August 25, 2023 / 2:18 PM EDT/ CBS News CDC sets timeline for updated COVID boosters Update:Thenew COVID vaccinesfrom Moderna and Pfizer have beengreenlighted by the FDA and CDCand will begin rolling out Sept. 13. Readthe latest here. Our earlier story is below. ...
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 issuedupdated guidancethat focuses on individual responsibility and is designed to help the public better understand how to protect themselves and...
Updated on: March 4, 2024 / 3:17 PM CST/ CBS News The CDC is winding down COVID-19 guidelines. Here are the new recommendations.01:04 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that it would wind down much of its remaining guidance specifically targeted atCOVID-19, ...
The difference in guidance between elementary schools and middle and high schools is because "COVID-19 transmission dynamics are different in older students – that is, they are more likely to be exposed to SARS-CoV-2 and spread it than younger children," the CDC said...
Under that previous guidance, masks would be recommended indoors in 64% of U.S. counties. Cartoons on the Coronavirus View All 100 Images Two years after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, the U.S. is seeing declining cases, leading many to lift mitiga...
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 ...
A group of scientists and physicians charge that the CDC’s current guidance on masking might not be enough to meet the threat of COVID-19 variants. It’s not enough. A group of prominent scientists and physicians charge in a letter (list of signatories at the bottom) that the mas...
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 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...