Last night, I was proud to sign the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ recommendation to use Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in people 16 and older. This official CDC recommendation follows Friday’s FDA decisionexternal icon to authorize the emergency use of Pfizer’s vaccine. As COVID-19 cases continue to surge throughout the U.S., CDC’s recommendation comes at a critical time…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced the expansion of the 500 Cities Project, a 2016 initiative to provide city- and neighborhood-level health estimates for a large portion of the nation’s population. The project is being renamed PLACES, and now provides Population Level Analysis and Community Estimates to the entire United States..

CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield would like to thank the ACIP for all of their work in crafting these recommendations as interim guidance that both 1) health care personnel and 2) residents of long-term care facilities be offered COVID-19 vaccine in the initial phase of the vaccination program.  Dr. Redfield supports their recommendations and has signed..

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WhatThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will provide an update to media on the COVID-19 response. WhoHenry Walke, MD, COVID-19 Incident Manager When11 a.m. ET Wednesday, December 2 Dial-InMedia: 888-795-0855 International: 1-210-234-0013PASSCODE: CDC MEDIA Non-Media: 800-988-9652International: 1-517-308-9161PASSCODE: 8366031 Important InstructionsDue to anticipated high volume, please plan to dial in to the telebriefing 15 minutes..

The HIV community has remained resilient in the face of great challenges. So it comes as no surprise that the community has also been steadfast in confronting new hurdles brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite these difficult times, World AIDS Day presents an important moment to pause, and acknowledge the innovation of the community..

Findings from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report released today show that approximately 1 in 5 U.S. adults reported currently using a tobacco product in 2019, with about 80% of those adults reporting that they use combustible products such as cigarettes. To assess recent national estimates of tobacco..

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) joins the global public health community in marking the end of the Ebola Virus Disease (Ebola) outbreak in Equateur Province. Today marks 42 days, or two incubation periods, since the last survivor tested negative for the virus. This allows the DRC Ministry of Health (MOH) and..