A CDC expert answers questions on monkeypox
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) Monkeypox, a disease that rarely shows up outside a belt of countries across Central and
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Do I really need another booster? The answer depends on age, risk and timing
(By Maria Godoy, Allison Aubrey and Jane Greenhalgh for NPR) The Biden administration has given the go-ahead for another COVID
Read moreThe CDC’s New Guidelines on Covid Risk and Masking Send Confounding Signals
(By Colleen DeGuzman for Kaiser Health News) When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last month unveiled updated covid-19
Read moreCDC says Americans can now go unmasked in many parts of the country
(By Pien Huang and Carmel Wroth for NPR) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday it is relaxing
Read moreAs mask mandates fade, experts say use of masks likely will not
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) Late last year, Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
Read moreCDC to update mask guidance
(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) The CDC is considering a shift to its indoor mask guidance that would rely
Read morePharmacies Are Turning Away Immunocompromised Patients Seeking 4th Covid Shot
(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) Patients with weakened immune systems — who are at high risk from covid-19
Read moreCDC stands by isolation guidance, skips on testing component
(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) The CDC is standing by its newly updated isolation guidelines that state people with COVID-19
Read moreCDC narrows use of J&J vaccine due to concerns about rare blood clots
(By Vanessa Romo and Scott Hensley for NPR) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention accepted advice from a panel
Read moreHealth Experts Worry CDC’s Covid Vaccination Rates Appear Inflated
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) For nearly a month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s online vaccine
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