CDC reported disparities in COVID-19 vaccination coverage between urban and rural counties
On Mar. 4, 2022, the CDC reported that COVID-19 vaccination coverage with the first dose of the primary…
CDC reported effectiveness of COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 mRNA vaccination in preventing COVID-19 among children and adolescents
On Mar. 1, 2022, the CDC reported that Two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine protect against COVID-19ﾖassociated emergency department…
CDC’s ACIP issued recommendation for use of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in adults aged =18 years
On Feb. 4, 2022, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) issued a standard recommendation for use of…
CDC launched two global networks, awarded $22 million to combat antimicrobial resistance and infectious diseases
On Dec. 7, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that it had awarded $22 million…
First confirmed case of Omicron variant detected in the United States
On Dec. 1, 2021, the California and San Francisco Departments of Public Health confirmed that a recent case…
Imported Monkeypox case reported in Maryland
On Nov. 17, 2021, scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced they were collaborating…
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U.S. CDC study showed vaccination offered higher protection than previous COVID-19 infection
On Oct. 29, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published “new science” reinforcing that vaccination…
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The U.S. CDC reported two new variant Influenza (Flu) virus infections
On Oct. 22, 2021, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported two new U.S. human…
U.S. CDC Advisory Committee unanimously recommended Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine as booster for all eligible individuals
On Oct. 21, 2021, Johnson & Johnson announced that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
U.S. CDC reported more than 140,000 U.S. children lost a primary or secondary caregiver due to COVID-19 pandemic
On Oct. 7, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported One U.S. child loses a…
CDC to invest $2.1 billion to protect patients and healthcare workers from COVID-19 and future infectious diseases
On Sept. 17, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a $2.1 billion investment to…
CDC announced more than $300 million in funding to support community health workers
On Sept. 3, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded more than $116 million in…
CDC reported vaccination offers higher protection than previous COVID-19 infection
On Aug. 6, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) annouced in MMWR that a study…
Bio-Techne’s RNAscopeﾙ aids in tissue diagnosis of COVID-19 in cases with no previous SARS-CoV-2 testing
On Aug. 4, 2021, Bio-Techne announced that scientists at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
CDC and Texas confirmed Monkeypox In U.S. traveler
On Jul. 16, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) annouced and the Texas Department of…
FDA approved PREVNAR 20ﾙ, Pfizerﾒs pneumococcal 20-valent conjugate vaccine for adults ages 18 years or older
On Jun. 8, 2021, Pfizer announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved PREVNAR 20ﾙ…
Fully vaccinated adults 65 and older are 94% less likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19
On Apr. 28, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that both mRNA COVID-19 vaccines…
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COVID-19 and it’s naysayers are attacking Science and Reason. The defenders must suffer the slings and arrows from…
FDA and CDC lifted recommended pause on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
On Apr. 23, 2021, following a thorough safety review, including two meetings of the CDCﾒs Advisory Committee on…
Joint CDC and FDA statement on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
As of Apr. 12, 2021, more than 6.8 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine were…
FDA recommended pause in use of J&J vaccine after adverse events reported
On Apr. 13, 2021, the FDA and CDC announced that they were are reviewing data involving six reported…
CDC awarded $3 billion to expand COVID-19 vaccine programs
On Apr. 7, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced it had awarded $3 billion…
Nearly 80 percent of teachers, school staff, and childcare workers received at least one shot of COVID-19 vaccine
On Apr. 6, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that nearly 80 percent of…
Pfizer and BioNTech confirmed high efficacy and no serious safety concerns in updated COVID-19 vaccine study
On Apr. 1, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced updated topline results from analysis of 927 confirmed symptomatic cases…
CDC initiative created new water fluoridation technology to support rural health weeds
On Mar. 18, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a research initiative that offers…
CDC Advisory Committee recommended single-shot COVID-19 vaccine for adults 18 and older in US
On Feb. 28, 2021, Johnson & Johnson announced that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventionﾒs (CDC)…
Pacific Biosciences Sequel II Systems deployed to scale-up global viral surveillance initiatives focused on COVID-19
On Feb. 18, 2021, Pacific Biosciences announced that Labcorp had increased its commitment to highly accurate HiFi sequencing…
The CDC required wearing of face masks while on public transportation and at transportation hubs
On Jan. 30, 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to surge in the U.S., the CDC implemented a…
South Carolina detected first US cases associated with variant first detected in South Africa
On Jan. 28, 2021, the CDC announced that it had become aware of the first U.S. documented cases…
CDC study showed 2019-20 flu vaccine effectively prevented hospitalizations and emergency visits in children
On Jan. 27, 2021, a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study found that the 2019-2020…