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Sep 12, 2024 · CDC recommends pneumococcal vaccination for children younger than 5 years and adults 65 years or older. CDC also recommends pneumococcal vaccination for children and adults at increased risk for pneumococcal disease. Follow the recommended immunization schedule to ensure that your patients get the pneumococcal vaccines that they need.
Sep 10, 2024 · Leadership of CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, including senior leaders in the Office of the Director and the center's nine divisions. Format: PDF Language: English (US)
6 days ago · CDC is creating models to show how measles outbreaks could occur and spread in the United States. These models can be used to help health departments better identify ...
Sep 4, 2024 · Betsy Mitchell, CDC’s director of the Division of Communications Science and Services, and Scott Ratzan, distinguished lecturer at City University of New York’s Graduate School of Public Health, discuss health communication: from inception to its future direction.
Aug 30, 2024 · People with RSV are usually contagious for 3 to 8 days and may become contagious a day or two before they start showing signs of illness. However, some infants and people with weakened immune systems can continue to spread the virus for 4 weeks or longer, even after they stop showing symptoms.
6 days ago · Dr Jean Kaseya, director-general of the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, said 107 new deaths and 3,160 new cases had been recorded in the past week, just a week after his agency and the UN World Health Organisation launched a continental response plan.
Sep 11, 2024 · Dr. Evans has also served as the Deputy Country Director in Rwanda, Tanzania, Haiti, and the Associate Director for Management and Operations in Uganda. Throughout his 23-year career at CDC he has served in a variety of leadership capacities.
