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In order to raise awareness about the dangers of swimming, or boating, Gwinnett County officials and the Atlanta-based CDC ...
ATLANTA — The director of the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defended the agency’s reversal on mask-wearing recommendations in an interview with ABC News on Sunday.
ATLANTA - Only 17% of Americans got the last round of COVID-19 boosters released in the fall of 2022. So, CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen knows convincing pandemic-weary Americans they need another ...
Two hours after the CDC board’s 11-0 vote, ... Atlanta CDC votes to recommend 3rd doses of COVID-19 vaccine to immunocompromised. By Richard Elliot, WSB-TV. August 13, 2021 at 5:07 pm EDT.
As the US pandemic death toll climbs above 200,000, Dr. Tom Frieden, who was CDC Director for 7 years under President Obama, says he's become increasingly concerned the Atlanta-based health agency ...
ATLANTA - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention took center stage during the global pandemic back in 2020, with daily news reports happening from outside the CDC’s Atlanta headquarters.
As COVID-19 infections surge, the CDC is shortening the recommended quarantine period for people exposed to the virus. The agency is also urging people to postpone holiday travel and revising its ...
ATLANTA - The Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have a bit of an odd request: Please don't kiss turtles. Public health officials have issued the warning after a salmonella ...
ATLANTA — The Fall is usually the time everyone hears reminders to get a flu shot, but the CDC says there are several vaccines you should make sure you’re up to date on.
The CDC and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Egleston hospital, along with Atlanta-based Emory University, filed separate petitions Tuesday to be annexed into Atlanta from DeKalb County, according ...
ATLANTA — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that there are close to 2,900 cases of dengue in the United States and 20 of them are in Georgia. The CDC said 2024′s ...
Big Chico Creek is currently under a no-swim advisory for the presence of a specific bacteria called E. coli O157, and ...