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Dr. Erica Schwartz confirmed as new CDC director by US Senate
Schwartz is a board-certified preventive medicine physician who served as the US Coast Guard's chief medical officer from 2015 to 2019 and holds both medical and law degrees.
CDC expands largest known cyclosporiasis outbreak to 15 states - report
Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment at Rand Paul-led US Senate COVID hearing
US FDA says it is investigating another cyclosporiasis outbreak
COVID: First known US Omicron case found in fully vaccinated overseas traveler
The infected person was a traveler who returned to the United States from South Africa on Nov. 22 and tested positive seven days later and suffered mild symptoms, officials said.
Confessions of a COVID-19 analyst: I'm unsure whether to vaccinate my kids - comment
It will take a couple more weeks until we have information on any unexpected side effects experienced by these children once they are fully vaccinated.
US CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccine for young children
They said the benefits of vaccination outweigh the risks of the vaccine.
Africa CDC virologist wins Boris Mints prize
Dr. John N. Nkengasong, director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention is a world-renowned virologist who hails from Cameroon.
Fauci says vaccines for kids between 5-11 likely available in November
Advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will weigh in on recommendations for the vaccine at a meeting on November 2 and November 3, helping to inform a final decision.
People vaccinated against COVID-19 less likely to die of other causes - study
Those who received the Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna or J&J vaccines are less likely to die from non-COVID-related causes, a CDC study found.
Delta variant ‘descendant’ hits Israel – is it time to panic?
It is said there are currently 56 “descendants” of the Delta variant, and they are all spreading at different rates and in competition with one another.
Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine highly protective in 12-18 age group - CDC
The new CDC study was conducted between June and September, when the extremely contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus was predominant.
COVID-19: FDA advisers back Moderna booster shots for older and high-risk people
The CDC will make specific recommendations on who should get the booster shots.
CDC highlights Camp Ramah as proof camping during COVID can be safe
The Centers for Disease Control has published a study highlighting the Jewish camps’ highly successful safety measures for avoiding the spread of COVID-19.
