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CDC warns whooping cough cases rising The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are warning that cases of whooping cough are on the rise, with more cases reported this year compared to this time in 2023. Dr. William Schaffner, a professor at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, ...
That is defined broadly to capture infections from COVID-19 and influenza, as well as a range of other diseases that spread through the air like whooping cough or pneumonia. A previous definition the agency had relied on called"influenza-like illness"had been too narrow...
“The need for catch-up vaccination in coordination with COVID-19 vaccination is urgent as we plan for safe return to school,” CDC’s Dr. Kate Woodworth told the panel, citing millions of missed doses of vaccines against tetanus, whooping cough and other health threats. The America...
In recent months, schools in some states have been disregarding the CDC guidelines, using 3 feet as their standard. Studies of what happened in some of them helped sway the agency, said Greta Massetti, who leads the CDC’s community interventions task force. ...
“Those who have—cough, sneezing, body aches, nasal congestion with or without fever—should test for COVID-19—and influenzain their communities,” Hopkins tellsFortunevia email. “If the test is positive, call a health care professional who may prescribeto help lessen their symptoms and the...
But the agency notes that local jurisdictions have “shaped health guidelines to address situations on the ground” since the start of the pandemic. In many ways, the changes California and Oregon made to their isolation policies for Covid-19 put it more in line with the way public he...