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DOH urges Marcos: Fast-track passage of CDC bill

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 30 04:06 PM

The DOH on Friday urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to fast-track the enactment of a measure creating the country's Center for Disease Control. Read more »

Most pregnancy-related deaths in US are avoidable: CDC

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 21 11:48 AM

The leading cause identified was mental health problems, including suicide or drug overdoses, followed by hemorrhage and heart problems. Read more »

2nd US monkeypox death as virus linked to brain inflammation

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 15 02:57 PM

The latest fatal case involved a severely immunocompromised resident of Los Angeles County who had been hospitalized. Read more »

US CDC adds PH to 'high' travel risk for COVID-19

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 08:28 PM

The Philippines is among 3 countries placed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to its "high" risk category for COVID-19. Read more »

US CDC opens country office in Philippines

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 24 05:49 PM

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has opened a country office in Manila, the US embassy said Monday. Read more »

Cheers, jeers in US as plane mask mandates are lifted

John Biers, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 20 09:19 AM

Airlines, subways and bus services across the United States moved quickly Tuesday to remove mask requirements following a federal court ruling. Read more »

'Strong protection for babies born to COVID-vaccinated moms'

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 16 09:12 AM

Babies born to mothers fully vaccinated against the coronavirus during pregnancy were around 60 percent less likely to be hospitalized with severe Covid. Read more »

US CDC eases warnings for cruises as new COVID infections fall

Reuters
Posted at Feb 16 08:58 AM

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday eased its warnings for cruise ships by a notch from the highest level. Read more »

COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy not linked to birth complications: study

Leroy Leo, Reuters
Posted at Jan 05 07:04 AM

COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy was not associated with preterm delivery or underweight newborns, a CDC study said Tuesday. Read more »

US sets global record of over 1M COVID-19 cases in a day

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 04 09:34 PM

There were 1,080,211 new cases in the country, a global record, with the number of cases doubling the previous week. Read more »

Halving isolation period 'too early' in light of omicron threat

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 28 12:30 PM

It is still 'too early' to shorten isolation period for asymptomatic COVID-19 patients in light of the threat of the omicron variant, the DOH said. Read more »

Unvaccinated people twice as likely to be reinfected with COVID-19

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 08 12:55 PM

Unvaccinated people are more than twice as likely to be reinfected with COVID-19 as the fully vaccinated, a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. Read more »

CDC internal report says Delta variant as contagious as chickenpox - NYT

Reuters
Posted at Jul 30 03:56 PM

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has described the Delta variant of the coronavirus to be as contagious as chickenpox and could cause severe illness, the New York Times reported, citing an internal CDC document. Read more »

US CDC: Vaccinated people in high COVID risk areas need to mask again

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 28 04:52 AM

The shift comes as the Delta variant of the coronavirus is driving a sharp surge in cases, with hotspots in regions that have lagged behind in vaccinations. Read more »

US warns Covid 'becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 17 10:12 AM

The new wave is driven by the Delta variant, which now accounts for more than 80 percent of new cases in the US, according to the covSpectrum tracker.  Read more »

Texas bars mask mandates for schools, defies CDC guidance

Steve Gorman, Reuters
Posted at May 19 08:12 AM

Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday ordered all public school districts in his state to lift mask-wearing requirements next month, contradicting the latest student-safety COVID-19 guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Read more »

US CDC says risk of contracting coronavirus from surfaces is low

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 14 11:05 PM

A recent US study sees very little risk of catching COVID-19 from touching contaminated surfaces.   Read more »

Pagdapo ng COVID-19 sa mga bagay maliit ang tsansa, ayon sa pag-aaral

Isay Reyes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 14 07:21 PM

Ayon sa CDC, 1 in 10,000 ang posibilidad na mahawa ng sakit na COVID-19 dahil sa contaminated surfaces at objects. Read more »

'Useful naman': FDA, DOH nagkomento sa 'mababang efficacy rate' ng Sinovac vaccine

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 13 11:25 PM

Tuloy ang pagbabakuna gamit ang CoronaVac, na ngayon ay puwede na ring iturok sa senior citizens. Read more »

CDC updates guidance to cruise ship industry, urges vaccinations

David Shepardson, Reuters
Posted at Apr 03 08:26 AM

The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention did not specify a date for the resumption of cruise operations from US ports despite calls from the industry for planning for a phased resumption by the beginning of July.  Read more »