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Health Jun 10

Former CDC director reacts to RFK Jr.’s firing of entire vaccine advisory panel

By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas

Nation Jul 22

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U.S. must collect this data in order to contain pandemic, former CDC director says

More than 1,000 U.S. deaths from COVID-19 were reported Tuesday. As many states struggle with outbreaks, Dr. Tom Frieden, former head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says the country desperately needs improved data collection to understand how…

Health Jun 29

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How Frieden says U.S. states can slow alarming spread of coronavirus

The United States is struggling to hold back the coronavirus. More than 30 states are reporting a rise in infections, and several are now reconsidering their plans to loosen restrictions and reopen economic activities. William Brangham talks to Dr. Tom…

Health Jan 18

A general view of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta in 2014. Photo by Tami Chappell/File Photo/Reuters
How a government shutdown could affect your health

A government shutdown of the FDA, CDC and NIH will likely have widespread and long-lasting consequences for public health.

By Erin Mershon, Ike Swetlitz, STAT

Health Jul 07

Brenda Fitzgerald speaking at Tedx Atlanta, 2014. Photo by Tedx Atlanta/via Flickr
Brenda Fitzgerald named new CDC director

Georgia’s public health commissioner, Brenda Fitzgerald, will succeed Dr. Tom Frieden as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

By Helen Branswell, STAT

Aug 02

CDC: Mosquito eradication difficult in Miami neighborhood

By Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says officials are finding it challenging to eradicate mosquitoes in a part of Miami where 14 people appear to have contracted the Zika virus.

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May 26

CDC urges speed on Zika funding as House struggles to reach agreement

By Andrew Taylor and Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The U.S. must act more quickly to protect pregnant women from birth defect-causing Zika, a top health official said today.

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May 18

CDC director warns GOP bill is inadequate to fight Zika

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Wednesday that a House GOP measure to combat the Zika virus is inadequate to deal with the swelling threat to public health.

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Mar 11

Florida may use GMO mosquitos to fight Zika. Here’s what you should know

By Jennifer Kay, Associated Press

MIAMI — The spread of the Zika virus in Latin America is giving a boost to a British biotech firm's proposal to deploy a genetically modified mosquito to try to stop transmission of the disease.

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Jan 20

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If pregnant, beware of travel to countries with Zika virus

By PBS News Hour

Transmitted by mosquitos, the Zika virus can cause babies to be born with unusually small heads and brain damage. It has spread from Brazil to several countries and territories in the Americas, with a handful of cases confirmed in the…

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