/tags/cdc CDC en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 19 Apr 2023 21:16:59 GMT /covid-19/2023-04-19/fdas-latest-covid-vaccine-guidance-get-a-bivalent-dose The bivalent vaccines offer protection against both the original strain of COVID and the omicron variants. The updated recommendations aim to simplify the vaccination schedule in the U.S. Wed, 19 Apr 2023 21:16:59 GMT /covid-19/2023-04-19/fdas-latest-covid-vaccine-guidance-get-a-bivalent-dose Olivia Aldridge /covid-19/2022-09-13/people-12-and-older-updated-covid-19-booster-shots-austin-travis-county-omicron The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the latest version of COVID-19 boosters to help protect against dominant subvariants of the virus. Tue, 13 Sep 2022 17:46:28 GMT /covid-19/2022-09-13/people-12-and-older-updated-covid-19-booster-shots-austin-travis-county-omicron Lauren Terrazas /covid-19/2022-09-01/cdc-recommends-new-booster-shots-to-fight-omicron CDC Director Rochelle Walensky has signed off on updated versions of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines that target the original virus and the omicron subvariants. Fri, 02 Sep 2022 13:50:39 GMT /covid-19/2022-09-01/cdc-recommends-new-booster-shots-to-fight-omicron Jane Greenhalgh, Rob Stein /health/2022-05-20/the-cdc-is-investigating-180-cases-of-children-with-hepatitis-the-cause-is-a-mystery The count of pediatric cases under investigation has grown since the agency's last update, but most of the increase represents previous cases that are just now being reported. Fri, 20 May 2022 13:11:33 GMT /health/2022-05-20/the-cdc-is-investigating-180-cases-of-children-with-hepatitis-the-cause-is-a-mystery Rina Torchinsky /health/2022-05-11/overdose-deaths-continued-to-rise-in-2021-reaching-historic-highs New numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that synthetic opioid use is driving the overdose crisis in the U.S. Wed, 11 May 2022 20:44:38 GMT /health/2022-05-11/overdose-deaths-continued-to-rise-in-2021-reaching-historic-highs Rhitu Chatterjee /2021-09-24/booster-shots-are-coming-heres-how-to-figure-out-if-you-need-one With the back and forth on boosters from government agencies, many Americans are wondering if they really need an extra shot. Here is what the science says about who needs a booster now � and why. Fri, 24 Sep 2021 22:53:35 GMT /2021-09-24/booster-shots-are-coming-heres-how-to-figure-out-if-you-need-one Michaeleen Doucleff, Carmel Wroth /2021-09-23/a-cdc-panel-backs-booster-shots-for-older-adults-a-step-toward-making-them-available The advisory committee's recommendation follows the FDA's authorization of Pfizer vaccine boosters for people 65 and up. Both regulatory moves will inform the U.S. plan to dispense extra doses. Thu, 23 Sep 2021 21:17:32 GMT /2021-09-23/a-cdc-panel-backs-booster-shots-for-older-adults-a-step-toward-making-them-available Emma Bowman /covid-19/2021-07-09/cdc-updates-guidelines-to-protect-kids-from-covid-in-school-plus-vacation-tips The updated guidance promotes vaccination for those old enough and says vaccinated children may not need masks. What about kids too young for vaccines? And as summer begins, what about vacation risks? Fri, 09 Jul 2021 15:48:12 GMT /covid-19/2021-07-09/cdc-updates-guidelines-to-protect-kids-from-covid-in-school-plus-vacation-tips Sheila Mulrooney Eldred /covid-19/2021-07-06/delta-is-now-the-dominant-coronavirus-variant-in-the-u-s The CDC released new estimates showing the highly contagious delta variant now accounts for more than 51% of cases in the U.S. In some parts of the country, the strain is responsible for 80% of cases. Wed, 07 Jul 2021 00:32:11 GMT /covid-19/2021-07-06/delta-is-now-the-dominant-coronavirus-variant-in-the-u-s Jane Greenhalgh, Rob Stein /health/2018-11-29/u-s-life-expectancy-drops-amid-disturbing-rise-in-overdoses-and-suicides For the second time in three years, life expectancy in the U.S. has ticked downward. In three reports issued Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and� Thu, 29 Nov 2018 19:05:26 GMT /health/2018-11-29/u-s-life-expectancy-drops-amid-disturbing-rise-in-overdoses-and-suicides Colin Dwyer