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Questions and expectations rise as Monarez steps into director’s role at CDC
Dr. Susan Monarez is slated to be sworn in as director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday, a ...
Maps show states with highest—and lowest—kindergarten vaccination rates
Rates have been declining across the country, with all kindergartner coverage for each of the vaccines having dropped since ...
Childhood vaccination rates fall for 5th straight year, CDC data shows
Childhood vaccination rates for the 2024-25 school year fell for the fifth year in a row, according to data from the Centers ...
HHS further constrains certain vaccine advisers to the CDC, limiting their input in evidence reviews
In a further jolt to the process of reviewing and recommending vaccines at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ...
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1 in 3 U.S. Teens Has Prediabetes, CDC Warns: What Parents Need to Know
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revealed a troubling trend—one in three teens in ...
Senate confirms Susan Monarez as CDC director. Here's what she's said about vaccines, fluoride and more.
From vaccines to fluoride, here's what the newly confirmed CDC director Susan Monarez has said about some key health topics.
US CDC considers travel notice for China as chikungunya cases rise, Bloomberg News reports
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning to issue a travel notice for China as mosquito-borne ...
New CDC director grew up on Wisconsin dairy farm, has two degrees from UW-Madison
The new head of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has deep Wisconsin ties.