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HHS Announces Upcoming Funding Action to Provide $186 Million for COVID-19 Response
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is announcing upcoming action by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide $186,000,000 in funding for additional resources to…
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CDC Launches New Weekly COVID-19 Surveillance Report
CDC Launches New Weekly COVID-19 Surveillance Report Indicators that track flu-like illness and deaths from pneumonia both elevated at this time CDC is modifying existing surveillance systems to track COVID-19,…
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COVID-19-Related Phone Scams and Phishing Attacks
alert icon Phone Scams CDC has become aware that members of the general public are receiving calls appearing to originate from CDC through caller ID, or they are receiving scammer…
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CDC Issues Domestic Travel Advisory for New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut
Due to extensive community transmission of COVID -19 in the area, CDC urges residents of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut to refrain from non-essential domestic travel for 14 days…
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CDC Statement on COVID-19 Apple App
Today, Apple Inc. – in partnership with the White House Coronavirus Task Force and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
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CDC Statement on Self-Quarantine Guidance for Greater New York City Transportation and Delivery Workers
When we issued the self-quarantining guidance for greater New York City residents leaving this area, it was out of an abundance of caution to help protect U.S. areas with lower…
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Autism Prevalence Rises in Communities Monitored by CDC
One in 54 8-year-old children have been identified with autism, according to an analysis of 2016 data published today in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Surveillance Summary. This…
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CDC’s successful Tips From Former Smokers campaign returns on March 23
Today, a new round of straightforward ads kicks off the ninth year of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Tips From Former Smokers (Tips) campaign. Since 2012, the…
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Higher Daily Step Count Linked with Lower All-cause Mortality
In a new study, higher daily step counts were associated with lower mortality risk from all causes. The research team, which included investigators from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and…
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CDC Encourages Donating Blood If You Are Well
In healthcare settings all across the United States, donated blood is a lifesaving, essential part of caring for patients. The need for donated blood is constant, and blood centers are…