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U.S. panel revises childhood vaccine schedule for combined MMRV shotThe CDC advisory group recommended against allowing parents to choose the combined measles-mumps-rubella-varicella vaccine before age four.HealthSep 18
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5 takeaways from RFK Jr.’s contentious hearing before Senate lawmakersThe oversight hearing was a chance for senators to seek answers from Kennedy on recent high-profile departures at the CDC.U.S. NewsSep 5
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CDC gets new acting director as leadership turmoil leaves agency reelingJim O’Neill, the second-in-command at RFK Jr.'s Department of Health and Human Services, is supplanting Susan Monarez.U.S. NewsAug 29
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White House fires CDC director Susan Monarez after she refuses to resignAt least four top CDC officials have resigned this week, including Dr. Debra Houry, the agency's deputy director.U.S. NewsAug 28
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CDC shooter blamed COVID vaccine for depression; union demands statement against misinformationA union representing workers at the CDC said the shooting was not random and “compounds months of mistreatment, neglect, and vilification that CDC staff have endured."CrimeAug 10
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Suspect in deadly shooting at Atlanta’s CDC identified“This evening, there is a wife without a husband. There are three children, one unborn, without a father,” DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson said.U.S. NewsAug 9
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U.S. says more children died this flu season than in the past 15 yearsThe 216 pediatric deaths reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eclipse the 207 reported last year and is the most since the 2009-10 swine flu pandemic.HealthMay 2
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U.S. CDC told to stop working with WHO ahead of formal withdrawalExperts said the sudden stoppage was a surprise and would set back work on investigating and trying to stop outbreaks of Marburg virus and mpox in Africa.HealthJan 27
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CDC says bird flu likely mutated within Louisiana patient. What this meansScientists believe the mutations may allow the virus to better bind to receptors in the upper airways of humans — something they say is concerning but not a cause for alarm.HealthDec 27, 2024
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Pain medication finally recommended in U.S. for IUD use. What about Canada?Newly released guidance by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now recommending pain management for the insertion of an intrauterine device.HealthAug 8, 2024
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