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CDC recommends second COVID-19 shot for older people

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends people aged 65 and older and those who are immunocompromised receive a second dose of the 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine six months after the first dose.

CDC recommends two doses of COVID-19 vaccine for older individuals, lowers pneumococcal vaccine age 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week endorsed a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for people aged 65 and older along with individuals moderately or severely immunocompromised to receive a second dose of the 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine six months following their first dose.

CMS issues final guidance on hospital respiratory data reporting rules

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released final guidance detailing reporting requirements for the hospital respiratory data condition of participation.

CDC: Health workers should prepare for respiratory virus season

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reminding clinicians and other health care workers to take necessary steps to keep themselves and their patients’ safe during respiratory virus season.

CMS releases final guidance on hospital respiratory data condition of participation reporting requirements 

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Oct. 22 released final guidance detailing reporting requirements for the hospital respiratory data condition of participation.

CDC, Tri-Council to host webinar on preparing for viral respiratory season

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Tri-Council for Nursing will host a webinar to help nurses and other health professionals prepare for the 2024-2025 fall/winter respiratory virus season on Sept. 16 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET.

CDC: COVID surging across U.S.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s COVID-19 data tracker shows an 18.1% test positivity rate for the week ending Aug. 10, the highest rate since January 2022.

FDA authorizes combination tests for flu, COVID-19

The Food and Drug Administration Aug. 22 granted emergency use authorization for two new combined COVID-19 and influenza tests.

CDC: COVID-19 surging across the U.S.

The Centers for Disease Control COVID-19 data tracker shows an 18.1% test positivity rate for the week ending Aug. 10, the highest it has been since January 2022.

CDC issues advisory on increased parvovirus B19 cases in the U.S. 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Aug. 13 issued an advisory alerting of an uptick of cases of parvovirus B19 across the U.S.