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A person is shown wearing a dark vest and white shirt and walking with a cane into a facility with a Johnson & Johnson sign on the outside.

CDC, FDA recommend pause of J&J coronavirus vaccine over blood clot concerns

Top of The World

Top of The World: The CDC and the FDA are recommending a pause on the single-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine over blood clot concerns. And, the Japanese government announced it will start releasing tons of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the ocean. Also, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg expressed the alliance’s support for Ukraine on Tuesday follow a recent build up of Russian troops on the country’s eastern border.

President Donald Trump listens during a phone call Oct. 4, 2020, in his conference room at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.

Former CDC head: COVID-19’s spread in White House shows ‘testing does not replace safety measures’

Two people are shown sitting on park benches with a man walking past on a sunny day.

PM Johnson says Britain will return to normal by Christmas; India joins grim club; US again breaks coronavirus record

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AR-15 rifles are displayed for sale at the Guntoberfest gun show in Oaks, Pennsylvania, October 6, 2017.

I worked at the CDC and if it really wanted to, it could study gun violence

Conflict
Attendees line up to meet musician Ted Nugent at a book signing event during the National Rifle Association's annual meeting in Houston, Texas, on May 5, 2013.

Gun owners face much higher murder risks, researchers said. Then the NRA silenced them.

Global Politics
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Kate Winslet portrays CDC investigator Dr. Erin Mears in the 2011 film, "Contagion."

If you want to know what CDC scientists are going through, check out Hollywood’s ‘Contagion’

Health

Scott Burns wrote the screenplay for the 2011 movie “Contagion” after immersing himself in the world of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He says viruses are “bright lights that shine on all of our weaknesses,” and wanted to use his movie to prompt people to trust in the science of viruses.

Killing a killer disease

Health & Medicine

William Foege, one of the scientists who led the global campaign that eradicated smallpox, talks about the other six diseases he’d like to kill off.

The Problem with Perchlorate

The Centers for Disease Control has released a new study revealing the dangers of low-level exposure to the chemical perchlorate, found in drinking water in dozens of states.

The Problem with Perchlorate

A Centers for Disease Control study reveals the dangers of low-level exposure to the chemical perchlorate, found in drinking water in dozens of states.

The World

CDC May Recommend Routine Circumcision

Global Politics

To slow the spread of HIV, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may begin recommending circumcisions for all infant boys. The Takeaway is joined by Dana Goldstein of The American Prospect and Roy Gulick of New York-Presbyterian Hospital.

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