Robert F. Kennedy Jr.-led CDC halts flu shot campaign, postpones vaccine advisory meeting
Just days after taking office, RFK Jr. has overseen major shifts at the CDC, including canceling a flu vaccination campaign ...
Trump, CDC fully restore 9/11 health program cuts from DOGE axe
Cuts announced last week by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency were restored Thursday, Feb. 20 and Friday, Feb.
Texas Measles Map Shows Hardest Hit Counties as Outbreak Grows
Measles is an airborne, "extremely infectious, and potentially severe rash illness," according to the Centers for Disease ...
Flu activity 'elevated' in US but showing signs of abating, CDC data shows
Flu activity remains "elevated" in the U.S. but is starting to show signs of abating, according to new CDC data published ...
Colorado CDC researcher terminated amid federal budget cuts while working on Lyme disease projects
Colorado research biologist Joe Cardiello was excited about being involved in what could become lifesaving research for ...
A measles outbreak is hitting Texas and New Mexico. The highly contagious virus explained — and what the CDC says about getting revaccinated as an adult.
At least 58 cases of measles have been reported in West Texas within the last three weeks — marking the largest outbreak in the state in close to 30 years. The dozens of reported cases have mostly ...
CDC layoffs strike deeply at its ability to respond to current flu, norovirus and measles outbreaks
Trump administration has taken actions to dismantle established public health infrastructure as part of its second-term ...
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CDC disease detectives ‘remain in their positions,’ agency says
Despite recent reports, officers in the CDC’s famed Epidemic Intelligence Service — often referred to as “disease detectives” ...
CDC's "disease detectives" apparently spared in DOGE cuts at health agencies
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Epidemic Intelligence Service officers — a group known as the CDC's "disease ...
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Health groups sound alarm on missing CDC, FDA data
8 (UPI) --Many prominent healthcare organizations are urging the Trump administration officials to restore important data sets on the Centers for Disease ... removed from the CDC and FDA websites ...
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Morale plummets at the CDC as staff fear job losses
the CDC source confirmed. All of this has made the agency less effective at monitoring for disease risks and conveying potential dangers, and it would only be exacerbated by the "imminent ...