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U.S. confirms nation’s first travel-associated human screwworm case connected to Central American outbreak

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported the first human case in the United States of travel-associated New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, from an outbreak-affected country. The…

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CDC issues health alert for bird flu infection in US

The U.S. CDC issued a health alert to inform clinicians, state health departments and the public of a case of avian influenza in a person who had contact with dairy…

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US CDC recommends older Americans should get another COVID shot this spring

(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director signed off on the use of updated COVID vaccines as a second annual shot for adults aged 65…

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US CDC recommends broad use of updated COVID-19 vaccines

By Bhanvi Satija and Michael Erman (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director signed offon broad use of updated COVID-19 vaccines approved by the government -…

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US CDC says existing antibodies can work against new COVID variant

(Reuters) - Early research data has shown that antibodies produced by prior infection or existing vaccines against the coronavirus were sufficient to protect against the new BA.2.86 variant, the U.S.…

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Updated COVID vaccines prevented illness from latest variants -CDC

(Reuters) - The updated COVID-19 boosters from Pfizer Inc /BioNTech SE and Moderna helped prevent symptomatic infections against the new XBB-related subvariants, offering new evidence of how the vaccines perform…

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Omicron sub-variants BA.4, BA.5 make up 70% of COVID variants in U.S. – CDC

(Reuters) - The fast-spreading BA.4 and BA.5 sub-lineages of Omicron are estimated to make up a combined 70.1% of the coronavirus variants in the United States as of July 2, the U.S.…

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U.S. CDC says travellers should still wear masks on airplanes

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday recommended travellers continue to wear masks in airplanes, trains and airports despite a judge's April 18 order declaring the…

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U.S. CDC scraps COVID warning for cruise travel after 2 years

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) removed its COVID-19 notice against cruise travel, around two years after introducing a warning scale showing the level of coronavirus transmission risk on cruise ships. The…

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98% of U.S. population can ditch masks as COVID eases -CDC

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) late on Thursday said some 98% of the U.S. population live in locations where COVID-19 levels are low enough that…

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U.S. CDC eases warnings for cruises as new COVID infections fall

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) eased its warnings for cruise ships by a notch from the highest level, seven weeks after it advised Americans against going…

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U.S. CDC warns against travel to 22 destinations over COVID-19

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advised against travel to 22 nations and territories because of a rising number of COVID-19 cases, including for Israel, Australia, Egypt,…

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U.S. CDC urges Americans to wear ‘most protective mask you can’

WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revised its guidance for Americans on wearing masks to protect against COVID-19, recommending donning "the most…

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U.S. COVID deaths rising but likely due to Delta, not Omicron, says CDC chief

COVID-19 hospitalizations in the United States have increased by about 33% and deaths are up by about 40% from a week earlier, the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease…

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Africa CDC says severe lockdowns no longer tool to contain COVID-19

JOHANNESBURG, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Africa's top public health official said on Thursday that he was encouraged by the way that South Africa had handled its latest COVID-19 wave driven…

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CDC recommends Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster for ages 12 to 15

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it expanded the eligibility of Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE's booster doses to those 12 to 15 years old. The…

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U.S. CDC backs previous advice for 5-day isolation; no test needed

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) backed its week-old guidance for people seeking to end their COVID-19 isolation at five days, adding they could take a rapid…

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Omicron estimated to be 95.4% of coronavirus variants in U.S. – CDC

The Omicron variant was estimated to be 95.4% of the coronavirus strains circulating in the United States as of Jan. 1, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…

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CDC cuts quarantine time for healthcare workers amid Omicron surge

Healthcare workers in the United States who test positive for COVID-19 but are asymptomatic can return to work after seven days in isolation, provided they test negative, the Centers for…

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CDC releases new guidance to allow children exposed to coronavirus to attend school

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new strategy called "test-to-stay" that allows unvaccinated children to stay in school even if they have been exposed to…

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U.S. CDC chief Walensky says omicron mostly mild so far

More than 40 people in the U.S. have been found to be infected with the omicron variant so far, and more than three-quarters of them had been vaccinated, the chief…

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COVID-19 ‘boosters-for-all’ discussion moves to CDC

Nov 19 (Reuters) - More U.S. adults could be eligible for a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine if a panel of experts meets as planned on Friday and recommends…

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U.S. drug deaths surpass 100,000 for first time, spurred by pandemic

More Americans than ever before died from drug overdoses over a 12-month period, according to federal data released on Wednesday, as the coronavirus pandemic disrupted medical care and increased mental…

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WHO and CDC warn world at risk of measles outbreaks as COVID-19 disrupts infant shots

The risk of measles outbreaks is high after more than 22 million infants missed their first vaccine doses during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) and…

