September 7th 2023
February 16th 2022
CDC ACIP Votes to Recommend Updated mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines
September 12th 2023The federal agency’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendation was to authorize and approve the updated 2023-2024 (monovalent, XBB containing) COVID-19 vaccines for persons 6 months of age and older.
CDC Publishes 2 Reports on Hepatitis Incidence Rates and Progress Towards 2025 Goals
September 10th 2023The federal agency’s reports shows decreases in both hepatitis A and B, but hepatitis C saw a significant increase during 2021. However, the investigators note the pandemic may have impacted statistics and progress towards goals.
This Week's Biggest News Stories
September 9th 2023Learn more about how hospitalizations due to alcohol-associated hepatitis increased during the pandemic; the next installment in our ongoing RSV series; developing a product for a potential functional cure of hepatitis B; and an investigational vaccine being studied in a challenge trial for norovirus.
Bacterial Infections in People With Cystic Fibrosis: A Race Against Time
September 7th 2023Patient advocate Ella Balasa has been living with cystic fibrosis her whole life. She experienced a multidrug resistant infection in 2019 and is speaking about her personal experiences at the World AMR Congress reminding people about the need to improve the antibiotic development paradigm.
CDC Issues Health Advisory Alert After Increases in RSV Activity
Due to increased RSV activity in the southeast United States, the CDC has issued an official Health Alert Network Health Advisory. The federal agency recommends clinicians prepare to implement recently FDA-approved prevention methods.