CDC Creates Forecasting Center on Infectious Diseases
The CDC will launch a new center designed to advance the use of forecasting and outbreak analytics in public health decision making.
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CDC Issues Health Advisory For Respiratory Syncytial Virus
The CDC recently released a health advisory due to an unusual increase in the spread of the respiratory syncytial virus (RVS) in southern states.
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Moderna, Pfizer Vaccines Proving 90% Effective
The CDC reports risk of COVID-19 infection following the second dose of Moderna or Pfizer's vaccine was reduced by 90% two or more weeks after vaccination.
CDC: Novel Influenza A Virus Detected in Wisconsin
A laboratory in Wisconsin has identified the first case of a variant of the swine flu this season, according the US CDC’s weekly FluView report.
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CDC Focuses on COVID-19’s Impact on Legionnaires’ Disease
The annual Legionella Conference on March 9-10, 2021 will feature two speakers from the CDC who will focus on the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on Legionnaires’ disease risks.
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CDC: Strong Flu Vaccine Distribution Leads to Mild Flu Season
The rise of the novel coronavirus has overshadowed what would normally be the height of flu season, as the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports remarkably low levels of influenza.
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CDC: Asymptomatic People Spread Coronavirus in More Than Half of Cases
Asymptomatic people are responsible for the transmission of more than 50% of coronavirus cases, a model from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientists shows.
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CDC: A Mild Flu Season Continues Nationwide As COVID Drives Pneumonia Deaths
Recent data shows that 14.5% of the deaths during the week ending January 2 were due to pneumonia, influenza, and COVID-19.
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Influenza Cases Remain Unusually Low, CDC Data Shows
This year continues to see an unusually low number of lab-confirmed influenza cases throughout the United States with fewer people visiting their healthcare providers for flu-like symptoms, data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows.
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CDC: Pneumonia Deaths Rise Due to COVID-19 While Flu Cases Stay Low
Deaths attributed to COVID-19 soar throughout the country as Influenza cases remain unusually low, the CDC reports.
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CDC: Flu Season Ramps Up in Iowa
While flu cases throughout most of the United States are still low, Iowa is seeing an uptick in new flu cases.
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College Students Drive COVID Surge
A report from The Guardian says that young adults saw a 55% increase in COVID cases in August.
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CDC: Changes in Healthcare Seeking Behavior May Drive Down Reported Flu Cases
Influenza activity remained low throughout the summer and now remains low into the fall. This may be due to a dramatic shift in healthcare seeking behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic, data issued by the CDC suggests.
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Coronavirus Cases in Young Adults Jump 55% in a Month
Between Aug 2 and Sep 5, 2020, cases of COVID-19 jumped by as much as 55% in young adults ages 18-22 with the greatest spikes in the Northeast (144%) and Midwest (123%).
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CDC Recommends Coronavirus Patients Delay Getting Flu Vaccine to Prevent COVID-19 Transmission
COVID-19 patients should delay getting a flu vaccine in order to ensure others in the healthcare setting are not exposed unnecessarily, the CDC has recommended.
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