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Posted on September 7, 2021, updated on September 16, 2021 by Director

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CDC Statement on MMWR: COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations by COVID-19 Vaccination Status and Previous COVID-19 Diagnosis — California and New York, May–November 2021
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CDC Releases Updated Maps of America’s High Levels of Inactivity
More than 1 in 5 adults is inactive in all but four states, according to new state maps of adult physical inactivity prevalence released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
CDC updates consumer mask website to emphasize protection, fit, and comfort
CDC has updated our consumer webpage describing the types of masks and respirators used to prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. Masking is a critical public health tool to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and it is important to remember that any mask is better than no mask. To protect yourself and others from COVID-19, CDC […]
Readout of Dr. Walensky’s call with Disability Advocacy Groups and Allies
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky today met with a group of representatives from disability organizations and allies to discuss their concerns surrounding a recent television appearance by Dr. Walensky.
CDC Study Shows Flu Vaccination Prevents Severe Flu Illness in U.S. Children
A new CDC study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases (CID) shows that flu vaccination protected children against serious flu illness even when they were infected with a flu virus that was antigenically different from the vaccine virus.
Telebriefing on COVID-19 Update
Welcome and thank you all for standing by. At this time, all participants will be in a listen only mode until the question and answer portion of today's conference.
CDC Recommends Moderna Booster at 5 Months
CDC is adjusting our recommendation for when people can receive a booster shot, shortening the interval from 6 months to 5 months. Earlier this week CDC made this recommendation for recipients of a Pfizer-BioNTech primary series and, after FDA action this morning, we’re extending this recommendation to recipients of a Moderna primary series.
CDC Media Telebriefing: Update on COVID-19
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will provide an update to media on the COVID-19 pandemic.
CDC Reports Increase in Human Rabies Cases Linked to Bats in the U.S.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is raising awareness of the risks of rabies from bats in the U.S. after three people, including one child, died from rabies between late September and early November 2021.
CDC Expands Booster Shot Eligibility and Strengthens Recommendations for 12-17 Year Olds
Today, CDC is endorsing the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation to expand eligibility of booster doses to those 12 to 15 years old. CDC now recommends that adolescents age 12 to 17 years old should receive a booster shot 5 months after their initial Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination series.
CDC Recommends Pfizer Booster at 5 Months, Additional Primary Dose for Certain Immunocompromised Children
CDC is updating our recommendation for when many people can receive a booster shot, shortening the interval from 6 months to 5 months for people who received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine.
CDC Updates and Shortens Recommended Isolation and Quarantine Period for General Population
CDC is shortening the recommended time for isolation from 10 days for people with COVID-19 to 5 days, if asymptomatic, followed by 5 days of wearing a mask when around others.
CDC Releases Emergency Guidance for Healthcare Facilities to Prepare for Potential Omicron Surge
CDC Releases Emergency Guidance for Healthcare Facilities to Prepare for Potential Omicron Surge
Listeria Outbreak Linked to Packaged Salads
CDC is currently investigating two separate Listeria outbreaks, both of which are linked to packaged salads. One outbreak is linked to packaged salads produced by Fresh Express. The other outbreak is linked to packaged salads produced by Dole.
Test-To-Stay Options Can Help Keep Students in School During COVID-19
Today, CDC released two reports in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report highlighting the use of test-to-stay practices used in schools to minimize absenteeism and learning loss which can occur during traditional quarantine at home.
CDC Endorses ACIP’s Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations
Today, CDC is endorsing updated recommendations made by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for the prevention of COVID-19, expressing a clinical preference for individuals to receive an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine over Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine.
CDC Expands COVID-19 Booster Recommendations to 16-and-17-year-olds
CDC Expands COVID-19 Booster Recommendations to 16-and-17-year-olds.
CDC Launches Two Global Networks, Awards $22 Million to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance and Infectious Diseases
CDC Launches Two Global Networks, Awards $22 Million to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance and Infectious Diseases
Transcript: New Vital Signs Report The HIV Epidemic Remains Severe Among Gay and Bisexual Men - What Can Be Done to End the Epidemic for Everyone?
Transcript for "New Vital Signs Report: The HIV epidemic remains severe among gay and bisexual men - What can be done to end the epidemic for everyone?" This telebriefing occurred on November 30, 2021.
CDC Tightens Testing Requirement for International Travel to the US to One Day
Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is revising the current Global Testing Order to shorten the timeline for required testing for all international air travelers to one day before departure to the United States.

