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Trump nominates Erica Schwartz to serve as CDC director

  • Apr 17

Chagas disease from 'kissing bugs' could become endemic illness: CDC

  • Sep 10, 2025

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  • Sep 1, 2025
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CDC gets new acting director amid leadership turmoil

  • Aug 29, 2025

Extreme heat in much of US could turn deadly

  • Jul 28, 2025

CDC clarifies COVID vaccine guidance days after RFK announced changes

  • May 31, 2025

CDC sites, data removed as agency complies with Trump executive orders

  • Feb 1, 2025

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  • Mar 13, 2024

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Seniors should get another dose of latest COVID vaccine, CDC says

People age 65 and older should get an additional dose of the current COVID-19 vaccine, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends.

  • Feb 29, 2024
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RSV in winter 2023: Everything you need to know about symptoms, treatments, shots

Here's what you need to know about RSV and how to best protect yourself and others from contracting it.

  • Dec 2, 2023

4 in 10 restaurant foodborne illness outbreaks caused by sick workers: CDC report

A new report published by the CDC Tuesday found that more than 40% of foodborne illness outbreaks at restaurants are caused by sick workers.

  • May 31, 2023

Monkeypox cases: Sycamore High School confirms individual tested positive for disease

Northern Illinois University in DeKalb reported its first case of monkeypox last month.

  • Sep 23, 2022

About 99.999% of fully vaccinated Americans have not had a deadly COVID-19 breakthrough case: CDC

How rare are deadly breakthrough cases? The CDC said 99.999% of fully vaccinated Americans have not died from COVID.

  • Aug 2, 2021