CDC Implores Americans Not To Travel for Christmas as COVID-19 Cases Surge
"We need to try to bend the curve, stop this exponential increase."
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CDC Issues New Quarantine Recommendation, Lessens the Days
"Reducing the length of quarantine may make it easier for people to follow critical public health action by reducing the economic hardship associated …
US Holiday Travelers Voice Dread, Determination as They Defy COVID-19 Warnings
"I'm really scared, but seeing family is very important to me."
Southwest CEO Calls on People To Fly, Despite CDC Advising People To Not Travel Amid Pandemic
"What we want to do is provide the opportunity for people to travel as they choose, but to make sure that it is as safe as we can possibly make it."
CDC Advises Americans Not to Travel for Thanksgiving
"The safest way to celebrate Thanksgiving is to celebrate at home with the people you live with."
US CDC Issues ‘Strong Recommendation’ for Mask Mandate on Airplanes, Trains
The interim guidance also calls for facial coverings at transportation hubs like airports and train stations.
‘Very Skeptical’: Gov. Cuomo Slaps Down Confidence in FDA, CDC Approval of a COVID-19 Vaccine
"I'm not that confident."
CDC Updates Guidance To Say COVID-19 Can Spread in the Air Further Than 6 Feet
"There is evidence that under certain conditions, people with COVID-19 seem to have infected others who were more than 6 feet away."
CDC Director Takes a Swipe at Trump’s New Coronavirus Adviser
Redfield confirmed that he was speaking about Atlas.
CDC Issues Guidelines for Holiday Season to Slow the Spread of COVID-19
"When planning to host a holiday celebration, you should assess current COVID-19 levels in your community to determine whether to postpone, cancel, or…
CDC Reverses Guidance on Airborne Transmission of COVID-19
The CDC claimed the update was merely an "error."
CDC Revises Guidelines on Testing Asymptomatic People for COVID-19
"Testing is recommended for all close contacts of persons with SARS-CoV-2 infection."
Trump Contradicts CDC Director’s Claim That Masks Are Most Effective in Protecting Against COVID-19
"It's not more effective by any means than a vaccine."
Broad US Rollout of Coronavirus Vaccine Could Happen Mid-2021: CDC
"As soon as (a) vaccine gets approved or cleared, we want to be in a position to distribute it within 24 hours."
US COVID-19 Death Analysis Shows Greater Toll on Black, Hispanic Youth: CDC
A quarter of the 121 deaths were in previously healthy individuals with no reported underlying medical condition.
Gottlieb: ‘White House Leadership Was Failed by Health Officials’ in the Early Days of the Pandemic
"I think ultimately the White House did not have the information they needed to make decisions."
CDC Finds Dining Out Is Among the Riskiest Activities That Can Contribute To COVID-19 Spread
The CDC explained how dining out has important risk factors for the spread of COVID-19.
CDC Reports Decline in E-Cigarette Use Among US High Schoolers
3.6 million youth still used the devices and more than eight in 10 reportedly used flavored e-cigarettes.
CDC Urges Governors To Speed up Applications for Vaccine Distribution Facilities To Have Them Ready by Nov. 1
"The normal time required to obtain these permits presents a significant barrier to the success of this urgent public health program."
Trump Administration Sending Rapid COVID Tests To States, CDC Bars Evictions
The daily number of infections has been in decline across most of the U.S. in recent weeks.