The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is collaborating with Massachusetts health officials on an investigation into a case of monkeypox, the agency said Wednesday in a statement. The case of monkeypox was confirmed in a man in Massachusetts who had recently traveled to Canada, state health officials announced earlier in the day.The patient […]
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Teens’ Mental Health Affected by Pandemic says CDC
More than four in 10 teens report feeling “persistently sad or hopeless” during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey published Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Girls were twice as likely to experience mental health troubles compared to boys. And LGBTQ students were hit the hardest. The CDC’s findings were gathered […]
Must I get a 2nd booster? The CDC now says it’s up to you
People should use their own judgement to decide when is best for them to get a second COVID booster vaccine, Rochelle Walensky, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has said. Last week, the CDC recommended second booster doses—a fourth shot for many people—for certain immunocompromised individuals and people over the […]
CDC to significantly ease pandemic mask guidelines today
The Biden administration will significantly loosen federal mask-wearing guidelines to protect against COVID-19 transmission on Friday, according to two people familiar with the matter, meaning most Americans will no longer be advised to wear masks in indoor public settings. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday will announce a change to the metrics […]
Fauci Says “Full Blown Covid Pandemic” Nearly Over
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the chief medical adviser for President Biden, said in an interview published Tuesday that the U.S. is almost past the “full-blown” pandemic phase of the coronavirus and said he hopes that all virus-related restrictions could wind down in a few months. Fauci discussed his idea of the virus’s trajectory with the Financial […]
CDC Warns Of “Pandemic Of The Unvaccinated”
Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the U.S. are rising again, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday, sounding the alarm over what she described as a “pandemic of the unvaccinated.” In a news briefing Friday, Dr. Rochelle Walensky said the most recent seven-day average of new Covid-19 cases was […]
CDC Says Mask Mandates Are Necessary
Government mandates that require people to wear masks in public can slow the spread of Covid-19, a new report published Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds, and communities that don’t enact such orders may face dramatic increases in new cases. The report explored the striking differences among counties in Kansas during […]
77% Of Voters Trust The CDC More Than The Trump Administration
A majority of voters trust the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) more than the Trump administration when it comes to accurately reporting coronavirus data, a new Hill-HarrisX poll finds. Seventy-seven percent of registered voters in the July 17-20 survey said they trust the CDC more to accurately report data on COVID-19. By contrast, […]
Drug Resistant Super Bacteria Kills Nevada Woman
Public health officials from Nevada are reporting on a case of a woman who died in Reno in September from an incurable infection. Testing showed the superbug that had spread throughout her system could fend off 26 different antibiotics. “It was tested against everything that’s available in the United States … and was not effective,” […]
Sexually Transmitted Diseases at Record Highs
America still hasn’t learned to wrap it up — and that’s nothing to clap about. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cases of sexually transmitted diseases syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhea have hit record levels in the United States. Syphilis cases rose 19% from the year before. In 2015, there were 1.5 million […]