petersuberApr 10

The #CDC is sitting on a report showing that the #COVID #vaccine "cut the likelihood of emergency department visits and hospitalizations for healthy adults last winter by about half."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/04/09/covid-vaccine-report-delayed/
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It was set to be published last month when #JayBhattacharya delayed it because of "methodology" concerns. But it uses standard CDC methodology for evaluating vaccines, and Bhattacharya approved the release of a flu vaccine report using the same methodology the week before the planned release of the COVID report. Bhattacharya reports to #RFKJr.

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CDC delays publishing report showing covid vaccine benefits

The acting CDC director cited concerns with the methodology, but the design has long been used to test vaccine effectiveness.

The Washington Post
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Update. "C.D.C. Cancels Publication of Study Showing Benefits of Covid Vaccines."
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/us/politics/cdc-covid-vaccine-study.html

"The acting head of the #CDC has canceled the publication of a study that found that the Covid vaccine sharply cut the odds of hospitalizations and emergency visits last winter…Former CDC officials said it was unusual for the head of the agency to cancel a scientific publication that had already been cleared by the agency’s staff scientists and had been scheduled for publication."

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C.D.C. Cancels Publication of Study Showing Benefits of Covid Vaccines

The report found that the shots cut the likelihood of hospitalizations, but the agency’s acting head said it gave an inaccurate picture of the vaccines’ effectiveness.

The New York Times
Apr 23 at 4:47pmWeb
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Update. The #CDC-censored research vindicating #COVID #vaccines has now been published in 𝘑𝘈𝘔𝘈 𝘕𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘯:

"Interim Estimated Effectiveness of 2025-2026 COVID-19 Vaccines in Adults Using a Test-Negative Design."
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2850668

Also see the Washington Post article on its censorship and publication.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/06/23/cdcs-chief-blocked-covid-vaccine-study-now-its-top-medical-journal/
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