CDC announced Rocky Mountain spotted fever in people traveling to the U.S. from Tecate, Mexico
On Dec. 11, 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Health Alert Network…
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Biotechnology | CDC | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Measles | Vaccine
Passenger with measles travelled through Vancouver International Airport
On Nov. 29, 2023, the BC Centre for Disease Controlr Disease Control (BCCDC) announced that a A passenger…
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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tuberculosis Trials Consortium launched new TB clinical trial
On Nov. 27, 2023, the CDCﾒs Tuberculosis Trials Consortium (TBTC) announced that it had launched an international clinical…
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CDC and FDA expedited availability of additional doses of new RSV immunization for infants
On Nov. 16, 2023, the CDC announced the release of more than 77,000 additional doses of Beyfortusﾙ (nirsevimab-alip…
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CDC | Life Science History | Measles | WHO
Global measles threat continued to grow as another year passed with millions of children unvaccinated
On Nov. 16. 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that Following years of…
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CDC published first preliminary in-season flu burden estimates
On Nov. 10, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated that from October 1, 2023,…
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CDC expanded testing of international air traveler samples to include flu RSV, and other respiratory viruses
On Nov. 6, 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that it was conducting…
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Bavarian Nordic’s Mpox vaccine received recommendation from U.S. CDC Advisory Committee for routine use in adults at risk
On Oct. 25, 2023, Bavarian Nordic announced that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory…
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Biotechnology | CDC | COVID-19 | FDA | Infectious Disease | Vaccine
Novavax 2023-2024 COVID-19 Vaccine Authorized and Recommended for Use in the U.S.
On Oct. 3, 2023, Novavax announced that it’s COVID-19 Vaccine, Adjuvanted (2023-2024 Formula) (NVX-CoV2601) had received Emergency Use…
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Flu vaccines helped prevent 66,500 flu hospitalizations in the U.S. during 2022 flu season
On Sept. 29, 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that during the 2022-2023…
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CDC | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Oncology | Radiology
New cancer diagnoses fell abruptly early in the COVID-19 pandemic according to Annual Report to the Nation
On Sept. 27, 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that new diagnoses of…
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U.S. CDC announced $262 million funding to support National Network for outbreak response and disease modeling
On Sept. 22, 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the recipients of 13…
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CDC awarded $279 million to 49 States, DC, and 40 local health departments to help prevent drug overdoses
On Aug. 31, 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded $279 million to 49…
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CDC’s ACIP announced vaccines recommendation for 2023-24 seasonal influenza
On Aug. 25. 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)…
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CDC reported risk assessment summary for SARS CoV-2 sublineage BA.2.86
On Aug. 23, 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced 9 BA.2.86 variant sequences…
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Maryland Department of Health announced positive case of locally acquired malaria
On Aug. 18, 2023, the Maryland Department of Health has confirmed and reported a positive case of locally…
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CDC reported two human infections with swine flu viruses
On Aug. 4, 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported the first two U.S….
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Biotechnology | CDC | Disease | Environmental
Emerging tick bite-associated meat allergy potentially affected thousands
On Jul. 27, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that between 2010 and 2022,…
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CDC launched ‘Bridge Access Program’ to provide free COVID-19 vaccines to uninsured and underinsured adults
On Jul. 13, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the launch of the Bridge…
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CDC recommended RSV vaccine for older adults
On Jun. 29, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on…
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CDC reported locally acquired malaria cases identified in Florida and Texas
On Jun. 26, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced they were collaborating with U.S….
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President Biden announced the appointment of Dr. Mandy Cohen as director of the CDC
On Jun. 16, 2023, President Biden announced the appointment of Dr. Mandy Cohen as Director of the Centers…
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Biotechnology | CDC | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Vaccine
Tuberculosis in the U.S. increased slightly during 2022 although it remained lower than prepandemic years
On Mar. 24, 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that Tuberculosis (TB) in…
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National Science Foundation released reports outlining bold goals for U.S. bioeconomy
On Mar. 22, 2023, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released a series of five…
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CDC acquired 465-acre site in Mace, West Virginia for research facility
On Mar. 21, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the acquisition of a site in…
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Biology | CDC | Disease | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
CDC reported increasing threat of spread of antimicrobial-resistant fungus in healthcare facilities
On Mar. 20, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that Candida auris (C. auris),…
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Outbreak of Blastomycosis reported in Michigan Mill workers
On Feb. 28, 2023, Public Health Delta & Menominee Counties (PHDM) was alerted to three cases of atypical…
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Flu vaccine provided substantial protection during 2022-23 season
On Feb. 22, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that the 2022-2023 flu vaccines…
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Study confirmed safety of shingles vaccine
On Oct. 20, 2022, published results supported previous findings that the recombinant zoster vaccine Shingrix, recommended by the…
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Biotechnology | CDC | COVID-19 | FDA
Pfizer and BioNTech received U.S. FDA EUA for Omicron BA.4/BA.5-adapted bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster in children
On Oct. 12, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted Emergency Use…
