CDC Expands COVID-19 Booster Recommendations
Today, CDC is strengthening its recommendation on booster doses for individuals who are 18 years and older.
CDC Media Briefing — New Vital Signs Report The HIV epidemic remains severe among gay and bisexual men: What can be done to end the epidemic for everyone?
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CDC Statement on B.1.1.529 (Omicron variant)
On November 26, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified a new variant, B.1.1.529, as a Variant of Concern and has named it Omicron.
CDC Expands Eligibility for COVID-19 Booster Shots to All Adults
Today, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) expanded recommendations for booster shots to include all adults ages 18 years and older who received a Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine at least six months after their second dose.
CDC Testing Shows Commercial Lab Vials Contain No Trace of Virus Known to Cause Smallpox
Laboratory testing at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today showed that recently discovered vials marked as “smallpox” contain vaccinia, the virus used in smallpox vaccine.
CDC’s National Violent Death Reporting System Helps Tell the Story of Homicides of American Indian and Alaska Native People
A recently published CDC report is helping uncover the characteristics of homicides of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people.
Imported Monkeypox case Reported in Maryland
Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are collaborating with the Maryland Department of Health and other health partners to investigate a case of monkeypox in a traveler who returned to the United States from Nigeria.
A CDC Food Safety Alert Regarding a Multistate Outbreak of E. coli O157 Infections Linked to Spinach has been Posted
A CDC Food Safety Alert Regarding a Multistate Outbreak of <em>E. coli</em> O157 Infections Linked to Spinach has been Posted.
CDC/NIOSH to Host Panel Discussion on Protecting Health Worker Mental Health: A Call to Action
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Global Progress Against Measles Threatened Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
<em>The largest increase in unvaccinated children in 20 years and critical gaps in disease surveillance increase risk of measles outbreaks, putting lives at risk: WHO, CDC</em>