CDC Media Telebriefing: Update on COVID-19

WhatThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will provide an update to media on the COVID-19 response. WhoRobert Redfield, M.D., CDC DirectorJay C. Butler, M.D., CDC’s Deputy Director of Infectious Diseases and COVID-19 Response Incident Manager When12:00 p.m. ET Friday, June 12, 2020 Dial-In   Media: 800-857-9756International: 1-212-287-1850PASSCODE: CDC MEDIA Non-Media: 800-988-9459International: 1-517-308-9146PASSCODE:  2125064 Important InstructionsDue..

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CDC Investigation Notice – Salmonella Infections Linked to Live Poultry in Backyard Flocks

A CDC investigation notice regarding a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to contact with backyard poultry has been posted https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/backyardpoultry-05-20/index.html. Key points: CDC and public health officials in several states are investigating an outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to contact with live poultry, such as chicks and ducklings, in backyard flocks. There have been..

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CDC releases resources to assist states to open

Across America, states and localities are experiencing different phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many have chosen to begin moving gradually and strategically toward resuming civic life. To help states, tribes, localities, and territories, as well as businesses and community organizations operate as safely as possible during the COVID-19 pandemic, CDC released two new resources to..

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HHS Delivers Funding to Expand Testing Capacity for States, Territories, Tribes

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is delivering $11 billion in new funding to support testing for COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will provide $10.25 billion to states, territories, and local jurisdictions through CDC’s existing Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases (ELC) cooperative..

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