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- Waning 2-Dose and 3-Dose Effectiveness of mRNA Vaccines Against Covid-19 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7107e2.htm 5 comments
- Covid Booster Highly Effective Against Omicron https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7104e3.htm 28 comments
- SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 (Omicron) Variant – United States, December 1–8, 2021 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7050e1.htm 2 comments
- In June 2022, poliovirus was confirmed in an unvaccinated immunocompetent adult resident of New York hospitalized with flaccid lower limb weakness. Vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 was isolated from the patient and identified from wastewater samples in two neighboring New York counties. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7133e2.htm?s_cid=mm7133e2_w 46 comments science
- The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has been shown to be effective in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection in adolescents in randomized placebo-controlled Phase III trials. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm705152a2.htm?s_cid=mm705152a2_w#suggestedcitation 84 comments science
- Risk for Stillbirth Among Women With and Without COVID-19 at Delivery Hospitalization — United States, March 2020–September 2021 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7047e1.htm?s_cid=mm7047e1_w 6 comments science
- CDC: With 27 cases in humans reported in 2020, five during January–June 2021, and only six countries currently affected by dracunculiasis (Angola, Chad, Ethiopia, Mali, South Sudan, and importations into Cameroon), achievement of eradication appears to be close. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7044a1.htm?s_cid=mm7044a1_w 13 comments science
- COVID-19 infections, emergency room visits, hospitalizations and deaths declined significantly among older adults in the United States this spring as more seniors were vaccinated against the virus, according to data released Tuesday https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7023e2.htm?s_cid=mm7023e2_w 22 comments science
- The Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines have 90% efficacy against SARS-CoV-2 infections regardless of symptom status according to an interim study among health care personnel, first responders, and other essential and frontline workers. Vaccine effectiveness of partial immunization was 80%. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7013e3.htm 89 comments science
- Imagine if someone in power had taken this 2018 CDC pandemic presentation seriously https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/1918-commemoration/pdfs/1918-pandemic-webinar.pdf 3 comments politics
- The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has issued interim guidance for the allocation of initial supplies of COVID-19 vaccines. They recommend that health care personnel and residents of long-term care facilities be offered the vaccine in the initial phase of the vaccination program. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6949e1.htm 5 comments science
- State-mandated stay-at-home orders and public mask mandates coupled with case investigations with contact tracing contributed to an 82% reduction in COVID-19 incidence, 88% reduction in hospitalizations, and 100% reduction in mortality in Delaware during late April–June. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6945e1.htm 1129 comments science
- Adults with positive SARS-CoV-2 test results were approximately twice as likely to have reported dining at a restaurant than were those with negative SARS-CoV-2 test results. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6936a5.htm?s_cid=mm6936a5_w 1972 comments science
- In the last week of June, 40% of US adults reported struggling with mental health or substance abuse. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6932a1.htm 14 comments science
- Decision Reversed: White House will not take over numbers from CDC. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/us-cases-deaths.html 25 comments politics
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- A positive side effect: Total US deaths are significantly down (50%) during COVID shutdown. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/index.htm 75 comments science
- No Updates from CDC since 3/13 - WHY? https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-in-us.html?fbclid=iwar2tz-8h0gd2yokolr1fw8twaga358yvqmo1y1gfe54lu1-7hj69dviu-mc 8 comments politics
- Legal Authorities for Isolation and Quarantine https://www.cdc.gov/quarantine/aboutlawsregulationsquarantineisolation.html 19 comments moderatepolitics
- The US Govt has halted coronavirus testing, 1100 tested on at the peak on March 5th, almost 0 on the March 10th, no further reports. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/testing-in-us.html 41 comments politics
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the U.S. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-in-us.html 18 comments politics
- CDC- FAQ about personal protective equipment for 2019 (covid-19) coronavirus disease https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/respirator-use-faq.html 5 comments science
- CDC: During January–September 2019, 1,249 U.S. measles cases were reported, the highest annual number since 1992. Eighty-nine percent of measles patients were unvaccinated or had an unknown vaccination status, and 10% were hospitalized. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/68/wr/mm6840e2.htm?s_cid=mm6840e2_x 19 comments science
- Age-adjusted motor vehicle traffic death rates almost double in rural areas versus urban areas, CDC states https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/68/wr/mm6825a4.htm?s_cid=mm6825a4_w&deliveryname=uscdc_921-dm3242 5 comments science
- 25% of cancer survivors reported problems paying medical bills, CDC study finds https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/68/wr/mm6822a2.htm 95 comments science
- New CDC report: More than 100 million Americans have diabetes or prediabetes https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2017/p0718-diabetes-report.html 22 comments science
- CDC has provided an update that from January 1 to September 30, 2016, a total of 89 people in 33 states across the US were confirmed to have acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), with most cases being children with spinal cord paralysis similar to polio, with no known cause or treatment. http://www.cdc.gov/acute-flaccid-myelitis/afm-surveillance.html 26 comments science
- CDC estimates that by January 20, 2015, there will be a total of approximately 550,000+ Ebola cases. http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/outbreaks/2014-west-africa/qa-mmwr-estimating-future-cases.html 13 comments worldnews
- Why does testing for Ebola require venipuncture rather than capillary blood? http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/pdf/ebola-lab-guidance.pdf 8 comments askscience
- Prevalence and Characteristics of Sexual Violence- CDC report/statistics on rape (1 out of 5 women raped during lifetime) http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss6308a1.htm?s_cid=ss6308a1_e#table1 7 comments science
- CDC discovers vials of smallpox in the back of FDA freezer http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2014/s0708-nih.html 76 comments science
- In the United States, during Jan 1–Apr 18, 2014, 129 cases of measles were reported, the highest number reported for this period since 1996. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6316a6.htm 14 comments science
- CDC: 1 in 68 US children has autism http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss6302a1.htm?s_cid=ss6302a1_w 13 comments science
- Fourteen polio cases, a vaccine preventable disease, have been reported in Somalia and Kenya in the past month http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6223a7.htm?s_cid=mm6223a7_e 3 comments worldnews
- Fun With Numbers http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/lifexpec.htm 26 comments politics
- How did we get so fucking fat as a nation? http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/trends.html 12 comments politics
- CDC claims 1 in 5 deaths in the United States is due to smoking. http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/health_effects/tobacco_related_mortality/ 11 comments reddit.com
- CDC Sex study, "23% of unmarried men between 15-44 with bachelor's degrees haven't had sex and other stats." See page 54. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_23/sr23_026.pdf 6 comments reddit.com
- Here's why people are so freaked out about H1N1: it's an illness that hasn't read the rule book about hitting Africa harder than the rest of the world. http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/updates/international/map.htm 5 comments reddit.com
- The workplace death gap: 93% of workplace deaths are male. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5016a4.htm 92 comments business