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CDC advisory panel in favor of Pfizer vaccine booster for ages 12 to 15
FirstWordPharma
January 06, 2022
An advisory panel of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday voted to recommend booster shots of Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine be made available to 12- to 15-year-olds, as reported by Investing.com.
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CDC Backs Boosters for High-Risk Children Ages 5 to 11 Years
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January 04, 2022
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday backed the emergency use approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 booster shot for high-risk children between the ages of 5 and 11 years.
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Negative COVID-19 Test May Be Required After Isolation Among Asymptomatic
drugs
January 03, 2022
Right now, Americans who have tested positive for COVID-19 but have no symptoms are advised by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to isolate for five days and then wear a mask for another five days when around others.
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Packaged Salads Tied to E. Coli Outbreak in Six States
drugs
January 03, 2022
More than a dozen people have been infected by a strain of Escherichia coli in six U.S. states, health officials report.
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CDC Lowers Estimate of Omicron Prevalence in the United States
drugs
December 29, 2021
In an update that illustrates just how challenging it is to track the spread of a fast-moving virus, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday lowered its estimate of how prevalent the omicron variant is in the United States.
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CDC Supports 'Test-to-Stay' Strategy for Schools
Drugs
December 20, 2021
Unvaccinated students exposed to COVID-19 can remain in the classroom as long as they're regularly tested for the virus at school, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
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CDC Warns of Coming Omicron Wave
Drugs
December 16, 2021
The omicron variant is spreading rapidly in the United States and could trigger a huge wave of COVID-19 infections as early as January, federal health officials said Tuesday.
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CDC: Only Half of U.S. Nursing Home Residents Have Received Boosters
Drugs
December 15, 2021
As COVID-19 cases surge nationwide, only about half of fully vaccinated nursing home residents have received a vaccine booster dose, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.
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Second Omicron Case Reported in Man Who Traveled to NYC Anime Convention
Drugs
December 03, 2021
Just one day after the first Omicron case was reported in the United States, federal officials announced a second case on Thursday, this time in a Minnesota man who had traveled to an Anime convention in New York City in November.
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CDC to Toughen COVID-19 Testing for International Travelers
Drugs
December 02, 2021
As the world struggles with ways to stem the spread of the new omicron variant, the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday that international travelers to the United States...