Are you at least 50 years old? The Center for Disease Control (CDC) now recommends you get vaccinated against pneumococcal diseases, a type of bacterial disease that can cause multiple illnesses.

Most cases have been reported in California, Washington and Colorado. The CDC is also now recommending that those exposed to ...

If the influenza virus infecting cattle workers starts a pandemic, help in the form of a vaccine is months away ...

In a summary of coverage by the CDC, flu vaccine rates for children are down ... The News & Eagle Editorial Board meets weekly to form the newspaper's stances on mostly local and state and ...

In its latest guidance, released Wednesday, the CDC recommends that adults aged 65 and older, as well as individuals with weakened immune systems, receive a second dose of the updated vaccine six ...

It's also supporting Moderna Inc. in its effort to develop an mRNA bird flu vaccine. The CDC's latest sequencing effort found no changes that increased the infectivity or transmissibility among ...

Flu vaccinations declined 2% between 2023 and 2024. The CDC battling that drop with its updated Wild to Mild campaign.

On Oct. 23, CDC director Mandy Cohen endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ recommendation for those who are moderately or severely immunocompromised and people aged 65 ...

Wednesday's recommendation comes as respiratory infections caused by the bacteria mycoplasma pneumoniae are rising across the U.S., especially in children, according to the CDC. That marks a ...

The CDC said Thursday it is updating its recommendations for testing, treatment and protection for workers who may be exposed animals infected with bird flu.

associate director for communications at the CDC’s influenza division, tells Marketing Daily. Similar scenarios are playing out on and around the trains in three other cities, with animal ...

What the fall forecast looks like The most recent surveillance data from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention shows very little influenza ... hosted by the CDC and the National Foundation ...