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• Case count doubles and recalls expand in Salmonella outbreak linked to cantaloupes and pre-cut fruit products November 24, 2023
  Case count doubles and recalls expand in Salmonella outbreak linked to cantaloupes and pre-cut fruit products
• CDC and FDA Expedite the Availability of Additional Doses of New RSV Immunization for Infants November 16, 2023
  Today, CDC announced the release of more than 77,000 additional doses of Beyfortus™ (nirsevimab-alip (100 mg), a long-acting monoclonal antibody designed to protect infants against severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease. 
• Global measles threat continues to grow as another year passes with millions of children unvaccinated November 16, 2023
  Following years of declines in measles vaccination coverage, measles cases in 2022 have increased by 18%, and deaths have increased by 43% globally (compared to 2021). This takes the estimated number of measles cases to 9 million and deaths to 136,000 – mostly among children – according to a new report from the World Health […]
• More Than One in Three Americans are at Increased Risk for Type 2 Diabetes, but Changing the Outcome is Possible November 14, 2023
  Prediabetes is reversible, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Ad Council want to make sure people know they can change the outcome.
• Biden-Harris Administration Agencies Sign Interagency Agreement to Address Wildfire Risk and Protect Communities from Smoke November 9, 2023
  Today, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Mandy Cohen announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to further their joint work to protect communities from the impacts of wildfire smoke, while promoting land management practices […]
• Transcript for Vital Signs Telebriefing: Syphilis in Babies Reflects Health System Failures November 8, 2023
  This transcript is for the telebriefing on the release of Vital Signs: Syphilis in Babies Reflects Health System Failures, which took place on Tuesday, November 7, at 12:00 noon.
• U.S. Syphilis Cases in Newborns Continue to Increase: A 10-Times Increase Over a Decade November 7, 2023
  CDC is recommending concerted action to stop the increase of newborn syphilis cases and continues to sound the alarm about the consequences of a rapidly accelerating epidemic of sexually transmitted infections in the United States. Syphilis during pregnancy can cause tragic outcomes, like miscarriage, stillbirth, infant death, and lifelong medical issues.
• CDC expands testing of international air traveler samples to include flu RSV, and other respiratory viruses November 6, 2023
  CDC is conducting a new pilot on samples it is collecting as part of its Traveler-based Genomic Surveillance (TGS) program that will provide early detection of flu, RSV, and select other respiratory viruses, in addition to SARS-CoV-2.
• E-cigarette Use Down Among U.S. High School Students in 2023 November 3, 2023
  A study released today from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration shows that, among high school students, current (past 30-day) use of any tobacco product declined during 2022-2023 (16.5% to 12.6%), primarily driven by a decline in e-cigarette use (14.1% to 10.0%).
• CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Launches First Federal Campaign for Hospitals to Tackle Healthcare Workers Burnout October 31, 2023
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) announced today the launch of Impact Wellbeing.