India, April 23 -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has blocked the publication of a scientific report on how well the COVID-19 vaccine works, according to news reports.
The Washington Post reported that the study was supposed to appear on March 19 in the CDC's weekly Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The study found that the COVID-19 vaccine reduced the chances of going to the emergency room or being hospitalized by about half during the past winter.
The study had already passed the CDC's usual scientific review. But it was later delayed by acting CDC Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, who had concerns about how the study was carried out, the report added. However, experts noted that the same method has been used by ...