The CDC has not used its federal authority to quarantine 41 passengers of the MV Hondius and others who may have been exposed ...

WASHINGTON, DC-The United States has recorded at least 18 million influenza illnesses, 230,000 hospitalizations and 9,300 deaths so far during the current flu season, according to the latest estimates ...

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U.S. influenza activity remains elevated but is transitioning from influenza A dominance to rising influenza B cases, particularly the B/Victoria lineage. The CDC notes that while H3N2 subclade K ...

The acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defended himself against criticism for his decision not to publish a study on the efficacy of last year’s COVID-19 vaccines. Jay ...

The decision by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to stop recommending giving infants a dose of the hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours after birth is likely to lead to hundreds of ...

Earlier this month, the Washington Post broke the news that Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, the CDC's temporary top official, delayed and then blocked a COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness paper from appearing ...

The acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) blocked the publication of a study on the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines, a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ...

President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may signal that his administration is ...

Seasonal influenza causes substantial illness and death in adults 50 years of age or older, even with current vaccines. An investigational messenger RNA (mRNA)–based vaccine called mRNA-1010 encodes ...