CDC Recommends Updated COVID-19 Vaccine for Fall/Winter Virus Season

CDC recommends everyone 6 months and older get an updated COVID-19 vaccine to protect against the potentially serious outcomes of COVID-19 illness this fall and winter. Updated COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna will be available later this week. Vaccination remains the best protection against COVID-19-related hospitalization and death. Vaccination also reduces your chance of..

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CDC Awards $279M to 49 States, the District of Columbia, and 40 Local Health Departments to Help Prevent Drug Overdoses

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded $279 million to 49 states, the District of Columbia, and 40 local health departments to help stop overdoses within their communities. The resources come from two new Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) funding opportunities and fill a longstanding gap in funding for local communities by specifically..

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CDC launches new effort aimed at strengthening survival and recovery rates for all sepsis patients

Close New CDC datain a typical year, 1 in 3 people who dies in a hospital had sepsis during their hospitalization.But half of U.S. hospitals provide dedicated time for sepsis program leaders**2022 survey of 5,000 hospitalsU.S. Hospitals Sepsis Program Data, 202273% of hospitals have a sepsis committee55% of hospitals provide dedicated time for sepsis program..

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CDC warns of Listeria outbreak linked to “Soft Serve On The Go” ice cream cups

A CDC food safety alert regarding an outbreak of Listeria infections has been posted: https://www.cdc.gov/listeria/outbreaks/ice-cream-08-23/index.html Key Points: Two people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria have been reported, one from New York and one from Pennsylvania. Both have been hospitalized, and neither died. The true number of sick people in this outbreak is likely..

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CDC to Launch “Bridge Access Program” in Fall 2023 to Provide Free COVID-19 Vaccines to Uninsured and Underinsured Adults

To help ensure that millions of uninsured and underinsured American adults continue to have access to no-cost COVID-19 vaccinations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is launching the Bridge Access Program for COVID-19 Vaccines this fall. There are an estimated 25-30 million adults without insurance in the U.S., and there are additional adults..

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