The need for a national vaccination strategy for people with a mental illness is starting to come to fruition following the release Oct. 14 of new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to add mental health conditions to its list of underlying medical conditions ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that it would wind down much of its remaining guidance specifically targeted atCOVID-19, including an official end to a pandemic-era plea for Americans tostay home for five daysafter testing positive. The agency cited improvements in ...
Currently, COVID-19 vaccines have received emergency approval for children ages 12 and older. In the updated guidance, the CDC is not advising schools to require shots for teachers and vaccine-eligible kids. Guidance also does not state how school districts can verify if a student has been vac...
In an effort to streamline its guidance and reflect the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued updated guidance that focuses on individual responsibility and is designed to help the public better understand how to protect themselves...
– unless it is mandated by their destination – they should "still have a negative COVID-19 test result before they board a flight to the United States and get a COVID-19 test 3 to 5 days after returning from international travel," according to the agency. CDC's p...
Resuming the Janssen vaccine for all adults could prevent 600 to 1,400 deaths from COVID-19, the CDC estimated but could also lead to 26 to 45 of the blood clotting cases. The agency predicted that vaccinating all willing Americans could be delayed up to two weeks if the shots are not ...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention amended its controversial Covid-19 isolation guidance on Tuesday, declining to add a testing requirement as public health officials expected after the agency cut its recommended quarantine time in half. In its updated guidance, the ...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its guidance on COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, expanding the recommended time between the initial two vaccine doses to eight weeks for certain people. ...
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated guidance on its website to say coronavirus can commonly spread “through respiratory droplets or small particles, such as those in aerosols,” which are produced even when a person breathes. ...
“Today’s announcement reflects the progress we’ve made in protecting against severe illness from COVID,” Cohen said at Friday’s briefing. “We’re in a different situation, but we must use the tools that work to protect against respiratory virus. That’s why our updated guidance emphasiz...