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CDC Move Marks New Strategy on Racism

Director deems it a 'serious public health threat,' takes steps to combat it

(Newser) - The coronavirus pandemic has been at the top of everyone's mind for more than a year, and the focus of infectious disease experts around the world. But the CDC says there's another major issue plaguing the US, and its director is now calling attention to it. "Racism...

Florida Sues CDC, Demands Cruise Ships Be Allowed to Sail

State says Americans are just flying to other countries to cruise

(Newser) - The state of Florida has filed a lawsuit against the federal government to demand cruise ships be allowed to start sailing immediately, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday. DeSantis said the no-sail order is outdated and hurts the state as the industry generates billions for the economy and employs tens of...

US COVID Deaths Plummet to Year-Low, but With an Asterisk

Encouraging figures might be incomplete due to Easter holiday

(Newser) - This weekend the US saw COVID-19 deaths drop to their lowest point in more than a year, according to Johns Hopkins University data . The number reported for Sunday, 222 deaths, is the lowest since March 23, 2020, when 192 confirmed deaths were recorded in the pandemic's early days. At...

Those Vaccinated Can't Spread COVID? Not So Fast

The CDC has walked back comments made by its director

(Newser) - For a brief moment last week, it seemed as if the CDC was giving us the news we've been waiting for: In reference to the real-world study of nearly 4,000 vaccinated individuals , the agency's director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, said Monday that "our data ... suggests ... that vaccinated...

If You're Fully Vaccinated, a New Thumbs-Up

Agency gives OK for those with all their COVID shots to travel domestically, overseas

(Newser) - Anyone who's been holding off on trying to get a COVID vaccine may now have a new incentive. Politico reports that the CDC on Friday updated its guidance on travel during the pandemic, saying Americans can feel free to travel around the US and internationally, as long as they'...

Despite Pandemic, There Were Fewer Suicides in 2020

It's no longer in the top 10 causes of death

(Newser) - For countless millions of people, 2020 was one of the toughest years of their lives—but though authorities warned that the pandemic would cause a mental health crisis, it didn't lead to a rise in suicides. According to preliminary figures from the CDC, deaths by suicide declined 5.6%...

CDC Issues Top 10 Leading Causes of Death for 2020

Provisional numbers put COVID-19 at No. 3

(Newser) - New data from the CDC frames COVID-19's toll in a different way: It contributed to a 15.9% increase in the death rate in 2020. Last year there were 828.7 deaths per 100,000 people, compared to 715.2 in 2019. Time reports it's the highest figure...

CDC Chief on New COVID Cases: &#39;I&#39;m Scared&#39;
CDC Chief
Feels 'Impending
Doom' Over
COVID Cases
the rundown
Mar 29, 2021 1:50 PM CDT

CDC Chief Feels 'Impending Doom' Over COVID Cases

Daily infections, hospitalizations, and deaths continue to increase

(Newser) - The head of the CDC gave an update on COVID Monday that took a personal turn. Rochelle Walensky appeared to fight back tears as she warned Americans in stark terms that the rising number of coronavirus cases threatens to upend progress from vaccines, reports Axios . "Just please hold on...

CDC Revises COVID Guidance for Schools

A distance of 3 feet is now OK in classrooms

(Newser) - Students can safely sit just 3 feet apart in the classroom as long as they wear masks but should be kept the usual 6 feet away from one another at sporting events, assemblies, lunch, or chorus practice, the CDC said Friday. The revised recommendations represent a turn away from the...

CDC Looks at 3-Foot Rule
CDC Looks at 3-Foot Rule
new study
Mar 15, 2021 5:11 PM CDT

CDC Looks at 3-Foot Rule

Research finds no difference in infection rates in schools that don't maintain 6-foot distance

(Newser) - One restriction that complicates reopening schools could be eased soon. New research has found that schools might be able to safely welcome students back in person as long as they wear masks and follow other pandemic guidelines—even if they maintain only 3 feet of social distancing instead of the...

