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CDC advisory panel recommends COVID-19 vaccines for kids ages 5-11
Vaccine advisors for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) voted Tuesday that children ages 5-11 should get ...
CDC says 4th COVID-19 booster dose may be needed for immunocompromised people
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in updated COVID-19 guidelines this week that some immunocompromised people ...
CDC Director Walensky avoids question on vaccine mandate for essential workers
Centers for Disease Control Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky remains coy on whether the Biden administration would support COVID-19 vaccine mandates ...
Summer camp strategies aimed at preventing COVID spread led to ‘almost zero’ transmissions: CDC
Implementation of multiple strategies prevented almost zero transmission of COVID-19 among 7,173 campers and staff members who attended nine U.S. ...
CDC mask guidelines under review as COVID numbers fall, cold season begins
Health officials will update mask guidance as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue a downward trend, but the upcoming “respiratory virus” ...
CDC guidelines for 2021 holidays: How to celebrate safely
As the 2021 holiday season approaches and the COVID-19 pandemic stretches on, families and friends will once again determine whether ...
CDC study: Pfizer vaccine is 93% effective against COVID-19 hospitalization in youths
The Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is 93% effective against COVID-19 hospitalization in youth, according to a U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...
CDC: Record high drug overdose deaths in US at over 96,000 in 12-month period
United States drug overdose deaths exceeded 96,000 in the 12 months leading to March 2021, amid a national decline of ...
Most US adults missed one or more routine vaccines in 2018: CDC
A majority of adults in the U.S. went unvaccinated for one or more vaccine-preventable diseases during the 2017-2018 season, according ...