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

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CDC to Invest $2.1 Billion to Protect Patients and Healthcare Workers from COVID-19 and Future Infectious Diseases
CDC to invest $2.1 billion in infection control to support state and other public health departments against COVID-19.
Number of States with High Obesity Prevalence Rises to Sixteen
The number of states in which at least 35% of residents are obese has nearly doubled since 2018 – and disparities persist - according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
AmeriCorps and CDC Launch Public Health AmeriCorps, Seek Proposals to Build a New Generation of Public Health Leaders
AmeriCorps, the federal agency for volunteering and national service, has launched Public Health AmeriCorps, a new partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to support the recruitment, training, and development of a new generation of public health leaders who will be ready to respond to the nation’s public health needs.
CDC Announces More Than $300 Million in Funding to Support Community Health Workers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded more than $116 million in year one, of a three-year, $348 million program, to organizations for community health worker (CHW) services to support COVID-19 prevention and control.
CDC launches COVID-19 resources for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
CDC works 24/7 saving lives, protecting people from health threats, and saving money to have a more secure nation. A US federal agency, CDC helps make the healthy choice the easy choice by putting science and prevention into action. CDC works to help people live longer, healthier and more productive lives.
CDC Statement Following ACIP Pfizer-BioNTech Vote
Today, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation for use of the Pfizer-BioNTech’s licensed vaccine for people 16 and older.
CDC Investigation Update: CDC identifies source in Salmonella outbreak linked to Italian-style meats
CDC identifies source in Salmonella outbreak linked to Italian-style meats.
Vice President Kamala Harris Opens New CDC Southeast Asia Regional Office in Vietnam
CDC works 24/7 saving lives, protecting people from health threats, and saving money to have a more secure nation. A US federal agency, CDC helps make the healthy choice the easy choice by putting science and prevention into action. CDC works to help people live longer, healthier and more productive lives.
New Research Uncovers Concerning Increases in Youth Living with Diabetes in the U.S.
Diagnosed cases of type 1 and type 2 diabetes are surging among youth in the United States. From 2001 to 2017, the number of people under age 20 living with type 1 diabetes increased by 45%, and the number living with type 2 diabetes grew by 95%.
CDC Investigation Notice Regarding Two Multistate Outbreaks of <em>Salmonella</em> Infections
A CDC investigation notice regarding two multistate outbreaks of Salmonella infections has been posted: https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/italian-style-meat-08-21/index.html
CDC Offers Health Tips for Back to School During COVID-19
As schools plan for a safe return to campus this year, it is critically important to consider the health and well-being of students and staff, and address issues with COVID-19, mental and physical health, and managing other chronic health conditions.
Joint Statement from HHS Public Health and Medical Experts on COVID-19 Booster Shots
Today, public health and medical experts from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the following statement on the Administration’s plan for COVID-19 booster shots for the American people.
CDC Stands Up New Disease Forecasting Center
Aims to predict disease threats, provide early warning and real-time data on outbreaks
Media Statement from CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, on Signing the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ Recommendation for an Additional Dose of an mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine in Moderately to Severely Immunocompromised People
Media Statement from CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, on Signing the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ Recommendation for an Additional Dose of an mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine in Moderately to Severely Immunocompromised People.
New CDC Data: COVID-19 Vaccination Safe for Pregnant People
CDC has released new data on the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines in pregnant people and is recommending all people 12 years of age and older get vaccinated against COVID-19.
CDC Investigation Notice: CDC Warns of <em>Salmonella</em> Infections Linked to Recalled Raw Frozen Breaded Stuffed Chicken
CDC Warns of Salmonella Infections Linked to Recalled Raw Frozen Breaded Stuffed Chicken.
Statement on Melioidosis Cases
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed a new fatal case of the rare disease melioidosis in Georgia that is linked to three previous cases in different states.
New CDC-Funded Pilot Program in Georgia Uses Public Art to Increase Confidence in COVID-19 Vaccination
To help build confidence in and increase demand for COVID-19 vaccination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is partnering with the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) and several other organizations on an innovative community initiative leveraging local artists as trusted vaccine messengers.
New CDC Study: Vaccination Offers Higher Protection than Previous COVID-19 Infection
In today’s MMWR, a study of COVID-19 infections in Kentucky among people who were previously infected with SAR-CoV-2 shows that unvaccinated individuals are more than twice as likely to be reinfected with COVID-19 than those who were fully vaccinated after initially contracting the virus.
CDC Issues Eviction Moratorium Order in Areas of Substantial and High Transmission
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky today signed an order determining the evictions of tenants for failure to make rent or housing payments could be detrimental to public health control measures to slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

Health News

People over 50 years old or with existing kidney dysfunction are more likely to get kidney damage when using tenofovir disoproxil-based PrEP

21 September 2021

A study published in AIDS found that people who already had some evidence of decreased kidney function on blood tests or who were aged over 50 were significantly more likely to develop kidney impairment when taking tenofovir disoproxil as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). The risk of kidney damage when taking PrEP was found to be low, although it may have been underestimated in previous clinical studies. [...]

