CDC

The CDC is the U.S. government agency responsible for protecting public health by controlling and preventing disease, injury, and disability. It conducts critical health research, provides information on health risks, and manages national disease surveillance and response programs.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news due to its handling of a recent disease outbreak, declining vaccination rates, leadership changes, and security concerns.

Latest on CDC

• STAT+: New CDC director tells staff she is prepared to speak ‘truth to power’
• US vaccination rates fall again as exemptions continue to rise, CDC data shows
• Moderna Gets FDA Approval For mRNA Flu Vaccine, But CDC Input Still Uncertain
• Opinion: I was in my office when bullets hit the CDC. A year later, the agency remains under attack
• Weeks into explosive diarrhea outbreak, sluggish CDC plans response team
• Schwartz confirmed as CDC director after bungling confirmation hearing
• DOGE Downsized It Last Year
• The CDC Has a Cyclospora Lab
• Office Of National Drug Control Policy Cdc Release Health Advisory On Medetomidine In Illi

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