Outgoing CDC director says resignation spurred by sense of accomplishment and exhaustion
The outgoing head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said her reasons for stepping down were complicated, driven in part by a desire to take a break from the frenetic pace of the job during a pandemic.
WHO, CDC: A record 40 million kids miss measles vaccine dose
The World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say measles immunization has dropped significantly since the coronavirus pandemic began, resulting in a record high of nearly 40 million children missing a vaccine dose last year.
US faces a double coronavirus surge as omicron advances
The new omicron coronavirus mutant speeding around the world may bring another wave of chaos, as it threatens to further stretch hospital workers already struggling with a surge of delta cases and upend holiday plans for the second year in a row.
Vice President Kamala Harris โViewโ interview delayed, TV show hosts test positive for COVID-19
A live televised interview with Vice President Kamala Harris was delayed on Friday after two hosts of the โThe Viewโ learned they tested positive for COVID-19 moments before she was to join them on the set.
The Latest: Mississippi hospital to require masks
Mississippiโs only level-one trauma hospital and academic medical center will require all employees and students who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 to wear an N95 mask while inside, a decision that a top official acknowledged would not be popular with everyone in the countryโs least vaccinated state and may result in the loss of employees.