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CDC Looking Into Heart Inflammation Following Vaccine Emergency
A meeting is planned for next week to discuss rare cases of heart inflammation after receiving the COVID vaccine.
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FDA Warns Purell To Stop Promoting Unproven Health Claims
The FDA sent a letter to Purell over some of its advertised health claims.
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Possible Coronavirus Treatments Include Cloned Antibodies, Vaccines
While the CDC says risk to Americans is still low, U.S. researchers and scientists are hard at work exploring possible treatments for coronavirus.
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CDC: 10% To 20% Of U.S. COVID-19 Cases Are Health Care Workers
A CDC report of cases recorded between Feb. 12 and April 9 showed about 9,300 health care professionals in the U.S. had tested positive for COVID-19.
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CDC Reports 6 Deaths, 380 Illnesses Linked To E-cigarettes
The Centers for Disease Control is also sounding the alarm over advertising for e-cigarettes that it says corresponds with a spike in teen use.
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Immunocompromised Patients Denied 4th Vaccine Dose Despite CDC OK
The CDC held a conference call with pharmacists this week to reiterate the guidelines for who qualifies for a fourth vaccine dose.
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CDC Expands Booster Recommendations to 16, 17-Year-Olds
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now recommending 16-and-17-year-olds in the U.S. to get Covid-19 booster shots. Robert Langreth reports on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Australia."
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Experts Warn Holiday Travel Will Fuel Spread Of Omicron Variant
AAA expects more than 100 million Americans to travel this week leading up to Christmas.
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Hospitals Told To Send COVID-19 Data To Trump Admin., Bypass CDC
Hospitals will report information including test results and how many beds and ventilators are available to a new central database from here on out.
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CDC Needs Support to Roll Out Broad, Systematic Testing: John Hopkins
Apr.22 -- Testing is the lynchpin to all public health measures put in place, says Johns Hopkins Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Lauren Sauer on "Bloomberg Surveillance." The Bloomberg School of Public Health is supported by...
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U.S. Clears Updated COVID Boosters For Kids As Young As 5 Years Old
The boosters, rolled out for Americans 12 and older last month, are doses modified to target today's most common and contagious Omicron relatives.
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Federal Testing Website Launches Next Week
President Joe Biden announced last month that the U.S. would purchase 500 million at-home tests to launch the program.
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How Businesses Abroad Are Dealing With The Coronavirus Outbreak
Chinese, South Korean and Italian businesses are changing the way they work since the outbreak.
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CDC Confirms Possible Community Spread Of Coronavirus In U.S.
The CDC confirmed a 15th case of infection in the U.S., but this time it doesn't know how the patient became infected.
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Omicron Subvariant BA.2 Now Dominant Strain Globally
Scientists say relaxed COVID measures in China and Europe could be behind the recent rise.
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FDA Says It's Criminally Investigating Vape-Related Illnesses
A CDC official told reporters Thursday that authorities are "working around the clock" to find out exactly why people are getting sick.
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Moderna Seeks To Be 1st With COVID Shot For Kids Under 5
Moderna is asking U.S. regulators to approve its COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5 — the only group not yet eligible for vaccination.
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Hospitals, Schools Make Changes As COVID-19 Cases Reach Record Numbers
Like other states, Florida is reporting record case numbers. Although the state did not announce any new testing sites, local governments responded.
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China Takes Global Lead On Vaccines — And It May Have Lasting Impact
The U.S. is not leading the global effort to vaccinate against COVID-19. China is taking the reins instead.
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Coronavirus Is 10 Times More Lethal Than Seasonal Flu, Fauci Says
Mar.11 -- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci tells the House Oversight and Reform Committee that the novel coronavirus spreading across the globe is “10 times more lethal than the seasonal flu.”
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CDC Says Super Bowl Gatherings Are Safer Outside
The CDC also recommends social distancing and not sharing food and drinks at Super Bowl parties.
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Walgreens Changing Pfizer Vaccine Scheduling
The company was scheduling Pfizer shots four weeks apart to make scheduling quicker and easier.
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CDC Wants You to Wear Two Masks
Feb.10 -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wednesday began recommending that Americans wear a cloth mask over a medical mask to slow the spread of Covid-19, along with other options to improve mask fit. New data shows...
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Democrats Push For Pentagon Probe Into COVID-19 Spending
Democrats are calling for an investigation into the Pentagon's COVID-19 spending just days after Rep. Adam Smith said there wouldn't be one.