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CDC encouraging people to wear masks

CDC encouraging people to wear masks

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 stock photo project from CHPA and CDC

New stock photo project from CHPA and CDC

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

CDC committee endorses COVID-19 Pfizer, Moderna boosters for all adults

CDC committee endorses COVID-19 Pfizer, Moderna boosters for all adults

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

CDC approves COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 5 to 11

CDC approves COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 5 to 11

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

CDC panel recommends Pfizer booster shot for those over 65 and high-risk groups

CDC panel recommends Pfizer booster shot for those over 65 and high-risk groups

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

CDC urges some vaxxed Americans to mask up again amid Delta concerns

CDC urges some vaxxed Americans to mask up again amid Delta concerns

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

CDC intros new mask guidelines for fully vaccinated Americans

CDC intros new mask guidelines for fully vaccinated Americans

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

FDA and CDC lift recommended pause on Johnson & Johnson vaccine

FDA and CDC lift recommended pause on Johnson & Johnson vaccine

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

FDA and CDC call for pause of J&J vaccine over blood clot cases

FDA and CDC call for pause of J&J vaccine over blood clot cases

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

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