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As winter approaches, Santa Cruz County health officer issues mask order for acute care facilities

As the seasons change and respiratory viruses rear their ugly heads, Santa Cruz County’s top public health official has asked those coming into contact with some of the county’s most vulnerable ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

6 tips to keep your immune system strong this fall and winter6 tips to keep your immune system strong this fall and winter6 tips to keep your immune system strong this fall and ...

Sniffle season is here. From flu shots to immune-boosting foods, here are ways to stay healthy all season long.

Former CDC director warns about changes to childhood vaccine schedule at hearing

Susan Monarez said Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to change routine childhood vaccines this month — without any ...
Greeley Tribune

Trump administration to award a no-bid contract on research into vaccines and autism

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a leading voice in the antivaccine movement before President Donald Trump selected him to oversee federal health agencies, announced in April a “massive ...
Independent Journal Review

California Officials Urges Residents To Take Precautions Following Wave Of Illness

A new COVID-19 wave is quietly making its way across California, and health officials are sounding the alarm — but ...

RFK Jr. clashes with lawmakers over COVID vaccine cuts, CDC shakeup

But those patterns can change over time with surges occurring ... Kennedy added said that the people at the CDC responsible for closing schools and recommending masks during the COVID-19 pandemic, are ...

COVID-19 Is Surging Again, And These States Are The Most At Risk Right Now

COVID test positivity rates, which measure the percentage of positive tests out of all tests given, in the United States is 11.2%, which is up from 9.9% last week and 2.7% in May, according to CDC ...
The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

On the CDC's mask guidelines

CLAIM: Photo shows a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report with many claims about face masks, including that cloth masks trap exhaled carbon dioxide and collect mildew within 30 minutes, ...
CBS News

COVID cases likely rising in half of states, CDC estimates

Alexander Tin is a digital reporter for CBS News based in the Washington, D.C. bureau. He covers federal public health agencies. Cases of COVID-19 are now likely growing in 25 states, according to ...
Becker's Hospital Review

CDC shrinks advisory group working on mask guidance: 5 notes

Several committee members of the CDC’s Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee have received termination notices, MedPage Today reported April 29. 1. HICPAC develops guidance for ...
USA Today

Autism rates increased, again. But RFK Jr. diverges from CDC report about the reason.

Autism diagnoses among 8-year-olds saw a slight uptick from 2020 to 2022, according to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study, published Tuesday in the CDC’s ...
Local 12 WKRC Cincinnati

CDC updates guidelines for flu and COVID-19 prevention this winter

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — As winter approaches, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its guidelines to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses, such as ...