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- Case count doubles and recalls expand in Salmonella outbreak linked to cantaloupes and pre-cut fruit productsby krc4@cdc.gov on November 24, 2023 at 12:00 am
Case count doubles and recalls expand in Salmonella outbreak linked to cantaloupes and pre-cut fruit products
- CDC and FDA Expedite the Availability of Additional Doses of New RSV Immunization for Infantsby krc4@cdc.gov on November 16, 2023 at 5:02 pm
Today, CDC announced the release of more than 77,000 additional doses of Beyfortus™ (nirsevimab-alip (100 mg), a long-acting monoclonal antibody designed to protect infants against severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease.
- Global measles threat continues to grow as another year passes with millions of children unvaccinatedby krc4@cdc.gov on November 16, 2023 at 2:02 pm
Following years of declines in measles vaccination coverage, measles cases in 2022 have increased by 18%, and deaths have increased by 43% globally (compared to 2021). This takes the estimated number of measles cases to 9 million and deaths to 136,000 – mostly among children – according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
- More Than One in Three Americans are at Increased Risk for Type 2 Diabetes, but Changing the Outcome is Possibleby krc4@cdc.gov on November 14, 2023 at 11:55 am
Prediabetes is reversible, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Ad Council want to make sure people know they can change the outcome.
- Biden-Harris Administration Agencies Sign Interagency Agreement to Address Wildfire Risk and Protect Communities from Smokeby krc4@cdc.gov on November 9, 2023 at 4:18 pm
Today, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Mandy Cohen announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to further their joint work to protect communities from the impacts of wildfire smoke, while promoting land management practices that reduce the risk of large, severe fires.