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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Laboratory testing at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified the bacteria Burkholderia pseudomallei in an aromatherapy spray — the same type of bacteria that sickened four …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Disease Control reports that a new modeling study published in Pediatrics reveals one U.S. child loses a parent or caregiver for every four COVID-19-associated deaths. …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — CDC has issued an urgent health advisory to increase COVID-19 vaccination among people who are pregnant, recently pregnant (including those who are lactating), who are trying to …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Biden-Harris Administration announced on Friday a $2.1 billion investment to improve infection prevention and control activities across the U.S. public health and healthcare sectors. The Biden-Harris …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The number of states in which at least 35% of residents are obese has nearly doubled since 2018, and disparities persist, according to new data from the …
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EXTON, PA — Frontage Laboratories, Inc is a PanaBIOS Trusted Travel Approved COVID-19 Laboratory Testing Provider. The authorized status was granted by Africa CDC, Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — AmeriCorps, the federal agency for volunteering and national service, has launched Public Health AmeriCorps, a new partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to support the …
Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded more than $116 million in year one, of a three-year, $348 million program, to organizations for community health …
Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has created unique challenges for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). To address them, the Centers for Disease Control and …
Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation for use of the Pfizer-BioNTech’s licensed vaccine for people …
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