RALEIGH — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officially added COVID-19 shots to the recommended childhood immunization schedule on Feb. 9. Last fall, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted to […]
RALEIGH — On Oct. 20, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention committee voted unanimously, 15-0, to add a COVID vaccination series to the 2023 immunization schedules for adults and children. The schedule changes approved […]
On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) posted guidelines for how people can reduce their chances of catching monkeypox, a viral disease that President Joe Biden has now declared a “public health […]
RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services quietly issued a memo sunsetting its COVID-19 guidance toolkit for K-12 schools. “As of June 23, 2022, NCDHHS has sunset the StrongSchools NC Public Health […]
A new U.S. government center aims to become the National Weather Service for infectious diseases — an early warning system to help guide the response to COVID-19 and future pandemics. The new Center for Forecasting […]
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A federal judge in Florida struck down a national mask mandate on airplanes and mass transit Monday, and airlines and airports swiftly began repealing their requirements that passengers wear face coverings. […]
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A federal judge in Florida has voided the national mask mandate covering airplanes and other public transportation as exceeding the authority of U.S. health officials in the coronavirus pandemic. The decision […]
RALEIGH — Republicans on the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis released an interim report revealing the head of the Centers and Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) allowed the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) to […]
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Twenty-one states with Republican attorneys general sued Tuesday to halt the federal government’s requirement that people wear masks on planes, trains, ferries and other public transportation amid the coronavirus pandemic. The […]
RALEIGH — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has introduced a new way to determine masking per its “Community Levels” system rolled out during a Feb. 25 briefing. “Now, as the virus […]
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