Safety monitoring report for COVID-19 mRNA second boosters in adults aged 50+
Safety monitoring continues for second COVID-19 booster shots in older adults
A safety monitoring report from the United States describes surveillance for adults aged 50 years and older receiving a second COVID-19 mRNA…
Health officials continue routine safety checks for second COVID-19 booster shots in adults aged 50 and older as a standard public health pr…
US adult vaccination coverage for influenza, COVID-19, and RSV reported in observational data
How many eligible adults are getting their flu, COVID, and RSV shots?
An observational report describes vaccination coverage among eligible US adults for influenza, COVID-19, and RSV vaccines.
A new report shows how many eligible adults across the United States received flu, COVID-19, and RSV vaccines before winter.
Survey examines hearing aid use among US adults aged 45 years and older
How many older adults in the US actually use hearing aids?
A US survey report describes hearing aid use among adults aged 45 years and older.
A new national survey tried to answer how many older adults in the US actually use hearing aids, but the report doesn't share the key number…
Multidrug-resistant Salmonella Newport infections linked to Mexico travel and U.S. beef
Multidrug-resistant Salmonella infections linked to travel to Mexico and U.S. beef
A U.S. surveillance report describes increases in human infections with a multidrug-resistant Salmonella Newport strain.
U.S. health officials are tracking a rise in multidrug-resistant Salmonella infections linked to travel to Mexico and eating American beef.
Surveillance report describes e-cigarette exposure cases reported to US poison centers
What happens when people call poison control about e-cigarettes?
A surveillance report describes cases of e-cigarette exposure reported to poison centers in the United States.
Poison control centers across the United States are tracking calls about e-cigarette exposures, including cases where children swallow the l…
Observational report examines e-cigarette and nicotine pouch use among US middle and high school students
How many teens are using e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches?
An observational report describes e-cigarette and nicotine pouch use among middle and high school students in the United States.
Health officials are tracking e-cigarette and nicotine pouch use among middle and high school students across the United States.
Chronic Conditions Reported Among Young Adults Aged 18–34 in the United States
What do we really know about chronic conditions in young adults?
An observational report describes chronic conditions in a population of U.S.
A new report shines a light on chronic health conditions affecting adults aged 18 to 34 in the United States, highlighting a gap in current …
U.S. surveillance shows XBB and JN.1 Omicron descendants dominated SARS-CoV-2 circulation from May 2023 to September 2024
What COVID variants are circulating in the U.S.?
A U.S. surveillance report tracking SARS-CoV-2 variant circulation from May 2023 to September 2024 found circulating lineages were primarily…
A new report shows that from May 2023 through September 2024, the COVID-19 virus spreading in the U.S. was mostly descendants of the Omicron…
Dengue outbreak triggers local public health emergency in Puerto Rico
Why did Puerto Rico declare a public health emergency over dengue?
A report from Puerto Rico indicates a dengue outbreak has triggered a local public health emergency.
Puerto Rico declared a public health emergency after dengue cases surged across the island in 2024, prompting urgent government action to co…
CDC issues guidance on antibiotic prophylaxis for meningococcal contacts in ciprofloxacin-resistant areas
How should doctors protect people exposed to drug-resistant meningitis?
The CDC has issued guidance for health departments on selecting antibiotics for prophylaxis in close contacts of meningococcal disease patie…
CDC now directs health departments to switch antibiotics when meningitis cases become resistant to the standard drug ciprofloxacin.
U.S. deaths from hornet, wasp, and bee stins tracked from 2011 to 2021
How many people die from bee and wasp stings in the US?
An observational study tracked deaths from hornet, wasp, and bee stings in the U.S.
Deaths from bee and wasp stings occurred across the United States between 2011 and 2021, serving as a serious reminder of the fatal risk for…
CDC surveillance reports waterborne disease outbreaks from drinking water, 2015-2020
CDC tracks drinking water disease outbreaks across the United States from 2015 to 2020
A CDC surveillance report describes waterborne disease outbreaks associated with drinking water in the United States from 2015 to 2020.
The CDC tracked waterborne disease outbreaks linked to drinking water across the United States from 2015 to 2020.