Tag: CDC

1 in 44 US Children Have Autism, New Data Indicates

The number of children diagnosed with autism in the United States is continuing to rise, according to a pair of new reports published this week. An analysis of surveillance data from 11 states, researchers found, shows one in 44 children aged 8 years have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder or have received a special education…


CDC Publishes Rule Restricting Travel Into US, Requires Negative COVID-19 Test Within One Day of Arrival

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) published new travel restrictions for anyone trying to enter the United States, saying that travelers will have to submit a negative COVID-19 test one day before arriving. “As the virus that causes COVID-19 spreads, it has new opportunities to change (mutate) and become more difficult to control,” the…


CDC Expanding Surveillance at Major Airports, May Tighten Travel Rules: Walensky

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) may impose more travel restrictions and rules over the emergence of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus Omicron variant, according to federal officials. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky told reporters Tuesday that the CDC is evaluating whether to change its policy by having travelers to the United States…


CDC Expanding Surveillance at 4 Major Airports, May Tighten Travel Rules: Walensky

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) may impose more travel restrictions and rules over the emergence of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus Omicron variant, according to federal officials. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky told reporters Tuesday that the CDC is evaluating whether to change its policy by having travelers to the United States…


CDC Pushes Booster Shot for All Adults, Cites Omicron Variant

The Centers for Disease control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday updated its recommendations on COVID-19 vaccinations, now saying that everyone aged 18 and older “should get a booster shot.” The update, announced by CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, cites the recent emergence of the Omicron variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus that causes…


Nearly One Third of US Employees in Health Sector Remain Unvaccinated: CDC

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed in an analysis that about 30 percent of health care workers in the United States remain unvaccinated against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. According to the CDC analysis that was published in the American Journal of Infection Control on Nov. 17, Hannah Reses, a…


No Cases of Omicron Virus Variant Identified in US Yet: CDC

No cases of the new Omicron virus variant have been identified in the United States as of yet, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The  CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus variant was first seen in South Africa earlier this week and has been designated a variant of concern by the World Health Organization, which…


CDC Vaccine Panel Unanimously Recommends Pfizer, Moderna Boosters for All Adults

A panel of U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisers on Friday voted unanimously to recommend booster doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for all adults in the United States six months after they receive their first two doses. “As a clinician deep in the clinical trenches, I am really glad that we…


CDC Confirms 2nd Case of Monkeypox in US This Year

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other officials confirmed that a case of monkeypox was recently detected in Maryland, the second time the rare virus has been detected in the United States this year. The infected individual, who recently traveled to Nigeria, is suffering from mild symptoms and is recovering in…


More Than 100,000 Americans Died Due to a Drug Overdose in a One-Year Period for the First Time, CDC Reports

More than 100,000 Americans have died in the 12-month period ending in April, marking the highest number ever, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on Thursday. The new record number marked a 28.5 percent increase over the previous year, with the total number of drug overdose deaths doubling over the past five-year…