Officials urge mask-wearing as ‘triple disease’ ramps up: What parents should know
In addition, COVID-19 cases and deaths increased by 50% in the past week, despite the rate having been flat for a long time previously, according […]
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The flu vaccine appears to match circulating strains very well, CDC says
This year’s flu shot “appears to match the circulating strains very well,” said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and […]
The flu vaccine appears to match circulating strains very well, CDC says
CNN — This year’s flu shot “appears to match the circulating strains very well,” said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the US Centers for Disease […]
44 states with high levels of respiratory disease
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows influenza is on the rise in the United States, with 44 states recording high […]
Nearly 3,000 people have already died from the flu this season: CDC
The flu season came early and is bound to get worse, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in its latest release of […]
As more than a dozen Ohio children contract a measles outbreak, local health officials are turning to the CDC for help
CNN — A growing measles outbreak in Columbus, Ohio has sickened more than a dozen unvaccinated children and hospitalized nine of them, and local health […]
CDC warns dental patients of rare bacterial infections via water pipes
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued an Emergency and Preparedness Health Advisory Guide to outbreaks of non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections that […]
As Covid, flu and RSV cases collide, the CDC warms up to a harsh winter
Comment on this story comment The United States continues to experience an unusually high and early rise in influenza and respiratory syncytial virus infections, straining […]
The CDC wants to change “antiquated” rules that affect the agency’s ability to fight Covid, polio and other diseases
CNN — When the shocking news broke this summer that there was a case of polio in New York, the US Centers for Disease Control […]
CDC discusses use of oral polio vaccine for first time in 20 years
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering using the oral polio vaccine for the first time in more than 20 years to halt […]