Despite overall progress in reducing HIV transmission in the United States, <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/newsroom/fact-sheets/hiv/state-of-the-hiv-epidemic-factsheet.html#despite-overall">HIV continues to affect some groups</a> more than others due to longstanding and ingrained barriers.
CDC released a <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/hearher/healthcare-providers/index.html">new webpage</a> and suite of materials for healthcare professionals as part of the Hear Her campaign, which aims to reduce pregnancy-related deaths.
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More than 1 in 5 adults is inactive in all but four states, <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/data/inactivity-prevalence-maps/index.html">according to new state maps</a> of adult physical inactivity prevalence released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
CDC has updated our consumer webpage describing the types of masks and respirators used to prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. Masking is a critical public health tool to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and it is important to remember that any mask is better than no mask. To protect yourself and others from COVID-19, CDC..
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky today met with a group of representatives from disability organizations and allies to discuss their concerns surrounding a recent television appearance by Dr. Walensky.
A new <a href="https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciab931/6506316?searchresult=1">CDC study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases (CID)</a> shows that flu vaccination protected children against serious flu illness even when they were infected with a flu virus that was <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/viruses/change.htm">antigenically different</a> from the vaccine virus.
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CDC is adjusting our recommendation for when people can receive a booster shot, shortening the interval from 6 months to 5 months. Earlier this week <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2022/s0104-Pfizer-Booster.html">CDC made this recommendation for recipients of a Pfizer-BioNTech primary series</a> and, after <a href="https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-shortens-interval-booster-dose-moderna-covid-19-vaccine-five-months">FDA action</a> this morning, we’re extending this recommendation to recipients of a Moderna primary series.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will provide an update to media on the COVID-19 pandemic.