Disease containment plans seem to be making a difference. Even as coronavirus cases continue to surge, the influenza numbers generally seen at this time of year have taken…
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Record High Drug Overdoses in One Year Span
CDC releases overdose numbers through May 2020. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that the amount of people who overdosed on illicit substances was higher than…
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CDC Panel Announces Vaccine Distribution Schedule
Healthcare workers and nursing homes are front of the line. The CDC announced on Tuesday that an independent board had voted on the government recommended vaccination distribution schedule.…
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CDC to Decide Who Gets Vaccine First
They will hold a meeting Tuesday to determine who goes to the top of the list. According to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, two coronavirus vaccines…
Read MoreCDC Issues Thanksgiving Guidelines
Some hospitals reportedly near virus case capacity. In the first ten days of November, more than one million new confirmed cases of the coronavirus were reported as all…
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Panel Recommends First Recipients of Future Vaccine
Serving low-income minorities to follow health care personnel and first responders. An advisory panel created to aid President Trump’s Operation Warp Speed has recommended that coronavirus vaccine doses…
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HHS Announces $20 Billion for Healthcare Providers
Spurred by prevalence of anxiety and depressive disorders. The Department of Health and Human Services announced a fresh round of $20 billion for frontline healthcare providers dealing with…
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CDC Rephrases Testing Guidelines
Previous language discouraged asymptomatic people from testing. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated guidance last month on asymptomatic testing, “You do not necessarily need a test…
Read MoreCDC Predicts Mild Flu Season
COVID precautions may keep infections low. A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) predicts that the coming flu season may be mild. It…
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Doctors Express Concerns over COVID-19 and Flu Season
CDC Director says the fall and winter will be “complicated.” While the numbers of COVID-19 cases have been steadily declining since the spike in mid-summer, U.S. health officials…
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