The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its COVID-19 guidelines to align with guidance for other respiratory illnesses (e.g., RSV and the flu) (https://bit.ly/49uUKLL). The update comes as the United States faces fewer hospitalizations and deaths related to COVID-19....
The CDC no longer advises a five-day isolation period when you test positive for COVID, but recommends taking other precautions once your symptoms subside.
The CDC on Tuesday recommended most Americans get updated COVID boosters amid a rise in hospitalizations and deaths. The FDA approved the boosters one day earlier.Sept 13, 2023 Twitter Facebook Email Around The Web Top Videos CBS News 24/7 ...
On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced new guidance around self-isolation for people who test positive to COVID-19 — namely, that they can do less of it. Specifically, the recommended isolation period for people who have tested positive but are asymptomatic...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday it is tracking a recently discovered COVID-19 strain, BA.2.86, after a case of the highly mutated variant was discovered in Michigan. "Today we are more prepared than ever to detect and respond to changes in the CO...
CDC recommends new COVID-19 booster shots The director advises that anyone 6 months and older should get at least one updated shot. September 13, 2023 Additional Live Streams Live ABC News Live Live Protest in Iowa as lawmakers hold hearing on bill to remove gender identity protections ...
CDC issues warnings about new COVID variants Although EG-5 makes up more than 20% of new cases, health officials say it so far doesn't appear to be more serious than other strains. August 18, 2023 Additional Live Streams Live ABC News Live Live View of Hostage Square in Tel Aviv after...
Following an approval granted Monday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday signed off on new COVID boosters for Americans. Ad "We have more tools than ever to prevent the worst outcomes from COVID-19," CDC DirectorDr. ...
How COVID-y is your city's poop? Credit: Screenshot: Centers for Disease Control A city's sewage holds a treasure trove of information about its citizens. And now, what all that waste shows about COVID-19 is available for the whole internet to see. On Friday, the CDC announced the...
Under the new framework, counties are guided to determine the need for restrictions after assessing three factors -- new COVID-19-related hospital admissions over the previous week and the percentage of hospital beds occupied by COVID-19 patients, as well as new cases per 100,000 people over...