Covid vaccine study the acting CDC director blocked is published in an outside journal
A study on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness was published in JAMA Network Open after the acting CDC director blocked it from a government health journal. The research indicates that vaccines reduced the risk of severe illness and hospitalization among older adults. Findings suggest annual boosters continue to provide meaningful protection.
What changed
A vaccine effectiveness study previously blocked by the CDC has now been published in an outside medical journal.
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CDC-Blocked Covid Vaccine Study Published in Medical Journal
confidence 90%A study on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness was published in JAMA Network Open after the acting CDC director blocked it from a government health journal. The research indicates that vaccines reduced the risk of severe illness and hospitalization among older adults. Findings suggest annual boosters continue to provide meaningful protection.
What's confirmed:
- The acting CDC director blocked a COVID-19 vaccine study from appearing in a government health journal.
- The study was published in JAMA Network Open.
- Findings suggest COVID vaccines reduced the likelihood of severe illness and hospitalization among older adults.
- Annual COVID-19 boosters continue to provide meaningful protection.
Still unconfirmed:
- The 2025-26 COVID vaccine cuts emergency and urgent care visits by half.
- The CDC chief halted the study this spring due to methodological concerns.