The Latest Breaking News from CDC

Rochelle Walensky Leaves a CDC That's Far More Powerful Than When She Entered It

Under Walensky, the CDC's voluntary guidance was anything but.

Reason · May 5, 2023

Explainer-Title 42: what is the US border policy and what happens when it ends?

The United States is set to lift COVID-19 restrictions on Thursday night, known as Title 42, which have been in place for three years and allow border agents to quickly expel many migrants caught crossing the border back to Mexico.

Reuters · May 5, 2023

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky to resign her position

Ms Walensky will leave the CDC at the end of June

The Independent UK · May 5, 2023

FDA approves 1st RSV vaccine for older adults

After decades of failure in the quest for an RSV vaccine, doctors are anxious to finally have something to offer — especially after a virus surge that strained hospitals last fall.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 4, 2023

COVID dropped to 4th leading cause of death in US last year

U.S. deaths fell last year, and COVID-19 dropped to the No. 4 cause

The Independent UK · May 4, 2023

How did STDs change during the pandemic?

STD screening fell during the first year of the pandemic, but rates of gonorrhea and syphilis increased.

USAFacts · May 4, 2023

Atlanta hospital mass shooting victim identified as CDC worker

‘She deserved better. Her sweet kids and husband deserved better. I’m so sorry, Amy,’ one of her friends wrote

The Independent UK · May 4, 2023

More American Indians and Black Americans died from a pandemic surge in fentanyl overdoses than any other group

Nearly 70,000 Americans died from fentanyl-linked drug overdoses in 2021, according to new CDC report

The Independent UK · May 3, 2023

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy Refuses To Acknowledge the Government's Misrepresentation of Mask Research

Recent comments by former COVID-19 adviser Anthony Fauci contradict what public health officials told us during the pandemic.

Reason · May 3, 2023

Fentanyl overdose death rates 'more than tripled' in recent years, CDC report shows

The rate of fatal overdoses involving fentanyl skyrocketed in the U.S. between 2016 and 2021, new data show.

LiveScience · May 3, 2023