CDC urges doctors to speed subtyping of patients hospitalized with the flu to better track H5N1 infections
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging hospitals to accelerate advanced testing of people they suspect ...
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Amid H5N1, CDC Wants Faster Influenza A Subtyping for Hospitalized Cases
The CDC is now calling for subtyping of influenza A viruses in all hospitalized patients -- and on an accelerated timeline, ...
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CDC director looks to future of public health with worry
In 2023, Congress passed a law to ensure that an incoming CDC director is confirmed by the Senate. The incoming agency director under Trump will be the first official to go through the ...
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Nominee For CDC Director, Weldon, May Push For Big Changes In Vaccine Policy
The CDC director can’t ban vaccines. But the Secretary of Health and Human Services can hire (or replace) ACIP committee members, which may lead to new sets of CDC recommendations, particularly ...
CDC urges faster testing to find human bird flu cases
The CDC on Thursday urged labs nationwide to determine within 24 hours of admission whether people hospitalized with the flu ...
Hospitals Should Test All Influenza Patients for Bird Flu, CDC Says
CDC officials say they extended the guidance now because they are seeing more H5N1 patients whose illness they cannot track ...
CDC wants more, faster testing for bird flu as outbreak grows
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging health care workers to accelerate bird flu testing for patients ...