Tag: cdc

Virus that can cause paralysis in children is on the rise in California: A few safeguards

A respiratory virus that in rare cases can cause polio-like paralysis in children is on the rise in California and across the...

Free COVID tests are coming back. Here's how to get yours

Coronavirus infections have come roaring back this year, prompting the Biden administration to renew one of its earliest responses to the...

The new COVID vaccine is here. Why these are the best times to get immunized

With the new COVID-19 vaccinations for the 2024–25 season arriving in California and across the nation, an important question arises: When is...

See COVID's toll on California's life expectancy in new CDC longevity report

It was the year COVID-19 vaccines became widely available, and the pandemic’s startling death toll in California and elsewhere appeared close to...

Parvovirus B19 increasing in U.S., CDC warns. How to prevent it, recognize symptoms.

More people in the U.S. have become infected with a highly transmissible seasonal respiratory virus that can pose serious risks to pregnant women...

CDC warns of listeria outbreak linked to deli meat that has left 28 sick, 2 dead

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning Americans about a listeria outbreak that has sickened more than two dozen people...