The news comes as the U.S. appears to be in a summer COVID wave sparked by the FLiRT variants, KP.2, KP.3, and KP.1.1. Right now, CDC data show that ER visits due to COVID-19 are up a whopping 23% ...

As of May 10, it made up 70% of Covid cases in the U.S. The CDC was expected to provide a more current look at the variant breakdown on May 24, but hasn't yet.

As of Thursday, the CDC still had the long-standing vaccine recommendations on its website: Everyone ages 6 months and older should get the most recent COVID-19 vaccine, officially known as the ...

According to CDC definition, isolation relates to behavior following a confirmed COVID-19 infection, and quarantine refers to the confinement period after exposure to someone known to have COVID-19.

Under previous rules, the CDC primarily considered COVID case counts to determine risk. And because case counts remained high, the public health agency had stuck to its recommendation of indoor ...

The CDC officially stopped reporting aggregate COVID-19 case counts months ago, noting that data had become less representative of actual infections or transmission levels over time.

The organization cited CDC data that showed in 2022-2023 and 2023-2024, the vast majority of babies who were hospitalized for Covid infection had been born to unvaccinated mothers.

About 1% of U.S. children – equivalent to roughly 1 million – have had long COVID, according to CDC data. Research also shows that vaccination may reduce the risk of long COVID in children.

The CDC’s stance on COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy is now “no guidance,” per a memo released from the agency Friday, according to The New York Times. The vaccine was previously ...

It marked a significant shift in the agency’s approach to green-lighting the shots. Top CDC covid vaccine adviser quits after RFK Jr. ended recommendations© Joe Raedle/Getty Images ...

The CDC said it is working to help reduce health disparities related to COVID-19 among people with disabilities, with initiatives including providing accessible materials and culturally relevant ...

Data updated by the CDC on Tuesday evening shows the so-called delta variant, also known as B.1.617.2, was estimated to account for 51.7% of all new cases of COVID-19 across the country as of July 3.