Quest Diagnostics launched Monkeypox virus testing
On Jul. 13, 2022, Quest Diagnostics announced that it had announced the nationwide availability* of the company’s lab-developed…
Quest Diagnostics launched Monkeypox virus testing
On Jul 13. 2022, Quest Diagnostics announced the nationwide availability of the company’s lab-developed molecular diagnostic test to…
Labcorp first national laboratory to offer Monkeypox test
On Jul. 6, 2022, LabCorp announced that it had begun testing for monkeypox using the U.S. Centers for…
Backyard poultry contact linked to more than 200 Salmonella illnesses in 2022
On Jun. 10, 2022, CDC and public health officials in several states announced they were investigating multistate outbreaks…
CDC and health partners responded to Monkeypox case in the U.S.
On May 18, 2022, scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that they were…
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Highly pathogenic Avian influenza detected in a non-commercial backyard flock in Oregon
On May 6, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the…
Quest Diagnostics granted CDC contract to support COVID-19 infection and vaccination seroprevalence research
On Mar. 23, 2022, Quest Diagnostics announced that it had been granted a contract by the Centers for…
CDC reported effectiveness of 2-Dose BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection among children
On Mar. 11, 2022, the BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) mRNA COVID-19 vaccine was recommended by CDCﾒs Advisory Committee on Immunization…
CDC reported disparities in COVID-19 vaccination coverage between urban and rural counties
On Mar. 4, 2022, the CDC reported that COVID-19 vaccination coverage with the first dose of the primary…
CDC reported effectiveness of COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 mRNA vaccination in preventing COVID-19 among children and adolescents
On Mar. 1, 2022, the CDC reported that Two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine protect against COVID-19ﾖassociated emergency department…
CDC’s ACIP issued recommendation for use of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in adults aged =18 years
On Feb. 4, 2022, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) issued a standard recommendation for use of…
CDC launched two global networks, awarded $22 million to combat antimicrobial resistance and infectious diseases
On Dec. 7, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that it had awarded $22 million…
First confirmed case of Omicron variant detected in the United States
On Dec. 1, 2021, the California and San Francisco Departments of Public Health confirmed that a recent case…
Imported Monkeypox case reported in Maryland
On Nov. 17, 2021, scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced they were collaborating…
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U.S. CDC study showed vaccination offered higher protection than previous COVID-19 infection
On Oct. 29, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published “new science” reinforcing that vaccination…
The U.S. CDC reported two new variant Influenza (Flu) virus infections
On Oct. 22, 2021, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported two new U.S. human…
U.S. CDC Advisory Committee unanimously recommended Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine as booster for all eligible individuals
On Oct. 21, 2021, Johnson & Johnson announced that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
U.S. CDC reported more than 140,000 U.S. children lost a primary or secondary caregiver due to COVID-19 pandemic
On Oct. 7, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported One U.S. child loses a…
CDC to invest $2.1 billion to protect patients and healthcare workers from COVID-19 and future infectious diseases
On Sept. 17, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a $2.1 billion investment to…
CDC announced more than $300 million in funding to support community health workers
On Sept. 3, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded more than $116 million in…
CDC reported vaccination offers higher protection than previous COVID-19 infection
On Aug. 6, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) annouced in MMWR that a study…
Bio-Techne’s RNAscopeﾙ aids in tissue diagnosis of COVID-19 in cases with no previous SARS-CoV-2 testing
On Aug. 4, 2021, Bio-Techne announced that scientists at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
CDC and Texas confirmed Monkeypox In U.S. traveler
On Jul. 16, 2021, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced and the Texas Department…
FDA approved PREVNAR 20ﾙ, Pfizerﾒs pneumococcal 20-valent conjugate vaccine for adults ages 18 years or older
On Jun. 8, 2021, Pfizer announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved PREVNAR 20ﾙ…
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Fully vaccinated adults 65 and older are 94% less likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19
On Apr. 28, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that both mRNA COVID-19 vaccines…
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COVID-19 science and reason
COVID-19 and it’s naysayers are attacking Science and Reason. The defenders must suffer the slings and arrows from…
FDA and CDC lifted recommended pause on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
On Apr. 23, 2021, following a thorough safety review, including two meetings of the CDCﾒs Advisory Committee on…
Joint CDC and FDA statement on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
As of Apr. 12, 2021, more than 6.8 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine were…
FDA recommended pause in use of J&J vaccine after adverse events reported
On Apr. 13, 2021, the FDA and CDC announced that they were are reviewing data involving six reported…
CDC awarded $3 billion to expand COVID-19 vaccine programs
On Apr. 7, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced it had awarded $3 billion…