The COVID-19 outbreak among vaccinated people that broke out at a conference held by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was bigger than disclosed, according to files obtained by The Epoch Times.
After the outbreak took place in April, the CDC reported results from surveys sent to attendees.
The CDC said that 181 respondents reported testing positive for COVID-19.
But that number was actually 183, according to the newly obtained files.
The public health agency also failed to disclose that hundreds of attendees did not get tested, even some who experienced symptoms.
Some 601 attendees who responded to the survey said they did not get tested for COVID-19, the files show, including 34 who reported experiencing COVID-like symptoms, being ill, or both.
Vaccinated Person Went to Emergency Room
In a statement on the outbreak, which only affected vaccinated people, the CDC emphasized that no attendee reported being hospitalized.
“None of the 181 people who reported testing positive were hospitalized,” the agency said.
The agency did not mention that one of the vaccinated people suffered such severe symptoms that they went to the emergency room, according to the newly obtained files.
The agency had claimed that, despite the outbreak, the survey results “underline the importance of vaccination for protecting individuals against severe illness and death related to COVID-19.”
The CDC has recommended COVID-19 vaccination for virtually all people since late 2020, when the vaccines were first authorized. Some experts have said the risks appear to outweigh the benefits for certain or all populations, a number of doctors have said they themselves will not get booster shots due to lack of clinical trial evidence, and recent data indicate the vaccines don’t protect for very long against severe illness.
Took Drugs
The conference took place from April 24 to April 27 at a hotel in Atlanta, Georgia, where the CDC is headquartered. About 1,800 people, including some CDC employees, attended the conference.
