A popular awareness campaign now in its second year that encouraged people to get flu vaccines to reduce their risk of severe infection has been halted at the CDC, NPR
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is eliminating 1,300 probationary workers as part of an unprecedented cutting of jobs across the federal government. | The federal government is laying off thousands of health agency workers and others this week.
The three health agencies were directed to restore those websites as they were Jan. 30 by the end of the day Tuesday.
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CDC: Flu season worst in a decade
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Amid worst U.S. flu season in decades, RFK Jr.–led CDC pulls vaccine campaign
Nearly 250 people have died from the flu in NC this season. What’s behind the outbreak?
Nearly 250 people in North Carolina have died from influenza since late last year, and case counts are still on the rise. There have been 246 flu-related deaths in North Carolina since Oct. 5, according to data from the N.
CDC, overdose and opioid fatalities
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Map shows drug overdose death trends by state as overall fatalities dip in 2023, CDC says
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Drug overdose deaths fall in 2023 for 1st time since pandemic began: CDC
Overdose deaths decline in U.S. driven by fewer opioid fatalities
America's opioid crisis is showing signs of subsiding, a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
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US CDC Reports Five-Fold Increase in Measles Cases From Last Week
US CDC reports five-fold increase in weekly measles cases as Texas outbreak grows
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported that measles cases so far this year had jumped to 93 from 14 a week ago, mainly driven by an outbreak in Texas.
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Texas measles outbreak grows to 90 cases, largest in over 30 years
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Colorado research biologist Joe Cardiello was excited about being involved in what could become lifesaving research for people who have been impacted by Lyme disease.
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine advisory committee meeting scheduled for next week — the first since Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in — has been postponed,
The CDC has terminated a successful flu vaccination campaign educating the public on the efficacy and benefits of flu vaccines, according to a report from NPR.
a New Bat Coronavirus in China Is Raising Concern
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New coronavirus found in bats is not currently 'concern to public health': CDC
Why a New Bat Coronavirus in China Is Raising Concern
Scientists at China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology recently reported the discovery of another bat-borne coronavirus, HKU5-CoV-2, which is capable of entering cells using human ACE2 — the same receptor that played a critical role in the devastating spread of Covid-19.
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New bat coronavirus discovered in China sparks pandemic concerns
The U.S. FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday the agencies were investigating a multi-state outbreak of listeria infections linked to frozen supplemental shakes manufactured by Prairie Farms Dairy Inc.
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