Health News

Deep dive into HIV’s hidden DNA finds that some people could eventually drop their drugs

24 January 2022

Eighteen months ago, aidsmap.com reported on a study that suggested a mechanism behind some people’s ability to control their HIV without drugs. A new study, published in the scientific journal Cell, used sophisticated probes to uncover every bit of HIV genetic material hidden in the cells of six patients. [...]

Big increase in recent PrEP users among new HIV cases, largest UK clinic reports

24 January 2022

London’s 56 Dean Street, the largest sexual health clinic in Europe, has just reported its latest data on new HIV diagnoses. They show that while the number of new diagnoses among its users continued to fall in 2020, the proportion who had been recently taking pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) considerably increased. In 2020, nearly one in five people diagnosed with HIV had used PrEP in the last three months, some very recently. [...]

HIV clinicians should ask gay men if they want to become fathers

24 January 2022

Healthcare professionals should avoid making assumptions about gay men’s parenting desires, report Dr Robert Pralat of the University of Cambridge and colleagues in the BMC Public Health. The London study shows that healthcare professionals are less likely to discuss parenting options with gay men than women and heterosexual men. The study also found that gay men rarely instigated conversations about parenthood with their HIV care team. [...]

Further evidence that COVID breakthrough infections are more common in people living with HIV

24 January 2022

A new study provides more evidence that people living with HIV who are vaccinated against COVID-19 are more likely to experience a breakthrough COVID infection compared to HIV-negative people. The good news is that – across the board – fully vaccinated people had less severe COVID illness than unvaccinated people. [...]

Integrating lay counsellors into routine HIV care improved mental health symptoms in Mozambique

24 January 2022

A study found that almost half of people newly diagnosed with HIV in Mozambique suffered from mental health issues. Among those, a third of people saw mental health symptoms decline by more than a half after several counselling sessions with lay providers. Mental health symptoms decreased by nearly 75% in those who participated in five counselling sessions. [...]

One in five new cases of HIV and hepatitis C in people who inject drugs due to unstable housing in US and UK, modelling shows

24 January 2022

Unstable housing among people who inject drugs may be responsible for up to one in five new infections with HIV or hepatitis C in the United Kingdom and the United States, a global modelling study has found. The modelling exercise, published in the journal Lancet Public Health, was carried out by a team from the University of Bristol. [...]

Hepatitis B may increase cancer risk in people with HIV

24 January 2022

People with both HIV and hepatitis B have a higher rate of non-liver cancers compared to other people with HIV, a large European study has found. The study investigators, who have published their findings in the journal HIV Medicine, say that people coinfected with HIV and hepatitis B may need extra screening for some common cancers. The study found that the rate of non-liver cancers was 23% higher in people with HIV and hepatitis B compared to people with HIV alone. [...]

Will increasing viral load testing reduce HIV transmission through breast milk in low- and middle-income countries?

24 January 2022

Following general viral load testing guidelines for adults may lead to just under a third of pregnant women with HIV knowing their viral load. In an analysis piece for the BMJ, Professor Ameena Goga and colleagues from the South African Medical Research Council argue that frequent testing of maternal viral load is needed to prevent HIV transmission through breast milk. [...]

Public opposition to same-sex marriage associated with poorer sexual health and HIV outcomes

24 January 2022

HIV and sexual health outcomes among gay and bisexual men in Australia are worse in areas where there is greater opposition to same-sex marriage, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. Amongst other findings, it reported that a gay or bisexual man living with HIV in the district most strongly opposed to same-sex marriage was 8% less likely to be on ART than someone living in the district with the least opposition to same-sex marriage. [...]

Patients who developed advanced HIV in DRC and Kenya ‘slipped through the cracks’ of health and social structures

24 January 2022

Hospitalised patients with advanced HIV in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Kenya sought care multiple times as their health declined without receiving adequate services. In both countries, they ‘slipped through the cracks’ of health and social support structures, missing opportunities for timely management of HIV. This is according to qualitative research carried out by Dr Rose Burns from the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and colleagues, published in AIDS Care. [...]

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