Public Policy Archives - Page 20 of 116

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Flu activity increases for third straight week
February 10, 2020
One important indicator – outpatient visits – is headed into uncharted territory.
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CDC begins coronavirus diagnostic test kit distribution; new case confirmed in Wisconsin
February 5, 2020
Today, the test kits will start shipping to over 100 U.S. public health labs.
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Novel coronavirus cases now at 11; entry ban and quarantine measures begin
February 3, 2020
“Strong measures now may blunt the impact of this virus on the United States,” said the CDC’s Dr. Nancy Messonnier.
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Don’t forget about the flu: 2019-2010 season is not over
February 3, 2020
Activity levels continue to rise after a 2-week drop at the beginning of the year.
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CDC: Opioid prescribing and use rates down since 2010
January 31, 2020
Encouragement from analysis involving 11 states is offset by increase in opioid-attributable deaths.
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CDC: First person-to-person spread of novel coronavirus in U.S.
January 30, 2020
CDC Director Dr. Robert R. Redfield said “the full picture of how easy and how sustainable this virus can spread is unclear.”
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CDC: Risk in U.S. from 2019-nCoV remains low
January 30, 2020
The genetic sequence for all five viruses detected in the United States to date has been uploaded the CDC website.
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HHS: Coronavirus risk low in U.S., vaccine development underway
January 28, 2020
U.S. health providers should be on the lookout for any patient who has traveled to China recently.
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CDC: Five confirmed 2019-nCoV cases in the U.S.
January 27, 2020
At this time in the United States, the virus is not spreading in the community.
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Zika virus: Birth defects rose fourfold in U.S. hardest-hit areas
January 27, 2020
U.S. jurisdictions without local transmission of the virus saw no increase in infants born with brain abnormalities and/or microcephaly or with eye abnormalities.