Tag: CDC
Heat-Related ER Visits Rose in 2023, CDC Study Finds
As record heat enveloped the nation, the rate of emergency room visits increased compared with the previous five years, a sign of the major health ris [...]
Mandy Cohen, New CDC Director, Tries to Foster Trust in a Battered Agency
Five months into her tenure at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Mandy K. Cohen is trying to put a human face on public health.
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CDC expedites release of Sanofi, AstraZeneca drug amid shortage
A RSV-infected child receives treatment, as RS-Virus infections spread among children at Missio children's clinic Moenchberg, in Wuerzburg, Germany, D [...]
FDA, CDC back Novavax updated Covid vaccine
A vial labelled "Novavax V COVID-19 Vaccine" is seen in this illustration taken January 16, 2022. Dado Ruvic | ReutersNovavax's updated Covid vaccine [...]
CDC recommends updated Covid vaccines for everyone ages 6 months and up
A vial of the Moderna coronavirus booster vaccine targeting BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants is pictured at Skippack Pharmacy in Schwenksville, Penns [...]
CDC expects new shots to be available in mid September
A sign advertises COVID-19 (coronavirus) vaccine shots at a Walgreens Pharmacy in Somerville, Massachusetts, August 14, 2023.Brian Snyder | ReutersThe [...]
CDC report underscores importance of Judge’s verdict in Ripple case
The Chamber of Digital Commerce (CDC), an American advocacy organization, on August 1, unveiled a comprehensive "impact and analysis" report on the SE [...]
Hepatitis C cure isn’t reaching patients due to cost, CDC says
Hepatitis C virusBSIP | UIG | Getty ImagesThe overwhelming majority of people in the U.S. who have tested positive for hepatitis C have not been cured [...]
CDC recommends Pfizer, GSK shots for older adults
Respiratory syncytial virus vial.Manjurul | Istock | Getty ImagesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday recommended that adults ag [...]
CDC panel recommends Pfizer, GSK shots for adults over 60
A health worker prepares a flu vaccine shot before administering it to a local resident in Los Angeles, the United States, on Dec. 17, 2022.Xinhua New [...]
Biden to appoint Mandy Cohen to lead the CDC
Dr. Mandy Cohen speaks at a news conference at the Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, Nov. 10, 2021.Bryan Anderson | APPresident [...]
CDC will test sewage for virus in communities outside New York
The U.S. will expand polio wastewater surveillance to communities with low vaccination rates outside the New York City metro area, after an outbreak o [...]
Abortion pill most common way to end pregnancy, CDC says
Boxes of the medication Mifepristone used to induce a medical abortion are prepared for patients at Planned Parenthood health center in Birmingham, Al [...]
CDC is discussing using oral polio vaccine for first time in 20 years
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering using the oral polio vaccine for the first time in more than 20 years to stop an outbrea [...]
CDC to protect access to free Covid vaccines for uninsured kids
A child is administered a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pediatric vaccine.Mayela Lopez | ReutersThe Centers for Disease C [...]