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News Articles: CDC

A discarded mask is seen on the floor inside New York's John F. Kennedy Airport on Tuesday, a day after a federal judge in Florida struck down the CDC's mask mandate for public transportation.

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  • Health

Battle over CDC's powers goes far beyond travel mask mandate

A federal judge's decision to strike down the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's mask mandate for travelers is only the latest in a series of challenges that seek to rein in the agency.

April 21, 2022
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By:
  • Pien Huang
A sign advises people to wear a mask and stand six feet apart as travelers make their way through Miami International Airport in December 2021 in Miami. A federal judge in Florida has ruled that the federal mask mandate on planes, trains, buses and other modes of public transportation is unlawful.

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  • Politics

TSA will no longer enforce travel mask mandate after a federal judge strikes it down

The mask-wearing requirement had been initially imposed in early 2021, shortly after President Joe Biden took office.

April 18, 2022
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
Oxycodone pills

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  • Health

CDC weighs new opioid prescribing guidelines amid controversy over old ones

Many blame the agency's earlier guidance for suffering and even suicide risk among chronic pain patients. Critics say the updated advice may not fix the problem.

April 09, 2022
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By:
  • Will Stone
Customs and Border Protection agents apprehend a group of Brazilian migrants in Otay Mesa, Calif., in August 2021.

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  • National

The U.S. is ending its pandemic border rules. It could mean a surge in migration

The Biden administration is moving to end sweeping pandemic border restrictions known as Title 42 on May 23. The controversial public health order was used to quickly expel migrants at the border.

April 01, 2022
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
A family wearing face masks walks through Union Station in Los Angeles, California, January 5, 2022. With the Omicron variant driving a surge of Covid-19 cases, California announced January 5, 2022 that a statewide indoor mask mandate, due to expire on January 15, 2022, will be extended until at least February 15, 2022.

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  • Health

It's safe to unmask in many places, says the CDC. These experts aren't quite ready

Doctors and health researchers are looking to testing rates, case rates – and intuition – to determine when they'll feel comfortable mingling maskless indoors.

February 28, 2022
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By:
  • Pien Huang and
  • Will Stone

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  • Health

CDC says Americans can now go unmasked in many parts of the country

The federal health agency released new guidance for when Americans need to mask up indoors, saying about 70% of the population lives in a place where it's safe to go mask free.

February 25, 2022
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By:
  • Pien Huang and
  • Carmel Wroth
A doctor loads a dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe, on Dec. 2, 2021, at a mobile vaccination clinic in Worcester, Mass.

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  • Children's Health

CDC recommends Pfizer COVID booster for kids as young as 12

The new recommendation for adolescents age 12-17 came hours after a panel of CDC advisers voted in favor of it. The boosters should be given five months after initial immunization.

January 05, 2022
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
People wait in line for a coronavirus test in Los Angeles on Tuesday. California is starting to feel the full wrath of the omicron variant. Hospitalizations have jumped nearly 50% since Christmas and models show that in a month, the state could have 22,000 people in hospitals, which was the peak during last winter's epic surge.

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  • Health

The CDC says a test to get out of COVID isolation is not needed, resisting pushback

Those who contracted COVID-19 can end their isolation after five days while continuing to wear a well-fitting mask for an additional five days, according to the agency.

January 05, 2022
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin,
  • Jane Greenhalgh,
  • and 1 more
Travelers wait in the ticketing line at Salt Lake City International Airport on Monday. There have been thousands of flight delays and cancellations as the omicron variant spreads across the country. Unionized flight attendants are wary of new CDC guidelines that shorten the isolation period.

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  • Health

Delta's CEO asked the CDC for a 5-day isolation. Some flight attendants feel at risk

Some workers are concerned about new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that shortens the isolation period for COVID-19 cases.

December 29, 2021
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
Safeway pharmacist Shahrzad Khoobyari administers a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster shot into the arm of Norman Solomon in San Rafael, Calif., in October.

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  • Health

CDC backs expansion of COVID boosters for all adults

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky gave the green light to boosters just hours after a panel of vaccine advisors voted unanimously to recommend boosters for anyone 18 and older.

November 19, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Hensley
Man receiving COVID-19 vaccination

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  • Health

Vaccination after COVID infection enhances immunity and reduces risk of reinfection, CDC says

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that both infection-induced and vaccine-induced immunity are durable for at least six months — but that vaccines are more consistent in their protection and offer a huge boost in antibodies for people previously infected.

November 02, 2021
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
A health care worker administers a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Thursday at Life of Hope Center in New York City.

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  • Health

CDC backs the rollout of COVID vaccine boosters from Moderna and J&J

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky also endorsed a mix-and-match approach to boosters that would be flexible for patients and health care providers.

October 21, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Hensley
A salmonella outbreak impacting more than 30 states and sickening over 600 people in the U.S. is being linked to onions imported from Chihuahua, Mexico.

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  • Health

CDC says throw out onions if you don't know where they came from to avoid salmonella

A salmonella outbreak has affected more than 30 states. Federal health officials link it to onions grown in Chihuahua, Mexico, and distributed by ProSource Inc.

October 21, 2021
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
A video call on a laptop screen during Christmas. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new guidance on Friday for safely celebrating the upcoming holiday season.

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  • Health

The CDC emphasizes COVID vaccinations as a key to safe holiday gatherings

The CDC says that having every person in attendance vaccinated is important for protecting those who can't get a shot. And it recommends that those who aren't fully vaccinated delay travel.

October 15, 2021
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
A health care worker fills a syringe with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City this year.

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  • Health

Federal Health Officials Want The White House To Slow Its COVID Booster Shot Rollout

The leaders of two federal health agencies are telling White House COVID-19 advisers that there is not enough data right now to make a blanket recommendation on boosters.

September 03, 2021
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By:
  • Joe Neel
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