How the CDC tests wastewater for Covid — and what it found in your state
The agency now tests sewage to keep tabs on the virus. See how the process works and how viral activity in your state compares to the national trends.
Free COVID tests are back. Here's how to get yours
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said it will again make four free COVID tests available through the mail for households.
You can still get free COVID tests. How to sign up and when they'll arrive
Free at-home COVID tests are available now to order online and have delivered to your door. Residents can request up to four free COVID-19 tests through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Free at-home COVID-19 tests available: What to do if yours says it's expired
Once again, the U.S. government is offering free COVID tests to every American households, starting Monday. Some may appear to be expired. Are they?
Free COVID-19 tests are available; what you need to know about testing, treatment
Through COVIDTests.gov, you can order up to four free COVID-19 tests per household, shipped at no cost to you. No payment or shipping fees are required. The tests are provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response.
Why Is the Government Still Paying for Covid Tests?
Last week, I read that the U.S. government had resuscitated its pandemic-era initiative of flooding the country with free Covid tests. According to the Associated Press, the government will again provide families with as many as four tests “on the house,
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CDC: Kids Born During the Pandemic Got Fewer Routine Vaccinations
Fewer children born during the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic received recommended vaccines compared with those born ...
Women are increasingly using firearms in suicide deaths, CDC data reveals
Suicide deaths have risen for more than two decades, reaching rates the U.S. has not seen since the Great Depression.
Trump’s former CDC chief calls RFK Jr. ‘right man for the job’ on chronic diseases
The Trump administration’s former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) endorsed Robert F. Kennedy ...
More than $800 million pledged for mpox response, African CDC says
Over $800 million has been pledged to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention for its fight against a surging ...
CDC: Tenth death reported in listeria outbreak linked to Boar's Head meats
The numbers of infections and deaths in the multistate listeria outbreak have increased, according to the Centers for Disease ...
Suicides steady near highest level recorded: CDC
Suicides in the U.S. remained at about the highest level in history last year, data from the Centers for Disease Control and ...
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Globe Summit takeaways: Former CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky on the state of public health
Walensky served as the director of the CDC from 2021 to 2023, during which she oversaw much of the federal response to the ...
CDC director talks regaining trust in public health
A large number of Americans are not interested in getting the updated Covid-19 vaccine. Centers for Disease Control and ...
CDC urges covid, flu shots, but public interest is flagging
The CDC anticipates 800,000 flu, covid and respiratory syncytial virus hospitalizations in the coming months, on par with ...
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Alaska’s vaccination rates for whooping cough are well below CDC recommendations
I think this is a good reminder that if the vaccination rate drops, these diseases can rear their ugly heads again,” Dr.
Bird flu investigation in Missouri grows to 7 possible infections, CDC says
A total of 94 healthcare workers were possibly exposed to the state's first human bird flu case, and the nation's first ...
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Maine Senators speak on a new bill proposed to revise CDC dog importation rule
New CDC regulations went into place in August restricting dogs crossing the border into the United States. Under the new ...