Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC says measles cases are most likely underreported as outbreak swells in Texas
Measles cases are most likely being underreported in the United States as public health officials scramble to find resources to address a ballooning outbreak in the Southwest, according to a senior scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. So far this year, 747 cases have been recorded in the United States, according to […]
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RFK Jr. could further deter childhood vaccinations as rates fall in the U.S.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, on the day he is sworn in as secretary of Health and Human Service in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 13, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters The nation’s new top health official could further erode already falling U.S. vaccination rates against once-common childhood […]
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Biden’s last chance to tackle tobacco: Limiting nicotine levels in cigarettes
Unnamed smoker at 4th Street Live in Louisville, KY. Jahi Chikwendiu | The Washington Post | Getty Images In its last few days of power, the Biden administration is expected to officially propose a limit on nicotine in cigarettes. It’d be a last-minute move to push back against the tobacco industry after President Joe Biden […]
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CDC issues dengue fever alert in the U.S.
Close-up of a yellow-fever mosquito biting human skin, it’s a culicidae vector of malaria, yellow fever, chikungunya, dengue and zika virus in Brazil, known locally as mosquito da dengue. Joao Paulo Burini | Moment | Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health advisory Tuesday alerting authorities, health care providers and […]
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Sexually transmitted infection rates have risen sharply among adults 55 and older, CDC data shows
Sexually transmitted infections are becoming more common in older adults. Rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis in people ages 55 and up more than doubled in the U.S. over the 10-year period from 2012 to 2022, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The number of syphilis cases among people ages 55 and […]
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FDA approves updated Novavax Covid vaccine as Pfizer, Moderna shots roll out in U.S.
A vial labelled “Novavax V COVID-19 Vaccine” is seen in this illustration taken January 16, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved Novavax‘s updated Covid vaccine under emergency use, putting the shot on track to roll out weeks after new jabs from Pfizer and Moderna reached Americans. Novavax’s new […]
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CDC advisors recommend Pfizer maternal RSV vaccine to protect infants
A doctor vaccinates an infant against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in a treatment room of her paediatric practice. Swen Pförtner | Picture Alliance | Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s independent panel of advisors on Friday recommended Pfizer‘s maternal vaccine that protects infants from respiratory syncytial virus, the leading cause of hospitalization […]
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Uninsured Americans can still get free Covid boosters — here’s how to find them
Pharmacist Aaron Sun administers new vaccine COMIRNATY® by Pfizer, to Jimmy Smagula at CVS Pharmacy in Eagle Rock, CA. Irfan Khan | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Uninsured Americans can now get the newest Covid vaccines for free at certain locations across the country, just days after U.S. regulators greenlit those shots for most […]
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CDC advisors recommend updated Covid vaccines for all Americans 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, Pennsylvania, Sept. 8, 2022. Hannah Beier | Reuters An independent advisory panel to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday recommended that all Americans ages 6 months and up receive updated Covid […]
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FDA approves updated Covid vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna as hospitalizations rise
A health-care worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in the Peabody Institute Library in Peabody, Massachusetts, Jan. 26, 2022. Vanessa Leroy | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved updated Covid vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, putting the shots on track to reach […]
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