Tag: #cdc

Trump Issues Executive Order to Narrow U.S. Childhood Vaccine Schedule, Despite Court Injunction

Trump ordered the CDC and ACIP to realign the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule with peer countries, but a court injunction still blocks earlier changes.

#vaccines, #vaccinepolicy, #trump, #cdc

CDC report details Washington state's fatal H5N5 avian flu case linked to backyard flock

CDC reports the first lab-confirmed human H5N5 infection — a fatal Washington case tied to a backyard flock. No evidence of person-to-person spread; risk low.

#health, #avianinfluenza, #h5n5, #cdc

Measles surges back in the Carolinas, prompting CDC to deploy ‘disease detectives’

Nearly 1,000 cases centered near Spartanburg, S.C., have spread into North Carolina, prompting CDC surge support as schools tighten exclusions.

#measles, #vaccines, #cdc, #southcarolina, #northcarolina

U.S. Measles Cases Surge, Putting Elimination Status at Risk as PAHO Weighs April Review

More than 1,300 U.S. measles cases in 2026 have renewed fears the virus is becoming endemic again as PAHO reviews elimination status in April.

#measles, #vaccines, #publichealth, #cdc, #mmr

CDC Deploys ‘Disease Detectives’ as South Carolina Measles Outbreak Nears 1,000 Cases

Federal epidemiologists and supplies head to the Carolinas as South Carolina’s measles outbreak nears 1,000 cases, fueled by falling vaccination rates.

#measles, #vaccines, #cdc, #southcarolina, #publichealth