A CDC Food Safety Alert Regarding a Multistate Outbreak of <em>E. coli</em> O157 Infections Linked to Spinach has been Posted.

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<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>

On Tuesday, November 9, CDC will hold a special event for students and recent graduates of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) as part of the agency’s efforts to improve outreach and recruit diverse talent.

A <a href="https://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/44/2/526">recent study</a> showed type 2 diabetes is one of the top comorbidities associated with COVID-19 severity and deaths.

Today marks the sixth annual <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/onehealth/one-health-day.html">One Health Day</a>, a global campaign that highlights the need for a One Health approach to address shared health threats by recognizing the interconnection between people, animals, and our environment.

Today, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation that children 5 to 11 years old be vaccinated against COVID-19 with the Pfizer-BioNTech pediatric vaccine. CDC now expands vaccine recommendations to about 28 million children in the United States in this age group and allows providers to begin vaccinating them as soon as possible.

Today, CDC published <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7044e1.htm?s_cid=mm7044e1_w">new science</a> reinforcing that vaccination is the best protection against COVID-19. In a new <em>MMWR</em> examining more than 7,000 people across 9 states who were hospitalized with COVID-like illness, CDC found that those who were unvaccinated and had a recent infection were 5 times more likely to have COVID-19 than those..

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently updated its <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/data/blood-lead-reference-value.htm">blood lead reference value (BLRV)</a> from 5 µg/dL to 3.5 µg/dL in response to the <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/advisory/lepac.htm">Lead Exposure Prevention and Advisory Committee (LEPAC)</a> recommendation made on May 14, 2021.

To save more lives from drug overdose, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently launched four complementary education campaigns intended to reach young adults ages 18—34 years.