In a recent public health advisory, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) predicts the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity for the upcoming winter season and encourages clinicians to adopt and implement new RSV prevention tools. Advisory: Increased Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Activity in Parts of the Southeastern […]
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Coronavirus vaccine should go to health care workers, long term care facilities first, CDC panel recommends
A panel of independent experts advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in a public meeting on Tuesday voted that health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities will be the first to receive the long-awaited coronavirus vaccine. The vote was 13-1. The recommendations now must be approved […]
CDC to shorten COVID-19 quarantine to 10 days or 7 with test
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is set to shorten the recommended length of quarantine after exposure to someone who is positive for COVID-19, as the virus rages across the nation. According to a senior administration official, the new guidelines, which are set to be released as soon as […]
CDC panel says first Covid-19 vaccine doses should go to health workers, long-term care residents
Determining priority is crucial given the limited initial supply of vaccines and the surging U.S. outbreak. So far 13.6 million people in the country have been infected and nearly 270,000 have died. Health care workers have been hit hard, with at least 243,000 infections and 858 deaths, according to CDC […]
CDC committee recommends health care workers and long-term care facility residents be first in line for COVID vaccine
Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officially voted Tuesday to recommend that health care workers and long-term care facility residents should be the first Americans to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. “When a COVID-19 vaccine is authorized by FDA and recommended by ACIP, vaccination in the initial phase […]
People With COVID-19 Can Still Vote In Person, CDC Says
KEY POINTS The CDC said people infected with COVID-19 may still exercise their right to vote Sick voters would be asked to follow safety guidelines The recommendations come as case numbers continue to increase in 40 states People who have been infected or are currently sick with the novel coronavirus […]