{"id":1325683,"date":"2022-02-22T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1325683"},"modified":"2022-02-22T08:08:43","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T13:08:43","slug":"the-centers-for-disease-controls-lies-have-destroyed-its-legitimacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-centers-for-disease-controls-lies-have-destroyed-its-legitimacy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Centers For Disease Control\u2019s Lies Have Destroyed Its Legitimacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-centers-for-disease-controls-lies-have-destroyed-its-legitimacy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1325683&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/322790178_95ccc49275_k.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>On August 6, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mmwr\/volumes\/70\/wr\/mm7032e1.htm\">report<\/a> that the agency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/media\/releases\/2021\/s0806-vaccination-protection.html\">claimed<\/a> showed \u201cVaccination Offers Higher Protection than Previous COVID-19 Infection.\u201d\u00a0This assertion came amidst a public battle with Sen. Rand Paul, as the CDC released this data from Kentucky, Paul\u2019s home state.<\/p>\n<p>Yet after indisputable scientific evidence continued to pile up in favor of natural immunity, the CDC finally capitulated on January 19, 2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/media\/releases\/2022\/s0120-covid-19-cases.html\">recognizing<\/a> the superiority of natural immunity over vaccination alone: \u201cBetween May and November 2021, people who were unvaccinated and did not have a prior COVID-19 infection remained at the highest risk of infection and hospitalization, while those who were previously infected, both with or without prior vaccination, had the greatest protection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The CDC\u2019s reversal came after its previous discounting of natural immunity caused mass layoffs, nursing home resident isolation, and hospital staffing shortages. It must not be forgotten or overlooked, and the CDC must be held accountable.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<p>Last summer, guided by the CDC, President Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/ap-fact-check-biden-inflates-011843623.html\">claimed<\/a>, \u201cIf you\u2019re vaccinated, you\u2019re not going to be hospitalized, you\u2019re not going to be in the IC unit, and you\u2019re not going to die.\u201d Biden also spread misinformation about vaccinations preventing the spread of Covid-19 by <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/joe-biden-business-health-government-and-politics-coronavirus-pandemic-46a270ce0f681caa7e4143e2ae9a0211\">stating<\/a>, \u201cYou\u2019re not going to get Covid if you have these vaccinations.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Who is harmed the most by health misinformation produced by our president and his agencies? Those with low health literacy. Our rich-poor gap is growing in this country, and lying about health issues only exacerbates it.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"a-positive-test-doesn-t-always-mean-infectiousness\">A Positive Test Doesn\u2019t Always Mean Infectiousness<\/h2>\n<p>A deeper dive into the August natural immunity study reveals methodology that can be recognized as illogical, even to those without medical experience. The CDC researchers created two groups. The case group included people who tested positive in 2020 and then tested positive again during a two-month window in 2021. The control group included people who had a positive test in 2020\u00a0<em>without\u00a0<\/em>another positive test during this artificial two-month window.<\/p>\n<p>The study observed that non-vaccinated group registered a positive test 34.4 percent of the time, compared to 20.3 percent of fully vaccinated individuals. The CDC falsely defined the case group\u2019s second positive test as a \u201creinfection.\u201d This is the central lie of the study. This data conveniently omitted data on people actually becoming symptomatic or what a common person would call \u201creinfected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To illustrate this point, consider if a Covid-recovered person comes into contact with Sars-Cov-2 in their community. They might test positive on a PCR test. Their body can remember the virus, fight it off, and the person never becomes ill.<\/p>\n<p>However, shortly after the exposure, a PCR swab can detect bits of genetic material (even if it\u2019s unviable virus). Therefore, this study could be more of a reflection of people\u2019s likelihood of\u00a0<em>re-exposure<\/em>\u00a0to Sars-Cov-2, not reinfection, as the CDC claimed.<\/p>\n<p>By conflating exposure and reinfection, the CDC misled the public. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medpagetoday.com\/infectiousdisease\/covid19vaccine\/93940\">stated<\/a>, \u201cThis study shows you were twice as likely to get infected again if you are unvaccinated. Getting the vaccine is the best way to protect yourself and others around you, especially as the more contagious Delta variant spreads around the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This guidance came when mounting evidence indicated Covid vaccines quickly lose their effectiveness against infection and transmission, which the CDC loathed to admit. Unfortunately, Walensky\u2019s guidance undermined the credibility of the CDC for generations to come.<\/p>\n<p>As a physician, it\u2019s frightening that a public health official made a policy recommendation based on such a flawed study. We should encourage critical thinking and scientific skepticism, but such a blatantly flawed study design should not be tolerated in our leading health institutions.