CDC delays report on COVID vaccine benefits, source says
The acting director of the CDC delayed publication of a report showing the COVID-19 vaccine cut emergency department visits and hospitalizations for healthy adults last winter by about half. The Department of Health and Human Services did not immediately respond to request for comment.
The acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has delayed publication of a CDC report showing the COVID-19 vaccine cut the likelihood of emergency department visits and hospitalizations for healthy adults last winter by about half, according to scientists familiar with the decision.
The report was delayed on Thursday, according to the account citing scientists familiar with the decision. The Department of Health and Human Services did not immediately respond to request for comment. Reuters could not immediately verify the report.