What We're Reading: CDC’s About-Face on COVID-19 as Airborne; HHS Revokes FDA's Rule-Making Authority; Flying During the Pandemic
The CDC abruptly pulled guidance saying that COVID-19 is primarily spread via airborne transmission; HHS issues memo stating that the FDA no longer has the authority to sign any new rules on food, vaccines; a novel study examines risk of infection during a flight.
CDC Pulls Guidance on COVID-19 Airborne Transmission
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The CDC removed from its website Monday revised guidance, published Friday, saying that the transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is airborne. The Hill and
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