Fast-track drug refills prove the most common HIV service adaptation in Uganda

21 September 2021

Healthcare providers and people with HIV in Uganda prefer clinic-based models of simplified HIV care to community-based models, Ugandan researchers report in the journal PLOS ONE. Convenience, confidentiality and contact with healthcare workers were judged more important to clients, so that clinic-based drug refill had been more widely adopted than other forms of differentiated service delivery, the study found. Clinic-based models were also judged to be cheaper and easier to implement than community-based models. [...]

HIV and condom use down, STIs up: the impact of U=U and PrEP at a clinic in Seattle, Washington

21 September 2021

A large clinic in Seattle, Washington that has been tracking rates of HIV and STIs and the sexual behaviour of gay and bisexual men from 2002 to 2018 has found that anal sex without a condom with HIV-discordant or unknown partners has increased since 2013. This is a reversal of the trend shown in previous research from this cohort, which found that anal sex without a condom with an HIV-discordant or unknown partner had decreased from 2002-2013. [...]

Intimate partner violence associated with negative outcomes for people living with HIV

21 September 2021

A large nationally representative study of people living with HIV in the United States found that 26% of people living with HIV had experienced physical intimate partner violence in their lifetime, with 4% experiencing it in the previous year. Bisexual women and those experiencing homelessness were especially likely to report a lifetime or recent history of violence. Recent experiences of violence were associated with behaviours that can increase the risk of HIV transmission, unmet support needs, mental health problems, and poor HIV health outcomes. [...]

Two Thai clinics provide exemplary models of trans-centred care, researchers say

21 September 2021

The success of two Thai clinics can be attributed to the active participation of trans women, integrating sexual health and gender-affirming services and a focus on offering destigmatising services in a culturally appropriate manner, a recent qualitative study found. This study was carried out by Alyssa Lynne and Professor Jillana Enteen from Northwestern University in Illinois, USA and published in Culture, Health and Sexuality. [...]

Conclusive PrEP study in China paves the way for national provision for gay men

21 September 2021

A Chinese study, comparing HIV incidence in 1222 gay and bisexual men who took HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with incidence in 507 men who chose not to take it, found five HIV infections amongst the PrEP users and 28 in the non-users. The study was presented at last month’s International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2021). [...]

Dolutegravir-based regimens result in sustained viral suppression, despite lower adherence and treatment interruptions

21 September 2021

A new study has found that antiretroviral therapy regimens based on the integrase inhibitor dolutegravir were more likely to result in sustained viral suppression, even in situations of poorer adherence and treatment interruptions, than regimens based on older drugs. Dolutegravir is branded as Tivicay and is also combined with other drugs in Triumeq, Dovato and Juluca. [...]

A vicious cycle: how food insecurity, violence, poor mental health, and substance use increase HIV’s impact on US Black women

21 September 2021

A qualitative study among women in Atlanta and San Francisco has found a mutually reinforcing cycle of food insecurity, intimate partner violence, poor mental health, and substance use, which leads to increased risk of HIV infection among women and poorer health outcomes for women with it. [...]

US CDC recommends third dose of Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for immunocompromised people

21 September 2021

Immunocompromised people who received the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines should receive a third dose to improve their chances of developing an adequate antibody response, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended earlier this month. The recommendation applies to people who are receiving immunosuppressive treatment for cancer and to people with HIV with low CD4 counts or detectable HIV viral load (although US CDC doesn’t specify what CD4 threshold should trigger eligibility for a third dose). Immunocompromised people are those who have: [...]

Could gene therapies be used to cure more people with HIV?

21 September 2021

Medical science is starting to license and use drugs and procedures that change the genetic code inside the body’s cells, and to correct the ‘bad code’ that can give rise to conditions such as cancer and the auto-immune diseases. Since HIV is a disease that results from a virus inserting such a piece of bad code into our genes, such therapies could be used to snip out that code and effect a cure. [...]

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