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US adult cigarette smoking rate hits new all-time low, e-cigarette use climbs
US cigarette smoking dropped to another all-time low last year, with 1 in 9 adults saying they were current smokers, according to government survey ... World News -
No evidence that COVID-19 came from animals: Former head of China CDC
There is no evidence that the COVID-causing virus came from animals, the former head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ... Coronavirus -
US CDC warns against using India-made eyedrops after vision loss, death
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a warning against the use of eyedrops that have caused at least 55 instances of ... World News -
Long COVID-19 killed more than 3,500 Americans, first CDC study shows
Long COVID-19 has played a part in killing 3,544 people in the US, according to a government study that suggests how severe SARS-CoV-2’s impact may ... Coronavirus -
CDC advisers to decide on omicron-retooled boosters on September 1
Advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will meet on Thursday to vote on whether to recommend the use of two COVID-19 ... Coronavirus -
Biden appoints FEMA, CDC officials to head US response to monkeypox
US President Joe Biden on Tuesday appointed top officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Centers for Disease Control and ... World News -
Omicron sub-variants BA.4, BA.5 account for 21 percent of COVID types in US: CDC
The BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of omicron are estimated to make up about 8.3 percent and 13.3 percent of the coronavirus variants in the United States ... World News -
US FDA authorizes Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster shot for young children
The US Food and Drug Administration has authorized the use of a booster shot of Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11, the ... Coronavirus -
All 100 lab monkeys accounted for after several escape crash
The last of the escaped monkeys from the crash of a truck towing a trailer load of 100 of the animals was accounted for by late Saturday, a day after ... World News -
Africa CDC talking to Pfizer about importing its COVID-19 treatment pill
Africa’s top public health body is in talks with Pfizer about bringing in supplies of its antiviral Paxlovid treatment pills for COVID-19 to the ... Coronavirus -
Diabetes cases double among youth in US, study shows
The number of young people with the most prevalent form of diabetes nearly doubled in the United States from 2001 to 2017, according to a study ... Healthy Living -
US health officials call for booster shots to all Americans against COVID-19
US health officials Wednesday announced plans to offer COVID-19 booster shots to all Americans to shore up their protection amid the surging delta ... Coronavirus -
CDC advisers vote in favor of recommending third vaccine dose for immune-impaired
Advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted in favor of a recommendation that people with weakened immune systems should get ... Coronavirus -
Explainer: Everything you need to know about the Lambda COVID-19 variant
Over the course of the pandemic, several COVID-19 strains have emerged, but a new and potentially more deadly version has now been spotted – the ... Coronavirus -
COVID-19 vaccines not strong enough to stop Delta variant alone: Study
COVID-19 vaccines are not powerful enough to stop the emergence of new and more infectious variants and precautionary measures must be followed to ... Coronavirus -
CDC says Delta COVID-19 variant causes severe illness, spreads ‘like chickenpox’
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has described the Delta variant of the coronavirus to be as contagious as chickenpox and could ... Coronavirus -
US CDC advisers mull COVID-19 boosters for immune-compromised people
Advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday will consider evidence suggesting that a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccines ... Coronavirus -
Explainer: The difference between COVID-19 mRNA and Adenovirus-vector vaccines
When COVID-19 invades our bodies, the virus tries to overcome the immune system. It attacks and multiplies in huge numbers readying itself for the ... Coronavirus -
US administers over 330 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccines
The United States has administered 330,604,253 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Sunday morning and distributed 383,068,740 doses, the ... Coronavirus -
US CDC eases COVID-19 travel recommendations on 110 countries, including Japan
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has eased travel recommendations for more than 110 countries and territories, including Japan ... Coronavirus -
US CDC loosens COVID-19 mask guidance for summer campers
Kids at summer camps can skip wearing masks outdoors, with some exceptions, federal health officials said Friday.Children who aren’t fully vaccinated ... Coronavirus -
CDC bolsters surveillance of highly contagious Indian COVID-19 variant
Federal Health officials are ramping up their surveillance of the highly transmissible COVID-19 variant first identified in India as experts warn that ... Coronavirus -
CDC recommends further studies after heart inflammation reported in vaccinated people
Some teenagers and young adults who received COVID-19 vaccines experienced heart inflammation, a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... Coronavirus -
Fully vaccinated people in US can largely ditch masks indoors: CDC
In a major step toward returning to pre-pandemic life, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated ... Coronavirus -
US coronavirus toll projected to drop sharply by the end of July: CDC study
Teams of experts are projecting COVID-19’s toll on the US will fall sharply by the end of July, according to research released by the government on ... Coronavirus -
US administers 107.1 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccines, says CDC
The United States has administered 107,060,274 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country and distributed 135,847,835 doses as of Sunday, the US ... Coronavirus -
US CDC says fully vaccinated people can gather with others
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday that individuals inoculated against COVID-19 can meet in small groups with ... Coronavirus -
CDC sets guidance for US schools to reopen safely in COVID-19 pandemic
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stepped into the longstanding debate over whether and how to keep schools open during a pandemic, ... Coronavirus -
CDC survey shows some vaccine reluctance among Americans
Only about half of US adults surveyed late last year said they were certain or very likely to get a Covid-19 vaccine, according to a new report from ... Coronavirus -
Biden says challenging for US to reach herd immunity by summer’s end
President Joe Biden said that it will be difficult for the US to reach herd immunity, at least 75 percent of the population inoculated against the ... Coronavirus