COVID-19 cases remained relatively steady week-over-week in late August, though data from states showed "very high" viral activity at the end of the month, according to the Centers for Disease Control ...

Acting Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya urged the public not to panic over the hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, underscoring that it’s not like COVID-19.

The sights of PPE-clad passengers leaving the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship Sunday may prompt flashbacks to the COVID ...

The official death toll of covid-19 between 2020 and 2021 was off by nearly 20%, new research finds. Reading time 3 minutes The covid-19 pandemic was perhaps the greatest natural disaster to befall ...

The new CDC report found that the new variant has spread to 25 U.S. states and 23 countries worldwide. Reading time 3 minutes Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are tracking ...

The report contained information indicating that the COVID-19 vaccine cut hospital visits nearly in half for vaccinated adults in the winter of 2026 Getty The Centers for Disease Control and ...

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Dozens of people are being monitored for hantavirus tied to the deadly outbreak on board the cruise ship MV Hondius. The ...