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CDC: Bacteria that Causes Rare Disease Melioidosis Discovered in U.S. Environmental Samples

CDC: Bacteria that Causes Rare Disease Melioidosis Discovered in U.S. Environmental Samples

  Bacteria that Causes Rare Disease Melioidosis Discovered in U.S. Environmental Samples   The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified for the first time in domestic environmental samples the bacteria that causes a rare and serious disease called melioidosis. The bacteria, Burkholderia pseudomallei or B. pseudomallei, was identified through sampling of soil and water in the Gulf Coast region of[Read More…]

by — July 27, 2022 — 0 comments — Covid / CDC / FDA
CDC Media Statement: Quest Diagnostics To Begin Monkeypox Testing Today, Increasing Nationwide Testing Capacity

CDC Media Statement: Quest Diagnostics To Begin Monkeypox Testing Today, Increasing Nationwide Testing Capacity

  Starting today, Quest Diagnostics will begin testing for monkeypox. The company has developed a real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test that uses patient swab specimens to qualitatively detect non-variola orthpoxviruses and monkeypox virus DNA. The test is now available to healthcare providers nationwide (except in New York)*. Quest is also verifying CDC’s orthopoxvirus test and plans to make it[Read More…]

by — July 13, 2022 — 0 comments — Civil Liberties
CDC Rescinds Order Requiring Negative Pre-Departure COVID-19 Test Prior To Flight To The United States

CDC Rescinds Order Requiring Negative Pre-Departure COVID-19 Test Prior To Flight To The United States

  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COVID-19 test result or documentation of recovery from COVID-19 before boarding a flight to the United States, will be rescinded, effective on June 12, 2022 at 12:01AM ET. This means that starting at 12:01AM ET on June 12, 2022, air passengers will not need to get[Read More…]

by — June 11, 2022 — 0 comments — Covid / CDC / FDA
CDC Data Released Ahead of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

CDC Data Released Ahead of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Highlights Factors that Contribute to Continuing HIV Disparities in the U.S. From The Federal Centers For Disease Control & Prevention: Despite overall progress in reducing HIV transmission in the United States, HIV continues to affect some groups more than others due to longstanding and ingrained barriers. Black or African American (hereafter referred to as Black) people account for a higher proportion of[Read More…]

by — February 3, 2022 — 0 comments — Politics
CDC Recommends Pfizer Booster at 5 Months, Additional Primary Dose for Certain Immunocompromised Children

CDC Recommends Pfizer Booster at 5 Months, Additional Primary Dose for Certain Immunocompromised Children

  Today, CDC is updating our recommendation for when many people can receive a booster shot, shortening the interval from 6 months to 5 months for people who received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine.  This means that people can now receive an mRNA booster shot 5 months after completing their Pfizer-BioNTech primary series.  The booster interval recommendation for people who received the J&J vaccine (2 months) or the[Read More…]

by — January 4, 2022 — 0 comments — Covid / CDC / FDA
CDC Updates & Shortens Recommended Isolation & Quarantine Period For General Population

CDC Updates & Shortens Recommended Isolation & Quarantine Period For General Population

    Given what we currently know about COVID-19 and the Omicron variant, CDC is shortening the recommended time for isolation from 10 days for people with COVID-19 to 5 days, if asymptomatic, followed by 5 days of wearing a mask when around others. The change is motivated by science demonstrating that the majority of SARS-CoV-2 transmission occurs early in[Read More…]

by — December 27, 2021 — 0 comments — Covid / CDC / FDA
CDC Statement on B.1.1.529 - Omicron

CDC Statement on B.1.1.529 – Omicron

  From The Center For Disease Control On November 26, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified a new variant, B.1.1.529, as a Variant of Concern and has named it Omicron. No cases of this variant have been identified in the U.S. to date. CDC is following the details of this new variant, first reported to the WHO by South Africa. We are grateful to the South African government and its scientists who have openly communicated with the global scientific[Read More…]

by — November 27, 2021 — 0 comments — Uncategorized
CDC Expands Eligibility for COVID-19 Booster Shots

CDC Expands Eligibility for COVID-19 Booster Shots

  Today, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation for a booster shot of COVID-19 vaccines in certain populations. The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) authorization and CDC’s recommendation for use are important steps forward as we work to stay ahead of the virus and keep Americans safe. For individuals who received a[Read More…]

by — October 22, 2021 — 0 comments — Civil Liberties
CDC Stands Up New Disease Forecasting Center

CDC Stands Up New Disease Forecasting Center

    Aims to predict disease threats, provide early warning and real-time data on outbreaks  Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is announcing a new center designed to advance the use of forecasting and outbreak analytics in public health decision making. Once established, the Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics will bring together next-generation public health data,[Read More…]

by — August 19, 2021 — 0 comments — Covid / CDC / FDA
Statement from CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH - Immunocompromised Individuals

Statement from CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH – Immunocompromised Individuals

  Today, I signed CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation that endorsed the use of an additional dose of COVID-19 vaccine for people with moderately to severely compromised immune systems after an initial two-dose vaccine series. This official CDC recommendation — which follows FDA’s decision to amend the emergency use authorizations of the vaccines — is an important step[Read More…]

by — August 13, 2021 — 0 comments — Covid / CDC / FDA
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