CDC Newsroom
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CDC Opens New East Asia and Pacific Regional Office in Japan
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Mandy Cohen celebrated the opening of the new CDC East Asia and Pacific (EAP) regional office in Tokyo, Japan. Read the…
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Seniors in Care Facilities Have More Protection Available This Year: CDC Encourages Vaccination Against Flu, COVID-19 and RSV
New research in this week’s MMWR finds that most nursing home residents haven’t received an updated COVID-19 vaccine or the new RSV vaccine. Read the original news at Centers for…
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Case count doubles and recalls expand in Salmonella outbreak linked to cantaloupes and pre-cut fruit products
Case count doubles and recalls expand in Salmonella outbreak linked to cantaloupes and pre-cut fruit products Read the original news at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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CDC and FDA Expedite the Availability of Additional Doses of New RSV Immunization for Infants
Today, CDC announced the release of more than 77,000 additional doses of Beyfortus(TM) (nirsevimab-alip (100 mg), a long-acting monoclonal antibody designed to protect infants against severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)…
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Global measles threat continues to grow as another year passes with millions of children unvaccinated
Following years of declines in measles vaccination coverage, measles cases in 2022 have increased by 18%, and deaths have increased by 43% globally (compared to 2021). This takes the estimated…
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More Than One in Three Americans are at Increased Risk for Type 2 Diabetes, but Changing the Outcome is Possible
Prediabetes is reversible, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Ad Council want to make sure people know they can change the outcome. Read the original…
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Biden-Harris Administration Agencies Sign Interagency Agreement to Address Wildfire Risk and Protect Communities from Smoke
Today, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Mandy Cohen…
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Transcript for Vital Signs Telebriefing: Syphilis in Babies Reflects Health System Failures
This transcript is for the telebriefing on the release of Vital Signs: Syphilis in Babies Reflects Health System Failures, which took place on Tuesday, November 7, at 12:00 noon. Read…
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U.S. Syphilis Cases in Newborns Continue to Increase: A 10-Times Increase Over a Decade
CDC is recommending concerted action to stop the increase of newborn syphilis cases and continues to sound the alarm about the consequences of a rapidly accelerating epidemic of sexually transmitted…
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CDC expands testing of international air traveler samples to include flu RSV, and other respiratory viruses
CDC is conducting a new pilot on samples it is collecting as part of its Traveler-based Genomic Surveillance (TGS) program that will provide early detection of flu, RSV, and select…