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Biden Administration To Distribute 25M Cloth Masks
Distribution is expected to start next month and last into May. The White House expects to provide masks for 12 million to 15 million Americans.
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CDC Finds U.S. Life Expectancy Is Up For First Time In Years
CDC finds people in the U.S. lived an average of one month longer in 2018
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NIH Doctor Says Vaccines 'Not A Very Good Match' For Common Flu Strain
The country's top infectious disease doctor says this year's vaccine is only a 58% match for influenza B/Victoria, which most often affects kids.
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How 'Kung Flu' Rhetoric Impacts The Asian American GOP Vote
How are conservative Asian Americans reconciling their support of the president with his use of racist terms like "kung flu"?
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Bipartisan Spending Bill To Fund Gun Safety Research
It's been over 20 years since the federal government has funded gun violence prevention research.
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Monkeypox Cases Rise 77% In U.N. Agency's Latest Weekly Count
Cases began emerging in Europe and the United States in May.
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CDC Posts Rationale For Shorter Isolation, Quarantine
The CDC announced changes last week, halving the isolation time for Americans who catch the coronavirus and have no symptoms or only brief illnesses.
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What To Know About COVID And Vaccines This Summer
COVID in the U.S. is definitely not what it once was, but there are still changes in vaccines and research we're trying to understand.
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COVID Fatigue Sets In As U.S. Marks 2 Years Since First Reported Case
One year into the Biden administration and COVID numbers are reaching record highs as the president's approval rating slips.
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STD, STI Cases Rise Each Year. Why Isn't The U.S. Making Any Progress?
The pandemic might have made rising STD/STI numbers even worse. Health officials have urged action, but prevention efforts have stalled for years.
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STIs In Newborns Have Significantly Risen Over The Pandemic
There has been a sharp rise in STIs in newborns. What can be done to combat the uptick?
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FDA Clears COVID Booster Shot For Healthy Kids Ages 5 To 11
Pfizer and its partner BioNTech make the only COVID-19 vaccine available for children of any age in the U.S.
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New Research Will Look Into Understanding, Treating Long COVID
President Biden has ordered a national research plan to look into long COVID.
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CDC Updates Guidance To Allow Hospital Patients To Wear N95 Masks
The agency updated its guidance Thursday so people visiting health care facilities are allowed to wear N95 respirators instead of surgical masks.
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Trump Declares State of Emergency Over Coronavirus
Mar.13 -- President Donald Trump declares a national emergency over the coronavirus outbreak, invoking the Stafford Act to open the door to more federal aid for states and municipalities.
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How Are Parents Handling School Closings Amid Coronavirus Concerns?
School closures are posing logistical problems, like arranging care for students, as well as financial ones.
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Trump Declares State of Emergency Over Coronavirus
Mar.13 -- President Donald Trump declares a national emergency over the coronavirus outbreak, invoking the Stafford Act to open the door to more federal aid for states and municipalities.
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How $25M Can Improve What We Know About Gun Violence
Lawmakers approved $25 million for the CDC and the NIH. It's the first time Congress has authorized funding for gun violence research in decades.
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CDC Confirms First Human-to-Human U.S. Coronavirus Infection
Jan.30 -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the first case of human-to-human transmission of the coronavirus in the U.S., after a woman who traveled to China and had already been diagnosed infected her husband. Max...
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CDC: Pandemic Highlighted Shortcomings of U.S. Public Health System
Jun.04 -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield discusses the action his organization has been taking amid the coronavirus outbreak as well as the issues he sees in his opening statement at a hearing of the...
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Anti-Asian Incidents Are Reportedly Rising Amid The Pandemic
From March 19 to July 1, Stop AAPI Hate recorded 2,173 anti-Asian incidents across the U.S. More than 850 occurred in California.
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CDC Will Not Revise School Reopening Guidelines Despite Pressure
While the CDC says it won't revise guidelines for reopening schools, it says it will provide additional reference documents.
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CDC Warns Against Using E-Cigarette Products From Unauthorized Sources
The CDC is warning against using vaping products that are modified or bought on the street.
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Coronavirus Tests Were Delayed Due To CDC Mistakes, Officials Say
An FDA spokesperson said the CDC was making the tests in their laboratories rather than in a manufacturing facility.