, approved vaccines sooner, and vaccinated Americans more quickly.
The Founders could not have possibly imagined the Commerce Clause covering an eviction moratorium.
"Right now, I'm scared."
A unanimous Sixth Circuit decision upheld a lower court ruling holding that the moratorium is illegal.
The new order is similar to the old, but includes an extensive section defending the measure on public health grounds.
The agency will be extending its controversial eviction moratorium through the end of June.
Even after the massive Biden stimulus, union head honcho Randi Weingarten complains that schools don't have the resources or ability to fully reopen.
The CDC is waging an unscientific war on the great outdoors.
By moving the recommended distance from six feet to three feet, the CDC brings the U.S. back in line with science, and hastens full school reopening.
This is the third court to rule that the moratorium is illegal. Two decisions have upheld it.
The CDC's new guidance for child care facilities is practically begging to be ignored.
Mounting research shows that the Biden administration's politicized continuation of the six-foot rule last month flouts science and threatens full-time K-12 education in the fall.
Many of the president’s pledges require state and local cooperation.
There are now two district court decisions ruling against the moratorium and two upholding it.
Research in Israel, the U.K., and the U.S. has found dramatic reductions in asymptomatic infections.
But the vaccinated are still expected to wear masks and socially distance when in public.
We can justifiably hope for normalcy by Independence Day.
Health officials will never give people permission to be unhealthy. Who cares?
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