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U.S. CDC director backs COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11

The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) backed broad use of Pfizer's and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11, clearing the way…

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CDC says unvaccinated young foreign travelers do not need to quarantine

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that unvaccinated foreign nationals under the age of 18 traveling to the United States by air do not have to self-quarantine…

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More than 2 million U.S. school children report using e-cigarettes this year – CDC study

An estimated 2.06 million U.S. middle and high school students are using electronic-cigarettes with Puff Bar, Vuse and Juul among the most popular products, according to data from a 2021…

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U.S. CDC eases its ratings for the Netherlands, Malta, Guinea-Bissau and United Arab Emirates

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday warned against travel to Sri Lanka, Jamaica and Brunei because of the rising number of COVID-19 cases. The CDC raised…

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U.S. CDC chief says there will be no federal mandate on COVID-19 vaccine

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said on there will be no nationwide mandate for Americans to get a COVID-19 vaccine, clarifying comments she made…

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U.S. CDC internal report calls Delta variant as contagious as chickenpox

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has described the Delta variant of the coronavirus to be as contagious as chickenpox and could cause severe illness, the New…

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CDC studying reports of heart inflammation in young Covid vaccine recipients

Some teenagers and young adults who received Covid-19 vaccines have experienced heart inflammation, a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory group said, recommending further study of the rare…

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Schools in the U.S. advised to continue using masks

Schools in the United States should continue to use masks for the 2020-2021 academic year as all students will not be fully vaccinated, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…

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U.S. will not immediately lift mask rules in air, public transit

The Biden administration's requirements that people wear masks on U.S. airplanes, public transport, airports and ride-hailing vehicles are not expected to be lifted anytime soon, despite an easing in the…

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U.S.-bound air travellers can use some self-administered COVID-19 tests

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that U.S.-bound international air travelers can meet COVID-19 entry requirements using certain self-administered tests. In January, the CDC mandated that…

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Third-trimester vaccination appears safe in early data

Among pregnant women who received COVID-19 vaccines manufactured by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE or Moderna Inc and who signed up for an online survey, side effects were no different…

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J&J COVID-19 vaccine reviewed for links to additional reports of severe side effects -CDC

April 19 (Reuters) - The United States is reviewing reports of a handful of potential cases of severe side effects among people who received Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine in…

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American CDC study recommends double masking to reduce Covid-19 exposure

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found close-fitting surgical masks worn underneath cloth masks – known as double masking – can significantly enhance protection against Covid-19.…

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U.S. distributes 49.9 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccines, administers 31.1 mln shots -CDC

Jan 31 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it had administered 31,123,299 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Sunday morning and distributed…

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CDC issues guidelines on COVID-19 vaccination after allergic reactions

(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Saturday said it was monitoring reports of allergic reactions to the COVID-19 vaccination and made recommendations on how…

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COVID-19 can spread through virus lingering in air – CDC

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday said COVID-19 can spread through virus lingering in the air, sometimes for hours, acknowledging concerns widely voiced by public health…

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USA Centre for Disease Control’s online “Coronavirus Self-checker”

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is offering a "Coronavirus Self-checker" for people concerned they may have symptoms of the disease as it sweeps through the USA.…

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CDC study finds younger adults at risk too from coronavirus

While it was first argued that older people were more vulnerable to the coronavirus, new findings show that young people, too, are at risk. First assumptions about the virus indicated…

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American health authorities recommend avoiding e-cigarettes that contain THC

US health officials retreated from a previous warning about e-cigarette use, instead recommending that people not use THC-containing e-cigarette or vaping products. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended…

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U.S. vaping-related deaths climb to 39, Illinois reports third death

Deaths in the United States from a mysterious lung illness linked to vaping rose to 39, with Illinois and Massachusetts confirming additional deaths in the states. The Illinois Department of…

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Number of people killed by vaping in US hits 26

Twenty-six people have died from illnesses associated with e-cigarette use since March, US health authorities said Thursday, while some 1,300 have suffered lung injuries linked to vaping. Officials have yet…

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US vaping illness deaths rise to 18 with 1,000 cases reported

At least 18 deaths and more than 1,000 cases of a mysterious lung illness have been linked with vaping by US health authorities. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

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New Zealand measles outbreak rises above 1,000 cases

New Zealand's ongoing measles outbreak has hit the milestone of more than 1,000 confirmed cases. A total of 1,051 people were affected between 1 January and 5 September, 2019, the…

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Facebook in push to combat vaccine misinformation

Facebook has announced a series of measures to limit the spread of misinformation about vaccinations commonly known as anti-vaxx The initiative comes amid a surge in measles cases in…

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