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Vaccine Mandate for Domestic Flights Not Being Considered, Says CDC Director After Fauci’s Proposal

A COVID-19 vaccine mandate for domestic flights is not currently being considered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), CDC Director Rochelle Walensky confirmed on Tuesday. “Certainly, domestic flights has been a topic of conversation but that is not something we’re revisiting right now,” Walensky told NPR when pressed on the issue. Walensky…


CDC Investigates 86 Cruise Ships With COVID-19 Outbreaks

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of cruise ships under investigation with COVID-19 outbreaks has risen to 86 on Tuesday, up from 68 a day earlier. The CDC is currently investigating 38 ships, with 48 additional vessels having already undergone investigation but remaining “under observation.” Another 22 ships haven’t…


CDC Shortens COVID-19 Quarantine Guidelines for General Population

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in a reversal of a previous recommendation, cut the number of days of isolation for Americans who contract COVID-19 from 10 days to five days regardless of vaccination status. The agency similarly shortened the time that close contacts of COVID-19 need to quarantine. Authorities with the…


CDC Issues Contingency Plan to Prevent Healthcare Worker Shortage Over Possible COVID-19 Surge

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an alert to healthcare workers across the United States to prepare for a potential surge of COVID-19 infections due to the high transmissibility of the Omicron variant. The alert is designed as an update to “recommendations to enhance protection for healthcare personnel, patients, and visitors,…


CDC Issues Contingency Plan to Prevent Health Care Worker Shortage Over Possible COVID-19 Surge

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an alert to health care workers across the United States to prepare for a potential surge of COVID-19 infections due to the high transmissibility of the Omicron variant. The alert is designed as an update to “recommendations to enhance protection for healthcare personnel, patients, and…


CDC, FDA Investigating Listeria Outbreaks in Recalled Packaged Salads

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) both confirmed they are investigating two separate Listeria bacteria outbreaks linked to packaged salads. Two companies, Dole Fresh Vegetables and Fresh Express, voluntarily recalled packaged salad products in connection to the Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The CDC said that at least three deaths have…


Ohio Sets Single-Day COVID-19 Cases Record, Again

Ohio has again set a record for the most new COVID-19 cases in the state in a day, continuing a trend in the midwest and some northeastern states, according to numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state health departments. The Buckeye State recorded 12,864 new COVID-19 cases within a 24-hour period…


CDC: Omicron Accounts for 90 Percent of COVID-19 Cases in Some Parts of US

The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the Omicron variant accounts for more than 90 percent of COVID-19 cases in some parts of the United States. CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said the variant makes up to 90 percent of infections in the South, Midwest, eastern Atlantic states, and northern Pacific…


US Officials May Cut Recommended Isolation Time for COVID-19 Patients

Federal health officials may soon cut recommendations for how long people should isolate after testing positive for COVID-19. People who have a confirmed COVID-19 infection are currently told by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to remain separate from others for 10 full days from when symptoms first appear, if 24 hours have…


2 Dead After Plane and Paraglider Collide in Texas: Officials

At least two people are dead after a small plane and a paraglider collided near Houston, Texas, on Tuesday, according to officials. A single-engine Cessna 208 plane crashed Tuesday morning after it struck a paraglider near Fulshear, said the Federal Aviation Administration. One person was on board the plane, and the other person was using the…