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CDC: Summary of Guidance for Minimizing the Impact of COVID-19 on Individual Persons, Communities, and Health Care Systems United States, August 2022.Rachel Bruce, MD, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Forest Hills, NY.David Berger,…

Aug. 11, 2022 The CDC today announced that because theres now less risk of medically significant COVID-19, some public health measures the agency recommended may no longer be necessary.For example, CDC recommendations on social…

Aug. 4, 2022 CDC researchers report that children and teenagers with long COVID have about twice the risk of getting serious outcomes, compared to others without COVID.Heart inflammation; a blood clot in the lung; or a blood clot in the…

July 15, 2022 The potentially fatal parechovirus is now circulating in multiple states, causing fevers, seizures, and sepsis-like symptoms, including confusion and extreme pain, according to the CDC.Human parechoviruses are common in…

By Robin Foster HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, June 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- An expert panel from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted unanimously on Thursday to recommend that the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine be approved…

June 18, 2022 COVID-19 vaccines for children 6 months to 5 years of age are now ready to go. Centers for Disease Control Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle, Walensky, MD, has endorsed a unanimous recommendation by the agency's vaccine…

May 31, 2022 The CDC has updated its travel advisory for monkeypox as global cases continue to increase.The risk to the public is still considered low, the CDC said, but travelers should practice enhanced precautions and avoid close…

May 19, 2022 -- As U.S. COVID-19 cases reach the highest levels since mid-February, hospital admissions and deaths are projected to increase during the next four weeks, according to a new update from the CDC.The forecast, which includes…

May 3, 2022 -- The worldwide outbreak of acute hepatitis in children totals nearly 200 cases in 16 countries.The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified more than 20 severe cases in the United States, specifically in Alabama,…

April 21, 2022The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a health advisory urging state and local authorities to watch for cases of hepatitis in children with adenovirus infection.Nine hepatitis cases in which…