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• Black and Hispanic Patients on Dialysis Have Higher Rates of Staph Bloodstream Infections February 6, 2023
  Adults on dialysis treatment for end-stage kidney disease were 100 times more likely to have a Staphylococcus aureus (staph) bloodstream infection than adults not on dialysis during 2017–2020, according to a new Vital Signs report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
• Whooping cough vaccination during pregnancy benefits US infants February 6, 2023
  A CDC study published today provides further evidence that Tdap vaccination during pregnancy helps protect newborns from whooping cough during their first two months of life, when they are most vulnerable to the disease.
• CDC launches website to help consumers find free COVID-19 testing sites January 24, 2023
  Today CDC launched the COVID-19 Testing Locator website, which will allow consumers to search for free COVID-19 testing sites near them.
• Statement from Deirdre Lawrence Kittner, PhD, MPH, Director, CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health on the passing of Brian Hayden, <em>Tips From Former Smokers</em>® participant January 23, 2023
  We are deeply saddened by the passing of Brian Hayden, a participant in CDC’s Tips From Former Smokers® (Tips®) campaign and a proud military veteran, husband to his beloved wife Denise, father, grandfather and friend.
• Transcript for Vaccine Telebriefing January 18, 2023
  Transcript for Vaccine Telebriefing
• Ebola Outbreak Over in Uganda January 11, 2023
  The CDC joins the Government of Uganda and the global public health community in marking the end of the Ebola outbreak in Uganda.
• CDC Announces Negative COVID-19 Test Requirement from Air Passengers Entering the United States from the People’s Republic of China December 28, 2022
  CDC is announcing today that it will implement a requirement for a negative COVID-19 test or documentation of recovery for air passengers boarding flights to the United States originating from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau, beginning January 5, 2023, at 12:01 AM ET.
• Statement from Karen Hacker, MD, MPH, Director of CDC’s NCCDPHP, on Extended Growth Charts for Children and Adolescents with Severe Obesity December 15, 2022
  Statement from Karen Hacker, MD, MPH, Director CDC’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion on Extended Growth Charts for Children and Adolescents with Severe Obesity
• CDC Studies Support Mpox Vaccine as Safe and Effective December 9, 2022
  Studies show vaccinated people have substantially less risk for contracting mpox compared with those who are unvaccinated and identified no major safety concerns after nearly 1 million doses administered.
• CDC Expands Updated COVID-19 Vaccines to Include Children Ages 6 Months through 5 Years December 9, 2022
  Following FDA action, today CDC expanded the use of updated (bivalent) COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 6 months through 5 years.