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New York declares first US measles disaster emergency since 2025 surge
The state expanded the pool of health professionals allowed to administer measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccines as cases rise in rural communities.
What do we know about the multistate salmonella outbreak in the US? - explainer
Dr. Erica Schwartz confirmed as new CDC director by US Senate
CDC expands largest known cyclosporiasis outbreak to 15 states - report
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.
This Jewish woman has become the face of America's fight against COVID
No. 3 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2021: US director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Dr. Rochelle Walensky.
CDC: Unvaccinated 29 times more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19
A CDC study has revealed people unvaccinated against COVID-19 are 29 times more likely to be hospitalized than those fully vaccinated.
British study shows COVID-19 vaccine efficacy wanes under Delta
A British study found that protection from either of the two most commonly used COVID-19 vaccines against the Delta variant weakens within three months.
Israel given highest COVID travel warning by CDC
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention placed Israel at Level 4, the highest for COVID risk.
Odds of COVID-19 re-infection twice as likely if unvaccinated - study
A new study released by the CDC showed that being unvaccinated was associated with 2.34 times the odds of reinfection compared with being fully vaccinated.
CDC says delta variant more vaccine-resistant than previously thought
Vaccinated people had a similar amount of virus presence as the unvaccinated, suggesting that, unlike with other variants, vaccinated people infected with the Delta variant could transmit the virus.
US CDC recommends unvaccinated tourists avoid Israel amid COVID spike
The positivity rate has continued to rise and now stands at 2.17%, the highest positivity rate since March.
US life expectancy fell year and a half in 2020 due to COVID-19 - CDC
In the wake of COVID-19, American life expectancy had one of the biggest one-year declines since World War Two, when life expectancy fell 2.9 years between 1942 and 1943.