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- Annual Report to the Nation Part 2: New cancer diagnoses fell abruptly early in the COVID-19 pandemicby krc4@cdc.gov on September 27, 2023 at 11:05 am
New diagnoses of six major cancer types in the United States fell abruptly in early 2020, coinciding with the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to findings from part 2 of the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer.
- CDC recommends new vaccine to help protect babies against severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) illness after birthby krc4@cdc.gov on September 22, 2023 at 4:36 pm
Today, CDC recommended the first respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for pregnant people to protect their newborn from severe RSV illness. RSV is the leading cause of hospitalization for U.S. infants. This new vaccine, Pfizer’s bivalent RSVpreF vaccine (trade name Abrysvo TM), has been shown to reduce the risk of RSV hospitalization for babies by 57 percent in the first six months after birth.
- CDC announces $262M funding to support National Network for Outbreak Response and Disease Modelingby krc4@cdc.gov on September 22, 2023 at 2:36 pm
On September 19, 2022, CDC announced the recipients of 13 funding awards to establish a first-of-its-kind national network, the Outbreak Analytics and Disease Modeling Network (OADMN).
- Adult Obesity Prevalence Remains High; Support for Prevention and Treatment Neededby krc4@cdc.gov on September 22, 2023 at 9:06 am
New population data from 2022 show 22 states have an adult obesity prevalence at or above 35%, compared to 19 states in 2021, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
- HHS Launches Bridge Access Program to Ensure Free COVID-19 Vaccination for Uninsured and Underinsured Adultsby krc4@cdc.gov on September 14, 2023 at 12:28 pm
In April, HHS announced the ‘HHS Bridge Access Program For COVID-19 Vaccines and Treatments Program’(“Program”) to maintain broad access to COVID-19 vaccines for millions of uninsured Americans.
- CDC Recommends Updated COVID-19 Vaccine for Fall/Winter Virus Seasonby krc4@cdc.gov on September 12, 2023 at 5:43 pm
CDC recommends everyone 6 months and older get an updated COVID-19 vaccine to protect against the potentially serious outcomes of COVID-19 illness this fall and winter. Updated COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna will be available later this week.
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