/tags/cdc CDC en-US Copyright Wed, 09 Jul 2025 09:00:00 GMT /2025-07-09/hiv-community-faces-a-double-whammy-medicaid-reductions-and-cdc-funding-cuts Several Midwestern Cities have been designated as HIV “hotspots” due to the rising number of new cases; and the South accounts for nearly half of all HIV diagnoses nationwide. Wed, 09 Jul 2025 09:00:00 GMT /2025-07-09/hiv-community-faces-a-double-whammy-medicaid-reductions-and-cdc-funding-cuts Side Effects Public Media /show/all-sides/2025-06-26/whats-going-on-with-the-cdcs-vaccine-panel We’ll get an update as the new members of the CDC's vaccine panel held their first meeting this week. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 09:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2025-06-26/whats-going-on-with-the-cdcs-vaccine-panel /2025-06-10/columbus-public-health-commissioner-part-of-cdc-vaccine-advisory-panel-removed-by-rfk-jr Columbus Public Health Commissioner Dr. Mysheika Roberts was removed from the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. She was one of 17 people who were dismissed Monday from the committee by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 20:27:17 GMT /2025-06-10/columbus-public-health-commissioner-part-of-cdc-vaccine-advisory-panel-removed-by-rfk-jr Ellie Owen /show/all-sides/2025-03-04/how-might-cdc-funding-cuts-negatively-impact-public-health We’re talking about the Centers for Disease Control and how funding cuts to the organization could endanger public health. Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2025-03-04/how-might-cdc-funding-cuts-negatively-impact-public-health /2023-11-10/cdc-reports-increase-in-kindergarten-vaccine-exemptions-ohio-is-above-the-national-average The Centers for Disease Control said the rate of kindergarteners exempted from school vaccinations has hit the highest level ever at a national average of 3%. Fri, 10 Nov 2023 18:05:50 GMT /2023-11-10/cdc-reports-increase-in-kindergarten-vaccine-exemptions-ohio-is-above-the-national-average Allie Vugrincic /2022-04-29/cdc-reports-pediatric-vaccinations-fell-slightly-during-pandemic The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that for the 2020-21 school year, vaccine coverage fell slightly from the year before, elevating fears of outbreaks of childhood illnesses. Fri, 29 Apr 2022 17:11:25 GMT /2022-04-29/cdc-reports-pediatric-vaccinations-fell-slightly-during-pandemic Matthew Rand /npr-news/2022-04-18/justice-department-might-appeal-the-mask-ruling-if-the-cdc-says-theyre-still-needed The mask-wearing requirement had been initially imposed in early 2021, shortly after President Biden took office. Mon, 18 Apr 2022 20:12:38 GMT /npr-news/2022-04-18/justice-department-might-appeal-the-mask-ruling-if-the-cdc-says-theyre-still-needed Ken Barcus, Jonathan Franklin /npr-news/2022-04-13/cdc-extends-transportation-mask-mandate-until-may-3 The Biden administration will continue to require travelers to wear masks on planes and other forms of public transport,. Wed, 13 Apr 2022 18:04:24 GMT /npr-news/2022-04-13/cdc-extends-transportation-mask-mandate-until-may-3 Will Stone, Pien Huang /coronavirus/2021-12-29/new-cdc-guidelines-shorten-isolation-and-quarantine-periods-recommend-masks The Center's for Disease Control has issued an update that shortens the recommended isolation and quarantine period for people with COVID-19 but still recommends masking. An Ohio Health official is worried people will not follow the masking guidelines. Wed, 29 Dec 2021 10:00:00 GMT /coronavirus/2021-12-29/new-cdc-guidelines-shorten-isolation-and-quarantine-periods-recommend-masks Natasha Williams /2021-04-09/cdc-director-declares-racism-a-serious-public-health-threat "The pandemic illuminated inequities that have existed for generations and revealed for all of America a known, but often unaddressed, epidemic impacting public health: racism," Walensky said. Fri, 09 Apr 2021 14:17:41 GMT /2021-04-09/cdc-director-declares-racism-a-serious-public-health-threat Laurel Wamsley