CDC layoffs strike deeply at its ability to respond to current flu, norovirus and measles outbreaks
Trump administration has taken actions to dismantle established public health infrastructure as part of its second-term ...
Flu activity 'elevated' in US but showing signs of abating, CDC data shows
Flu activity remains "elevated" in the U.S. but is starting to show signs of abating, according to new CDC data published ...
US CDC vaccine advisory meeting to be postponed a week after Kennedy takes top health job
A panel of experts advising the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccines will not convene for its February ...
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Rep. McCormick faces heated town hall over Trump's budget cuts and CDC layoffs
Rep. Rich McCormick faced a flurry of questions about President Donald Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency ...
CDC: Flu season worst in a decade
The current flu season is shaping up to be the worst in a decade. So far, there have been at least 29 million illnesses and ...
Flu Trumps COVID Deaths for First Time in Years
Since October 2024, the CDC estimates that the flu has killed at least 16,000 people so far this season, while COVID-19's mortality has declined over the years due to vaccination ...
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CDC Staffers Describe an Increasingly Chaotic Agency as Layoffs Begin
President Donald Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency had called for a massive reduction in the federal workforce, ...
Have the flu or know someone with it? Flu cases surge to highest levels in 15 years, CDC says
Influenza levels in the US are the highest they've been in 15 years amid winter weather and a second wave of the virus.
CDC declares ‘high severity’ of flu cases for all ages
All age groups in the United States are experiencing a "high severity" of influenza cases among all age groups for the first ...
Urgent CDC data and analyses on influenza and bird flu go missing as outbreaks escalate
Sonya Stokes, an emergency room physician in the San Francisco Bay Area, braces herself for a daily deluge of patients sick ...
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CDC disease detectives ‘remain in their positions,’ agency says
Despite recent reports, officers in the CDC’s famed Epidemic Intelligence Service — often referred to as “disease detectives” ...