Transcript: Mpox Briefing

Operator Good afternoon, and thank you for standing by. At this time, all participant lines are in listen-only mode. During the Q&A session, if you would like to ask a question, you may do so over the phone by pressing star one. Today’s call is being recorded. If you have any objections, you may disconnect…

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Update on Rapid Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission at 2023 EIS Conference

CDC’s 2023 Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference brought together approximately 1,800 in-person and 400 virtual attendees during April 24–27, 2023, in a hotel conference facility in Atlanta, Georgia. This annual, multi-purpose event consists of both traditional scientific presentations, as well as one-on-one and small-group recruitment events for incoming EIS officers and staff from CDC and..

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New Funding Opportunity to Strengthen Outbreak Response through Data, Forecasting, and Analytics

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched a new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) through the Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics (CFA) to establish an outbreak response network for disease forecasting to support decision makers during public health emergencies. The NOFO establishes a new program via cooperative agreement that is intended to support..

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CDC Online Newsroom

<![CDATA[CDC Online Newsroom]]> https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/feed.asp?feedid=183 2015-11-20T23:09:00Z https://www.cdc.gov/images/newsroom.jpg krc4@cdc.gov <![CDATA[Transcript: PHE Briefing]]> https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2023/t0508-covid-phe.html 2023-05-08T00:00:00Z <![CDATA[Walensky Announces Departure from CDC]]> https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2023/p0505-walensky.html 2023-05-05T00:00:00Z <![CDATA[CDC’s Disease Detectives Give First-Hand Accounts from the Front Lines of Public Health]]> https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2023/p0419-eis.html 2023-04-20T09:48:00Z <![CDATA[CDC simplifies COVID-19 vaccine recommendations, allows older adults and immunocompromised adults to get second dose of the updated vaccine]]> https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2023/s0419-covid-vaccines.html 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z..

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Transcript: PHE Briefing

00:00 Hello and thank you all for standing by. At this time, I would like to inform all participants that your lines are on a listen only mode until the question and answer portion of today’s conference. Today’s conference is also being recorded. If you have any objections you may disconnect at this time. I..

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Walensky Announces Departure from CDC

CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky announced today her intent to depart the agency at the end of June. Walensky has led CDC through a transition to greater normalcy across the country, after two years of COVID-19 related closures and waves of dangerous, new virus variants. She also launched Moving Forward – a wide-ranging set of..

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CDC simplifies COVID-19 vaccine recommendations, allows older adults and immunocompromised adults to get second dose of the updated vaccine

Following FDA regulatory action, CDC has taken steps to simplify COVID-19 vaccine recommendations and allow more flexibility for people at higher risk who want the option of added protection from additional COVID-19 vaccine doses. CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met today to discuss these COVID-19 vaccine recommendation changes, and the associated implications and implementation. Although..

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CDC’s Disease Detectives Give First-Hand Accounts from the Front Lines of Public Health

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will hold its annual Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference April 24–27, 2023 in Atlanta. The event will feature 97 presentations on recent groundbreaking investigations and innovative analyses conducted by EIS officers—better known as CDC’s disease detectives. Conference attendance is free and open to the public, and..

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NIOSH Launches the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer to Understand and Reduce Cancer in the Fire Service

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), through its National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), are pleased to launch the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer online enrollment system for firefighters across the nation. The NFR for cancer is the largest effort undertaken by the nation to support and advance understanding of cancer..

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