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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…