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Too Many Deaths, Too Many Left Behind: A People’s External Review of the CDC

When the CDC announced it was conducting an internal review in 2022, we launched a People’s Review of the CDC. We surveyed nearly 500 public health experts and community leaders and reviewed over 200 journal articles, government reports, news articles and white papers. We found that the CDC prioritized individual choice and short-term business interest […]

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Masks in Healthcare

As healthcare workers, patients, parents, and caregivers, we at the People’s CDC urge public health officials and healthcare organizations, including hospitals, clinics, physician and dentist offices, nursing homes, and home health care services to require masking in all healthcare settings, and to provide masks (ideally N95 respirators) for everyone in those settings. The revised CDC

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Preserve and Expand the Public Health Resources Under the COVID State of Emergency

DO NOT End the State of Emergency! Protect Everyone! The US has suffered more from Covid-19 than other high-income nations. The state of emergency increased access to Medicaid, and assured free access to vaccines, tests, masks, and treatments for all US residents, including more than 30 million uninsured Americans. Even with these additional resources, the

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COVID Safety for Protests

Recently, members of the PCDC helped institute COVID protections at protests and demonstrations around the country. Through their experience and hard work, they created flyers for others who might want to implement COVID precautions at their own demonstrations. Whether its a protest, strike, demonstration, or rally we can all practice better COVID safety protections to

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Statement on FDA’s proposal for once a year COVID vaccination

Public Comment by Rob Wallace, PhD, submitted to the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee regarding the future vaccination regimens addressing COVID-19. I’m an evolutionary epidemiologist. I mapped statistical phylogeographies, including molecular evolutionary traces, for HPAI H5N1 under CDC advisor Walter Fitch at UC Irvine 1-2. I have consulted for the CDC and

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People’s CDC Webinar: Communities are Our Best Defense

On January 19, 2023 the People’s CDC hosted a webinar. The webinar was a reflection and celebration on the first year anniversary of the establishment of the People’s CDC. With the federal government and countries around the world rolling back public health programs for controlling COVID-19, it’s clear such community efforts to shape public policy

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