Coronavirus Updates:
CDC Live Updates
- CDC Announces Important Advances in Protecting Americans from Heat April 22, 2024Today, CDC, in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS), launched a new Heat and Health Initiative to protect Americans from heat exposure.
- CDC warns of <em>Salmonella</em> Infections linked to Contaminated Basil sold at Trader Joe’s April 18, 2024CDC warns of Salmonella infections linked to contaminated basil sold at Trader Joe’s
- CDC’s Disease Detectives Share Findings from the Forefront of Public Health April 18, 2024The CDC will hold its annual Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference from April 23–26, 2024, in Atlanta, GA. The EIS Conference is the nation’s flagship applied epidemiology conference where EIS officers share their work on leading-edge investigations, scientific findings, and forward-thinking strategies to inform improvements in public health.
- New U.S Global Health Security Strategy Advances Commitment to Protect Americans and People Around the World from Emerging Health Threats April 16, 2024Advancing the Administration’s commitment to protect the American people from the next pandemic, the White House today released The United States Government Global Health Security Strategy (GHSS) 2024, which acknowledges that the United States and the international community can only achieve global, sustainable health security by working with all countries.
- CDC Investigating Harmful Reactions to Counterfeit Botox April 15, 2024A CDC investigation notice has been posted regarding harmful reactions in people who received counterfeit or otherwise mishandled botox: https://www.cdc.gov/botulism/outbreaks/harmful-reactions-botox-injections.html
- CDC Data Modernization Efforts Accelerate Nation’s Ability to Detect and Rapidly Respond to Health Threats April 11, 2024Today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched its updated Public Health Data Strategy for 2024-2025 and a companion 2023 Lookback Report.
- CDC Data Modernization Efforts Accelerate Nation’s Ability to Detect and Rapidly Respond to Health Threats April 11, 2024Today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched its updated Public Health Data Strategy for 2024-2025 and a companion 2023 Lookback Report.
- Transcript for Vital Signs: Health-Related Social Needs Can Keep Women from Getting Lifesaving Mammograms April 9, 2024Transcript for Vital Signs: Health-Related Social Needs Can Keep Women from Getting Lifesaving Mammograms
- Cost and Access Are Not the Only Barriers Women Face in Getting Lifesaving Mammograms April 9, 2024A new CDC Vital Signs study finds that only about 65% of women ages 50-74, with three or more health-related social needs, are up to date with their mammograms. Breast cancer causes more than 40,000 deaths in women each year in the United States, and screening mammograms have been shown to reduce breast cancer deaths.
- Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus Infection Reported in a Person in the U.S. April 1, 2024April 1, 2024—A person in the United States has tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) virus (“H5N1 bird flu”), as reported by Texas and confirmed by CDC.