COVID-19 vaccination substantially lowered risks for children last season, CDC report says

Children who were vaccinated against Covid-19 last season had a “substantially lower risk” of emergency department and urgent care visits related to the virus, according to a report published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

CDC committee says parents can delay hepB vaccine. What it means

Days after an RFK panel with the CDC said it's OK to delay hepatitis B vaccines, a Michigan congresswoman sought his impeachment.
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CDC report finds COVID-19 vaccine for children reduced chances of ED, urgent care visits

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dec. 11 released a report that found last year’s version of the COVID-19 vaccine was 76% effective in preventing emergency department or urgent care visits for children ages 9 months to 4 years.

Lawyers say new CDC policy may violate federal disability law

Employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say a Trump administration policy change is making it nearly impossible for agency staff with disabilities to access telework as a reasonable accommodation.

Suicide Deaths Fell Slightly in 2024, CDC Reports

THURSDAY, Dec. 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. suicide rate dipped slightly in 2024, offering a small but hopeful improvement after years of increases, according to new provisional data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

CDC vaccine advisers’ new focus on hepatitis B tests in pregnancy is not enough, some doctors warn

Relying on testing to guide vaccination recalls an approach the United States tried in the 1980s and early ’90s that still led to thousands of cases of hepatitis B among children every year.

Man dies from rabies after receiving an infected kidney, CDC says

The case is believed to be the "fourth transplant-transmitted rabies event in the United States since 1978," according to the CDC.

The CDC, RFK Jr., And Childhood Vaccine Schedules

On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory panel voted to end a recommendation that all newborns be immunized at birth against hepatitis B. That guidance had been in place for more than 30 years.

New chair of CDC vaccine panel fired from pediatric practice, wife says

The wife of the newly appointed chair of the vaccine advisory panel that recently voted to roll back infant hepatitis B vaccination guidelines said Thursday that he had been fired from his pediatric cardiology practice because of his position on the committee.

CDC warns Americans traveling to 4 countries over outbreak of untreatable mosquito disease

Global chikungunya outbreak prompts health warnings as cases surge across tropical regions. WHO reports 155 deaths from mosquito-transmitted virus.
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