Another career official, Dr. Deb Houry, had led the CDC's transition meetings with the incoming Trump administration and was also considered a leading contender for the position. CDC'swebsitesays only that who is filling the director position is "to be announced." ...
Smallpox eradication proved a great public health and geopolitical success. But just as the WHO was celebrating its global triumph in 1980 it was already again feeling the heavy hand of the United States. Concurrent with the final stages of SEP was another heralded initiative of the WHO: the...
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky talks to “CBS This Morning” about the new guidelines for fully vaccinated Americans. Walensky weighs in on the timing of the decision and the "honor system" for enforcement.
While nationwide coronavirus infections are down, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday that New York and New York City – where BA.2 is the dominant variant – have seen small increases in infections. “This small increase in cases in the Northeast is som...
The U.S. CDC unwrapped one of those “presents” in a July 12 report that showed the threat of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) infections has worsened — with resistant hospital-onset infections and deaths in the U.S. each increasing at least 15% during the first year of the pandemic.Read ...
The case, involving an alleged scheme to hidea hush money paymentto porn actor Stormy Daniels during Trump’s 2016 Republican campaign, was the only one of his criminal cases to go to trial. A notice of appeal starts the appeals process in New York. Trump’s lawye...
Where is the World Health Org Standing on PrEP? Status of PrEP globally: the CDC and the WHO (Excerpt from INPUD’s introduction to PrEP) “PrEP has been approved for use in some Truvada; FDA approved for use in PrEP countries. Notably, the United States Center for Disease Control (CDC...
"The CDC, in collaboration with FDA and our public health partners, will continue to evaluate the need for additional booster doses for all Americans," CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said in a release in late March. The FDA is potentially preparing to authorize another dose ...
Trump has expressed interest in tackling addiction, childhood chronic disease and obesity, all of which align with Kennedy’s priorities. Former Trump CDC Director Robert Redfield hasendorsed some of his ideasand said a Kennedy Commission on Childhood Chronic Disease can end “needless suffering ...
No FBI, no LAPD, no California State Police, no CDC personnel. Why would the NCIS, which investigates crimes within the Navy and Marine Corps, have jurisdiction over a smallpox threat in Los Angeles? The show doesn't even try to explain. As the episode begins, the NCIS director te...