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"not-an-isolated-incident-for-the-cdc\">Not an Isolated Incident for the CDC<\/h2>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the only time the CDC has been caught misleading the public. Drawing <a href=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/61e5afd7a33d334ec9f84595\/t\/61f15309afea78477fa58787\/1643205385781\/Urgency+of+Normal+Toolkit.pdf\">ire<\/a> from the medical community, the was an uncontrolled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mmwr\/volumes\/70\/wr\/mm7039e1.htm\">study of students in Arizona<\/a> that Walensky referred to in discussing the CDC\u2019s mask guidance for schools. This study defined a \u201ccovid outbreak\u201d as \u201ctwo or more\u201d positive lab tests among students or staff. So if your school had two asymptomatic third graders, you\u2019ve got a \u201ccovid outbreak\u201d on your hands.<\/p>\n<p>Even worse, the study weighted such an \u201coutbreak\u201d equally to a school with dozens of\u00a0<em>symptomatic<\/em>\u00a0teachers or students. According to the CDC, two equals 50\u2014at least for \u201ccovid outbreaks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mmwr\/volumes\/70\/wr\/pdfs\/mm7021e1-H.pdf\">a Georgia study<\/a> that actually had a sufficient control arm, the CDC minimized the fact that there was no statistically significant difference between masked and unmasked student groups. They\u2019ve also <a href=\"denied:ttps:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/prevent-getting-sick\/prevention.html\">minimized<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/press-briefings\/2022\/01\/26\/press-briefing-by-white-house-covid-19-response-team-and-public-health-officials-80\/\">importance<\/a> of diet and exercise during the pandemic. They failed to effectively communicate evidence-based, life-saving outpatient treatment protocols. The list goes on.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"why-this-matters-so-much\">Why This Matters So Much<\/h2>\n<p>How does minimizing natural immunity cause harm in the real world? There are at least three deadly repercussions.<\/p>\n<p>First, many hospitals following the CDC\u2019s guidance mandated that only vaccinated health-care workers be allowed to work at their facilities. This means naturally immune health-care workers were wrongly excluded from the workforce. Based on a toxic lie fabricated by the CDC, hospitals continue to experience staffing shortages, contributing to the hospitalization overcapacity narrative they\u2019ve used to demonize the unvaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>Second, the same problem arose for nursing homes, where seniors were denied visitation rights from unvaccinated, naturally immune family and friends, even though\u00a0<em>less<\/em>\u00a0protected vaccinated people were allowed in. Lack of care workers also prevents patients from being discharged from hospitals to care facilities.<\/p>\n<p>Third, the natural immunity lie also stripped countless Americans of their health coverage and livelihoods. During the delta wave, for example, a worker at Los Alamos National Laboratories was fired from his job for religiously objecting to vaccination, despite working entirely from home and having recovered from a previous Covid infection.<\/p>\n<p>The CDC\u00a0<em>now<\/em>\u00a0admits this worker\u2019s immunity provides protection superior to that of his co-workers who had merely vaccine-induced immunity at that time. He lost his job while the\u00a0<em>less protected<\/em>\u00a0did not. By denying natural immunity\u2019s superiority to vaccine-induced immunity, how many others have been fired and lost health-care access the moment we need our population to be at its healthiest?<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"punishing-people-we-should-have-praised\">Punishing People We Should Have Praised<\/h2>\n<p>Naturally immune people should have been identified early in the pandemic as the most protected, ushered into hospitals and nursing homes to serve our vulnerable, and certainly should have been allowed to keep their jobs.<\/p>\n<p>By refusing to acknowledge the harms of lockdowns, mask mandates, and vaccination, the CDC has brought everlasting shame to itself. There is clear evidence these types of interventions carry measurable risk.<\/p>\n<p>A better approach would have been to honestly discuss the risks and benefits with the public, much like I discuss surgical risks and benefits with my patients. This is the very tenet of informed consent, and better communication always results in a better relationship.<\/p>\n<p>Americans need an unbiased, incorruptible, and credible CDC that provides reliable and scientifically sound public health guidance. These lies have de-legitimized and undermined public confidence in the institution of the CDC itself.<\/p>\n<p>The consequences of lying about Covid-19 will spill into other areas of health care. Millions of Americans have lost trust in our hospitals and institutions and are now resorting to \u201cunder the table\u201d health care. In health care, loss of trust equals lack of access. The CDC must return to the basics of evidence-based medicine to overcome its crisis of legitimacy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On August 6, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control released a report that the agency claimed showed \u201cVaccination Offers Higher Protection than Previous COVID-19 Infection.\u201d\u00a0This assertion came amidst a public &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1325683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1325683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1325683"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1325683\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1325683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1325683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1325683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}