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Fiona Havers, who oversaw CDC respiratory virus data, told colleagues she no longer had confidence the data would be used objectively to set vaccine policy. June 16, 2025. 4 min. Summary.
Fiona Havers, who oversaw CDC respiratory virus data, ... CDC staff including Havers present hospitalization data at nearly every public meeting of the agency’s vaccine advisory committee.
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday named eight new vaccine policy advisers to replace the panel that he abruptly dismissed earlier this week. They include a ...
INTRODUCTION. In 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Zika virus (ZIKV) infection-related microcephaly and other neurological disorders a Public Health Emergency of international concern ...
A dominant strain of norovirus is emerging, which could disrupt the seasonal pattern and increase the number of outbreaks, a June 2 CDC report suggests. Here’s what to know: 1. In previous years ...
Alabama’s first 2025 case of West Nile virus has been reported by the state department of public health as mosquito season ramps up. The ADPH has also reported a case of Dengue Fever and a case ...
Gov. Rick Scott said the state can only test fewer than 500 people for the Zika virus. He's calling on the CDC to provide an additional thousand kits so crews can test new mothers, women who are ...
New CDC research suggests the H5N1 avian influenza virus that infected a Michigan dairy farmworker can be transmitted through the air. The revelation, the study's authors wrote, suggests "an ...
In Korea, there have been 40 reported cases of the Zika virus since 2016. Among these, 39 cases were imported from overseas, including the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Maldives, and Indonesia.
1 Fauci AS, Morens DM. Zika Virus in the Americas - Yet Another Arbovirus Threat. N Engl J Med. 2016 Feb 18;374(7):601-4. 2 Brito C. Zika Virus : A New Chapter in the History of Medicine. Acta Med ...