CDC&#39;s New Rules Will Make Grandparents Happy
CDC's New Rules Will Make
Grandparents Happy
the rundown
Mar 8, 2021 11:08 AM CST

CDC's New Rules Will Make Grandparents Happy

Fully vaccinated can visit indoors with a single household, without masks or social distancing

(Newser) - It's a baby step toward normalcy, now that more shots than ever are being doled out: The CDC on Monday issued new guidance with greater freedoms for people who have been fully vaccinated. The rules are likely to please grandparents itching to see their grandchildren in person for the...

Health Experts Offer Good News on Vaccines, but Also a Warning

US gave record number of shots over weekend, as officials caution not to ease restrictions too much

(Newser) - It was a banner weekend for coronavirus vaccinations in America, with the CDC administering a record number of shots. Per an agency data tracker, those numbers include 2.9 million vaccinations on Saturday and 2.4 million on Sunday, reports CNBC . That comes after nearly 2.5 million people were...

CDC Tells Vaccinated People What They Can Do

Agency is releasing official guidance this week

(Newser) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will release guidance this week for Americans who've been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. It's a move Politico notes is "the first time the federal government has signaled to Americans that they can start taking steps back to the old rhythms...

CDC Reports 'Huge Decline' in Life Expectancy

It's down by a full year, according to data from the first half of 2020

(Newser) - Life expectancy in the United States dropped a staggering one year during the first half of 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic caused its first wave of deaths, health officials are reporting. Minorities suffered the biggest impact, with Black Americans losing nearly three years and Hispanics nearly two years, according to...

Next Week on Public Transit, a New Mandate on Face Masks

Starting Monday, face coverings will be required on any public transportation in US, per CDC

(Newser) - The CDC is hoping everyone gets on board with its newest coronavirus order, going into effect next week. Starting Monday at 11:59pm, anyone riding public transit in the US—including buses, trains and subways, planes, taxis, boats, and even Ubers or Lyfts—will be required to wear an appropriate...

Fauci Calls Virus Mutations a 'Wake-Up Call'

Treat each new case as if it's caused by a new strain, CDC advises

(Newser) - The coronavirus will keep mutating into new variants, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Friday, unless we achieve vaccination levels so high that new strains have nowhere to go. "Mutations occur because the virus has a playing field, as it were, to mutate," he said, the Hill reports. "If...

CDC Has Warning About the New Strain of Virus

British version could dominate in US by March

(Newser) - A new coronavirus strain moving through the US hasn't caused much damage yet. But unless vaccinations start being given much more quickly and people stick to measures designed to limit the spread of the disease, the variant could bring a surge of new cases by March. The Centers for...

US to Require All Arriving Passengers to Show COVID Test
CDC Makes a
Big Move on Air Travel
Jan 12, 2021 5:05 PM CST

CDC Makes a Big Move on Air Travel

All passengers flying to US must show proof of negative COVID test

(Newser) - Anyone flying to the US will soon need to show proof of a negative test for COVID-19, health officials announced Tuesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention requirement expands on a similar one announced late last month for passengers coming from the United Kingdom. COVID is already widespread in...

Doctor Warns Lawmakers of Possible Virus Exposure

House members were in a hearing room with an infected person during Capitol attack

(Newser) - Lawmakers who took refuge during the attack on the Capitol might have been in a room with a person infected with the coronavirus, Congress' attending physician warned Sunday. Some House members spent several hours in the committee hearing room, Dr. Brian Monahan wrote in an email to lawmakers. "During...

New US Variant May Be Behind Surge
New US Variant
May Be Behind Surge
Jan 8, 2021 4:20 PM CST

New US Variant May Be Behind Surge

White House task force warns strain could be 50% more transmissible

(Newser) - The UK variant of the coronavirus may not be the only new strain to be concerned about. The White House coronavirus task force has told states that the US might have its own new strain that's 50% more transmissible. That would partly explain the current surge in cases, the...

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