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• CDC updates consumer mask website to emphasize protection, fit, and comfort January 14, 2022
  CDC has updated our consumer webpage describing the types of masks and respirators used to prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. Masking is a critical public health tool to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and it is important to remember that any mask is better than no mask. To protect yourself and others from COVID-19, CDC […]
• Readout of Dr. Walensky’s call with Disability Advocacy Groups and Allies January 14, 2022
  CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky today met with a group of representatives from disability organizations and allies to discuss their concerns surrounding a recent television appearance by Dr. Walensky.
• CDC Study Shows Flu Vaccination Prevents Severe Flu Illness in U.S. Children January 13, 2022
  A new CDC study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases (CID) shows that flu vaccination protected children against serious flu illness even when they were infected with a flu virus that was antigenically different from the vaccine virus.
• Telebriefing on COVID-19 Update January 7, 2022
  Welcome and thank you all for standing by. At this time, all participants will be in a listen only mode until the question and answer portion of today's conference.
• CDC Recommends Moderna Booster at 5 Months January 7, 2022
  CDC is adjusting our recommendation for when people can receive a booster shot, shortening the interval from 6 months to 5 months. Earlier this week CDC made this recommendation for recipients of a Pfizer-BioNTech primary series and, after FDA action this morning, we’re extending this recommendation to recipients of a Moderna primary series.
• CDC Media Telebriefing: Update on COVID-19 January 6, 2022
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will provide an update to media on the COVID-19 pandemic.
• CDC Reports Increase in Human Rabies Cases Linked to Bats in the U.S. January 6, 2022
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is raising awareness of the risks of rabies from bats in the U.S. after three people, including one child, died from rabies between late September and early November 2021.
• CDC Expands Booster Shot Eligibility and Strengthens Recommendations for 12-17 Year Olds January 5, 2022
  Today, CDC is endorsing the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation to expand eligibility of booster doses to those 12 to 15 years old. CDC now recommends that adolescents age 12 to 17 years old should receive a booster shot 5 months after their initial Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination series.
• CDC Recommends Pfizer Booster at 5 Months, Additional Primary Dose for Certain Immunocompromised Children January 4, 2022
  CDC is updating our recommendation for when many people can receive a booster shot, shortening the interval from 6 months to 5 months for people who received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine.
• CDC Updates and Shortens Recommended Isolation and Quarantine Period for General Population December 27, 2021
  CDC is shortening the recommended time for isolation from 10 days for people with COVID-19 to 5 days, if asymptomatic, followed by 5 days of wearing a mask when around others.