The People’s CDC calls for the federal government, the CDC, and local leaders to act urgently to follow Philadelphia’s lead in prioritizing public health by implementing data driven mask mandates. Philadelphia’s decision is consistent with public health’s goal to prevent and reduce the harm of the escalating COVID surge, not wait until hospital beds, ICU’s […]
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Authors:Ellen Isaacs, MD, New York Medical College (retired) andKaryn Pomerantz, MLS,MPH, George Washington University (retired) Reviewers:People’s CDC Standards Review Team Member who cannot be namedRita Valenti, RNJosh Garoon, PhD, University of Wisconsin-MadisonElaine A. Hills, PhD, Independent Public Health Scientist From the point of view of public health, there are two overwhelming reasons to promote global
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The People’s CDC condemns the Federal District Court for the Middle District of Florida’s decision on April 18 to void a CDC rule requiring continued masking on public transportation. As COVID rates are increasing rapidly in parts of the US, the court overruled scientific judgment and the protective public health responsibility of the CDC. The
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This Template COVID-19 Resolution for Professional Associations is an action tool for you to adapt and submit to local and national professional associations and local boards of health. We encourage you to share this Resolution with your networks to promote data-driven and equity centered pandemic policy. The Resolution asserts: support for a data-driven pandemic policy
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The People’s CDC urges the TSA, CDC, and the White House to prioritize the health of the people over the preferences of corporate executives, and extend the federal mask mandate for public transportation beyond May 3. Although we welcome the CDC’s recent announcement to extend the mandate for 2 weeks, we strongly recommend that the
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The new CDC guidelines relax the criteria for concern about COVID-191 risk and permit a decrease in public health protective mandates. The People’s CDC is issuing a reminder that we are still in a pandemic for which precautionary measures remain critical. Preventive measures to help protect you and those around you, such as indoor masking
The People’s CDC stands with people the world over who wonder whether, when and how to change their lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our COVID-19 Weather Report updates include information about how COVID is spreading and the best ways to protect yourself and others from its many effects. To help us all understand the vast
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El 25 de febrero de 2022, los CDC publicaron pautas actualizadas de COVID-19 que se centran en gran medida en acciones individuales en lugar de políticas a nivel comunitario. Las nuevas pautas de los CDC están en desacuerdo con los principios fundamentales de la práctica equitativa de la salud pública. Las recomendaciones actualizadas no se
A medida que las escuelas enfrentan preguntas continuas sobre cómo proteger de forma sostenible incluso a los grupos más vulnerables de la COVID, este kit de herramientas tiene como objetivo proporcionar información precisa y verificada y resúmenes de investigación actualizados para ayudar a las escuelas y comunidades a tomar decisiones que mantendrán a TODOS los
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On February 25th, 2022, the CDC released updated COVID-19 guidelines that are heavily focused on individual actions as opposed to community-level policies. The CDC’s new guidelines are at odds with the fundamental tenets of equitable public health practice. The updated recommendations don’t align with the best science if the goal is to prevent infection, and
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