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Ebola Outbreak Over in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Today the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the global health community mark the end of the Ebola outbreak in North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the…
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Fully Vaccinated Adults 65 and Older Are 94% Less Likely to Be Hospitalized with COVID-19
Both mRNA COVID-19 vaccines (Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna) authorized and recommended in the United States protect against COVID-19-related hospitalization among adults 65 years and older, according to a new CDC assessment…
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FDA and CDC Lift Recommended Pause on Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 Vaccine Use Following Thorough Safety Review
CDC works 24/7 saving lives, protecting people from health threats, and saving money to have a more secure nation. A US federal agency, CDC helps make the healthy choice the…
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FDA and CDC Virtual Press Conference: Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine **Registration Required**
As part of the FDA and CDC’s commitment to transparency, we invite you to join us for a virtual press conference via Zoom. This press conference will be live streamed…
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CDC Investigation Notice: CDC investigating outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to cashew brie cheese
A CDC food safety alert regarding a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Duisburg infections has been posted: www.cdc.gov/salmonella/duisburg-04-21/index.html Read the original news at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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Transgender Women Urgently Need More HIV Prevention and Treatment Services, New CDC Data Show
A CDC Report released in advance of National Transgender HIV Testing Day found that 4 in 10 transgender women surveyed in seven major U.S. cities have HIV. Read the original…
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Reported STDs Reach All-time High for 6th Consecutive Year
New data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that reported annual cases of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the United States continued to climb in…
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FDA Media Briefing: Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine
A joint media briefing with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to discuss six reported cases of a rare type of…
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Joint CDC and FDA Statement on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine
As of April 12, more than 6.8 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen ) vaccine have been administered in the U.S. CDC and FDA are reviewing data involving…
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Media Statement from CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, on Racism and Health
Today, Rochelle P. Walensky MD, MPH, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), declared racism…