CDC Responds to Mysterious Pneumonia Outbreak in China

Published on November 28, 2023

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday responded to questions regarding a rash of mysterious pneumonia cases that emerged recently in China, which sparked statements from the World Health Organization and a top U.S. official. Last week, an alert was sent out via the ProMed global outbreak surveillance system regarding the respiratory illnesses in China, which appear to mainly impact children. The alerts sparked concerns that a new, novel respiratory infection might be spreading in the country, drawing comparisons to the initial spread of COVID-19 near Wuhan. A spokeswoman for the CDC, Jasmine Reed, told The Epoch Times on Tuesday the federal health agency is “in touch with local health authorities and its country office in China.”...

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