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May 05 2023
News
Rochelle Walensky stepping down as CDC director
Dr. Rochelle Walensky is stepping down as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), President Biden said in a statement Friday. The CDC said she will leave the agency at the end of June.
Walensky has overseen the agency responsible for much of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic since the early days of the Biden administration in 2021. Her departure comes
CBS News (Online)Nov 14 2023
News
Nearly two dozen toddlers sickened by lead linked to tainted applesauce pouches, CDC says
U.S. health officials are warning doctors to be on the lookout for possible cases of lead poisoning in children after at least 22 toddlers in 14 states were sickened by lead linked to tainted pouches of cinnamon apple puree and applesauce.
Children ages 1 to 3 were affected, and at least one child showed a blood lead level eight times higher than the level that raises concern, the
Associated PressSep 12 2023
News
CDC recommends updated covid shots, paving the way for vaccine this week
Cohen said the reformulated vaccines can restore protection and provide “enhanced protection” against variants currently responsible for most infections and hospitalizations in the United States. Cohen followed the lead of the agency’s vaccine experts who earlier in the day voted for the universal vaccination policy. The move paves the way for some clinicians, pharmacies and other providers to
Washington PostSep 12 2023
News
C.D.C. Advisers to Decide Who Should Receive New Covid Vaccines
Fewer than half of adults older than 65, and just about one in five American adults overall, opted for the bivalent booster shot offered last fall. Scientists will meet on Tuesday to consider data on newly approved shots from Pfizer and Moderna. Americans may be able to receive the next Covid shots as early as Wednesday, the last of a trifecta of vaccines intended to prevent respiratory
New York Times (News)Oct 05 2023
News
End of an era: The CDC has stopped printing COVID-19 vaccination cards
It’s the end of an era for a once-critical pandemic document: The ubiquitous white COVID-19 vaccination cards are being phased out.
Now that COVID-19 vaccines are not being distributed by the federal government, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has stopped printing new cards.
The federal government shipped more than 980 million cards between late 2020, when the
NBC News (Online)Jul 28 2021
Opinion
Stop listening to the CDC
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has changed its guidance once again to recommend that fully vaccinated persons continue to wear masks in certain situations.
Apparently, this reversal was made out of concern for the delta variant, which appears to be more transmissible, though not at all more deadly. That last part is key: Vaccinated persons are not falling seriously ill
Washington ExaminerAug 01 2023
News
CDC issues warning in Florida due to rising cases of leprosy
The Centers for Disease Control has published a new report for the State of Florida after a rise in cases of leprosy. Leprosy, or Hansen disease, is a chronic infectious disease caused by the acid-fast rod Mycobacterium leprae. While the disease is “historically uncommon” in the United States, cases more than doubled in the southeastern states over the last decade. According to a case report
News 4 JaxJun 20 2021
News
Can the C.D.C. Be Fixed?
So far, there was no national plan for how to move forward. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was advising everyone to wear masks and remain six feet apart at all times. But that guidance was a significant impediment to any full-bore reopening, because most schools could not maintain that kind of distance and still accommodate all their students and teachers. It also left many
New York Times (News)May 14 2021
News
CDC Mask Guidance
“In a major step toward returning to pre-pandemic life, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people on Thursday, allowing them to stop wearing masks outdoors in crowds and in most indoor settings.” (AP News)
Both sides highlight the political implications of the new guidance:
“The political implications of today’s
The Flip SideJul 17 2023
News
Parasitic Stomach Bug Spreads In CA; CDC Probe Continues
CALIFORNIA — The number of people who have been sickened by a parasite linked to different kinds of fresh produce has grown to 581 people in 31 states, including California, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a recent update of its investigation of the intestinal infection cyclosporiasis. The CDC and California health officials are monitoring intestinal infections caused by
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