Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, who directs the National Institute of Health, is taking over as acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

After layoff notices to 600 or 700 CDC employees were rescinded over the weekend, there are still about 600 employees newly laid off, according to union officials along with current and former ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued updated guidance on who should receive the 2025 COVID-19 booster, focusing on people most at risk for severe illness. Under the current ...

At the close of the hearing, Cassidy spoke about the CDC's guidance that infants should receive a dose of the hepatitis B vaccine at birth and the possibility that ACIP will vote to change the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A key CDC vaccine committee narrowly avoided recommending COVID-19 shots be prescription-only, with the decision ...

Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted unanimously on Friday to shift away from a broad recommendation for Covid-19 vaccines to say that people who want one must ...