Current guidelines call for annual flu vaccinations for everyone 6 months of age and older. How effective the vaccines are each year depends on how well they match the circulating virus, the CDC said. Preliminary estimates show last season people who were vaccinated against the flu were 40%-70...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Dec. 3, released an interim guidance document to federal, state, and local jurisdictions on the allocation of initial doses of the COVID-19 vaccines. The document outlines who qualified for the first round of vaccinations with the Pfizer and...
In astatement, lead author Greta Massetti, PhD, MPH, colead of the Community Interventions and Critical Populations Task Force of the CDC’s COVID-19 Emergency Response team, explained that vaccinations, boosters, and treatments can now help prevent severe illness. Layered interventions like testing...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for COVID-19 still call for a period of isolation for those dealing with the virus. This comes after a summer COVID wave appears to have grown in some parts of the country. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder has more ...
This reformulation is why health officials are calling this year's shots the "2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine" or simply the "updated COVID-19 vaccine" —no longer using the word "boosters,"like additional doses have been called in previous rollouts. ...
U.S. Has Administered Over 422 Million Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines -CDC More Reuters FILE PHOTO: A nurse receives one of the first vaccinations at Mt. Sinai Hospital from Pfizer-BioNTech during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, Ne...
This clinical practice guideline addresses four overarching clinical questions: (1) What are the recommended routine preventative vaccinations for adults with cancer? (2) What additional vaccinations and revaccinations are recommended for adults undergoing hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT), CD19...
"Covid-19 vaccinations will not only help stop the virus from spreading, they will also hamper the coronavirus’ ability to mutate into new variants, Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Thursday. " NEW YORK TIMES Biden Mandates Vaccines for Workers, Saying, ‘Our Patience Is Wearing Thin’ By Katie ...
New guidance issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to routinely stay home for five days.
Query numeric data sets on CDC’s computers, via “fill-in-the blank” web pages. Public-use data sets about mortality (deaths), cancer incidence, HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis, vaccinations, natality (births), census data and many other topics are available for query, and the requested data ...