CDC Newsroom
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CDC Media Briefing – New Vital Signs Report Overdose deaths show historic increase: How can we address widening disparities and save lives?
Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a historic 30% increase in overdose deaths in the United States from 2019 to 2020. Read the original news at Centers…
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Sonic Healthcare USA to Begin Monkeypox Testing Today, Increasing Nationwide Testing Capacity
Starting today, Sonic Healthcare USA (Sonic) will begin testing for monkeypox using CDC’s orthopoxvirus test, which detects most non-smallpox related orthopoxviruses, including monkeypox. Read the original news at Centers for…
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Overdose death rates increased significantly for Black, American Indian/Alaska Native people in 2020
In 2020, overdose death rates (number of drug overdose deaths per 100,000 people) increased 44 percent for Black* people and 39 percent for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people…
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New COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Data Showcase Protection Gained by 3rd and 4th Doses
A third and fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose offered substantial protection among adults with healthy immune systems who were eligible to receive them during Omicron variant evolution in early 2022. Read…
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Aegis Sciences to Begin Monkeypox Testing Today, Increasing Nationwide Testing Capacity
Starting today, Aegis Sciences will begin testing for monkeypox using CDC’s orthopoxvirus test, which detects most non-smallpox related orthopoxviruses, including monkeypox virus. Read the original news at Centers for Disease…
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Quest Diagnostics to Begin Monkeypox Testing Today, Increasing Nationwide Testing Capacity
Starting today, Quest Diagnostics will begin testing for monkeypox. Read the original news at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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COVID-19 Reverses Progress in Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance in U.S.
The COVID-19 pandemic pushed back years of progress made combating antimicrobial resistance (AR) in the United States. Read the original news at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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Mayo Clinic Laboratories to Begin Monkeypox Testing Today, Increasing Nationwide Testing Capacity
Starting today, Mayo Clinic Laboratories will begin testing for monkeypox using CDC’s orthopoxvirus test, which detects most non-smallpox related orthopoxviruses, including monkeypox. Read the original news at Centers for Disease…
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CDC Advises that People in Florida Not Eat, Serve, or Sell Big Olaf Creamery Ice Cream
CDC is concerned that Big Olaf Creamery ice cream could still be in people’s homes or available for sale in stores in Florida. This ice cream is sold in Florida…
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Labcorp To Begin Monkeypox Testing Today, Doubling Nationwide Testing Capacity
Starting today, Labcorp will begin testing for monkeypox using CDC’s orthopoxvirus test (which detects all non-smallpox related orthopoxviruses, including monkeypox). Read the original news at Centers for Disease Control and…