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CDC Investigation Notice: CDC Investigates New Listeria Outbreak
People at high risk should seek health care if symptomatic. Read the original news at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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CDC Director Adopts Preference for Specific Flu Vaccines for Seniors
CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., adopted the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation to preferentially recommend the use of specific flu vaccines for adults 65 years and…
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CDC Activates Emergency Operations Center for Monkeypox Response
Today, CDC continues to lean forward with an aggressive public health response to the monkeypox outbreak by activating its Emergency Operations Center (EOC). Read the original news at Centers for…
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CDC Recommends Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine for Children and Adolescents
Today, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation that Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine be used as an option for children ages…
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HIV Testing Dropped Sharply Among Key Groups During First Year of COVID-19 Pandemic
New CDC data published ahead of National HIV Testing Day (Monday, June 27) show a sharp decrease in the number of CDC-funded HIV tests administered in health care and non-health-care…
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CDC Assists with Meningococcal Disease Outbreak Investigation in Florida
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues its collaboration with the Florida Department of Health to investigate one of the worst outbreaks of meningococcal disease among gay and…
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CDC Recommends COVID-19 Vaccines for Young Children
Today, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation that all children 6 months through 5 years of age should receive a…
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CDC Rescinds Order Requiring Negative Pre-Departure COVID-19 Test Prior to Flight to the US
Today, CDC is announcing that the Order requiring persons to show a negative COVID-19 test result or documentation of recovery from COVID-19 before boarding a flight to the United States,…
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CDC Media Alert: Backyard poultry contact linked to more than 200 Salmonella illnesses in 2022
A CDC investigation notice regarding multistate outbreaks of Salmonella infections has been posted: www.cdc.gov/salmonella/backyardpoultry-06-22/index.html Read the original news at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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CDC Monkeypox Response: Transmission
Monkeypox virus is a completely different virus than the viruses that cause COVID-19 or measles. Read the original news at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)