All Centers for Disease Control and Prevention articles
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NewsBig data study finds RSV vaccine highly effective in protecting older adults
A multi-state study, published in The Lancet, is one of the first real world data analyses of the effectiveness of the RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) vaccine. VISION Network researchers report that across the board these vaccines were highly effective in older adults, even those with immunocompromising conditions, during the 2023-24 ...
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NewsHow researchers confirmed first case of avian influenza transmitted from cow to human
A new paper outlines how scientists detected the first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A (H5N1) transmitted from a mammal to a human.
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NewsMore than 18,000 excess TB cases in the U.S. attributable to structural racism
A robust analysis of national tuberculosis (TB) surveillance data found continuing, persistent disparities in TB incidence among U.S.-born racial and ethnic minorities, despite an overall decrease in cases observed during the analysis period.
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NewsCOVID-19 jab reduced disease disparities between low- and high-income communities
COVID-19 vaccination helped reduce disparities in disease incidence between low- and high-income communities, according to a new analysis led by Cedars-Sinai investigators.
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NewsCovid-19 jab shows no serious side effects in young children
A review of more than 245,000 doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines given to young children - most of them aged 4 and younger - found no indications of serious side effects.
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NewsLake Mead brain-eating amoeba death among very few in US
The death of a Las Vegas-area teenager from a rare brain-eating amoeba to which he is thought to have been exposed at Lake Mead should prompt caution, not panic, experts say.
