/tags/centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention en-US WLRN Tue, 27 Jun 2023 13:28:32 GMT /health/2023-06-27/florida-malaria-sarasota-county The Florida Department of Health reported the second case of locally acquired malaria in Sarasota County earlier in June. Tue, 27 Jun 2023 13:28:32 GMT /health/2023-06-27/florida-malaria-sarasota-county News Service of Florida /news/2022-06-10/starting-on-sunday-you-wont-have-to-test-for-covid-19-to-fly-into-the-u-s The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is lifting its COVID-19 testing requirement for airline travelers coming into the country. It's a major change for the travel industry. Fri, 10 Jun 2022 15:45:00 GMT /news/2022-06-10/starting-on-sunday-you-wont-have-to-test-for-covid-19-to-fly-into-the-u-s Ximena Bustillo /news/2022-05-17/fda-authorizes-first-covid-booster-for-children-ages-5-to-11 The Food and Drug Administration expanded authorization of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID vaccine to enable kids ages 5 to 11 who were vaccinated at least five months ago to get a third shot. Tue, 17 May 2022 15:28:04 GMT /news/2022-05-17/fda-authorizes-first-covid-booster-for-children-ages-5-to-11 Rob Stein /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-02-25/cdc-says-americans-can-now-go-unmasked-in-many-parts-of-the-country The federal health agency released new guidance for when Americans need to mask up indoors, saying about 70% of the population lives in a place where it's safe to go mask free. Fri, 25 Feb 2022 21:11:45 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-02-25/cdc-says-americans-can-now-go-unmasked-in-many-parts-of-the-country Pien Huang, Carmel Wroth /news/2021-10-15/why-experts-say-people-should-get-both-flu-and-covid-19-shots-as-soon-as-possible Last flu season, cases were low as many people kept physical distances from each other, wore masks indoors and others could work from home. This year, as more and more U.S. residents return to school and to workplaces, doctors are urging people to get both a flu shot and also the COVID-19 vaccines. Fri, 15 Oct 2021 10:00:00 GMT /news/2021-10-15/why-experts-say-people-should-get-both-flu-and-covid-19-shots-as-soon-as-possible Verónica Zaragovia /news/2021-03-29/cdc-director-fears-impending-doom-if-u-s-opens-too-quickly "Just please hold on a little while longer," said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, warning of a possible fourth surge. U.S. coronavirus cases are up 10% over the previous week. Mon, 29 Mar 2021 17:30:14 GMT /news/2021-03-29/cdc-director-fears-impending-doom-if-u-s-opens-too-quickly Laurel Wamsley /news/2021-03-29/federal-eviction-moratorium-extended-just-2-days-before-expiration The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is extending an order preventing evictions. It was set to expire this week, which could have displaced staggering numbers of people from their homes. Mon, 29 Mar 2021 16:29:11 GMT /news/2021-03-29/federal-eviction-moratorium-extended-just-2-days-before-expiration Chris Arnold /commentary/2021-01-28/thanks-for-the-schools-and-covid-news-cdc-but-youre-a-year-behind-uruguay COMMENTARY Uruguay determined, long before the U.S.'s premier health agency, it was safe to re-open schools during the pandemic – and made it work. Thu, 28 Jan 2021 11:00:50 GMT /commentary/2021-01-28/thanks-for-the-schools-and-covid-news-cdc-but-youre-a-year-behind-uruguay Tim Padgett