NEW YORK — CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said this week wearing a mask is an everyday precaution that people can take to reduce their chances of catching or spreading a respiratory virus. Flu and respiratory syncytial virus are circulating at high levels at the same time COVID is picking up, straining hospital emergency departments.
NEW YORK — Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended on Thursday that millions of Americans, including those as young as 12, should get an omicron-targeting coronavirus booster shot to bolster defenses against serious illness and death during a potential fall or winter rise in COVID-19 cases. The overall vote was 13-1
ATLANTA — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week it will prioritize its public health response in a revamp of its structure after months of criticism over its handling of the COVID-19 and monkeypox pandemics. A briefing document provided by the agency on Wednesday said an external report into its response
WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has dropped its recommendation that Americans quarantine if they come in close contact with a person who has COVID-19. The CDC also said people no longer need to stay at least six feet away from others. Agency officials made these changes after estimating 95 % of
WASHINGTON — Journalists, news outlets, online content creators, and product marketers routinely rely on stock photography when seeking the perfect pictures to accompany their stories or materials. But when it comes to images depicting use of liquid medications for children, much of what is currently available on stock photo websites is inaccurate, incorrect, and even
WASHINGTON — Millions of children between the ages 12 to 15 are now eligible for Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid booster shots, giving them an extra dose of protection as they return to school amid an unprecedented surge of infections across the country. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended on Wednesday the booster shot
WASHINGTON — A vaccine advisory committee gathered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday gave a key endorsement for COVID-19 booster doses for all adults, setting up shots to start once the head of the agency signs off. The panel unanimously voted to allow all adult recipients of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19
WASHINGTON — The CDC has officially approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children from the ages of 5 to 11. CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky endorsed on Tuesday the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation that children 5 to 11 years old be vaccinated against COVID-19 with the Pfizer-BioNTech pediatric vaccine. CDC now expands vaccine recommendations to
NEW YORK — A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel on Thursday voted to recommend a third Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 shot for those over 65 and certain groups with underlying medical conditions. In a series of votes, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices said it favored booster shots at least six months after the standard
ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended on Tuesday that Americans fully vaccinated against the coronavirus should start wearing masks indoors again in parts of the country where transmission of the more infectious Delta variant is particularly high. This follows a recent decisions in Los Angeles and St. Louis to revert to indoor mask
ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced new masking guidelines on Thursday that allow fully vaccinated Americans, in most cases, to no longer need to wear masks indoors. The agency also said fully vaccinated people don’t have to wear masks outdoors, even when in crowded spaces. There are still some exceptions. But
WASHINGTON— The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) unveiled on Tuesday updated guidelines detailing activities that vaccinated people can safely resume, including attending small outdoor gatherings without the need to wear a mask. The new “interim public health recommendations” detail a variety of situations in which individuals who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19
WASHINGTON — Following a thorough safety review, including two meetings of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have determined that the recommended pause regarding the use of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 Vaccine in the U.S. should be
WASHINGTON — On Tuesday both the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are recommending a “pause” in the administration of Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine to review blood clot cases. The agencies announced in a statement that the CDC will convene a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
