Goal of the Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics is to act as a ‘National Weather Service’ for infectious disease outbreaks
CDC Director Walensky Announces Sweeping Review of Agency
Revamp would focus on improving the nation’s public health workforce, data modernization, laboratory capacity, rapid response to outbreaks
CDC Close to New Guidance on COVID-19 Restrictions
Agency wants to give more emphasis to meaningful consequences such as hospitalizations, emergency room visits, and deaths
Many COVID-19 Home Test Users May Act on Quarantine Inappropriately
Users may fail to quarantine or quarantine unnecessarily because of misinterpretation of pretest probability
CDC Reduces Recommended Isolation Time for People With COVID-19
Agency also released updated emergency guidance for health care facilities, decreasing isolation time after infection with COVID-19
CDC Endorses Booster Shots for Millions of Americans
Recommendations came just one day after the FDA authorized boosters for several vulnerable groups at least six months after the second dose
CDC Expert Panel to Weigh In on Vaccine Boosters
Panel will deliberate which high-risk groups should get a booster shot
CDC Updates COVID-19 Guidelines for Summer Camps
Masks no longer required for campers, staff who are fully vaccinated
CDC Director Says New Mask Guidance Is Based on Science
New guidelines say that fully vaccinated people do not need to wear a mask outdoors in crowds and in most indoor settings
CDC Revises Website Info on How COVID-19 Spreads
Virus most commonly caught by standing near someone who is infected and when virus particles land on the face or are inhaled