The CDC has ended its H5N1 bird flu emergency response, but experts urge continued vigilance as the virus remains a threat ...

Nicknamed “Stratus,” the XFG strain was recently designated a “variant under monitoring” by the World Health Organization ...

The Biden administration significantly loosened mask-wearing guidelines to protect against COVID-19 transmission in local communities on Friday. The news, which was first reported by The ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that even vaccinated Americans resume wearing masks indoors if they are in areas with high or substantial transmissibility of the COVID-19 ...

Changing guidelines from the CDC have left businesses, schools and individuals confused about when and where to mask up. Dr. Dan Diekema has advice.

CDC advisers support masks in update to hospital infection guidelines, but critics say draft doesn’t go far enough ...

The CDC’s new guidelines are not intended to discourage wearing masks, Walensky said during the news briefing. “Anybody is certainly welcome to wear a mask at any time,” she said.

The CDC’s new measure for Covid-19 community levels means nearly 70% of the US population reside in areas where masks aren’t required. Why did the CDC make this change? Should people still ...

UNDER THE CDC’S NEW METRICS ABOUT 70% OF AMERICANS. INCLUDING STUDENTS WOULD NO LONGER BE RECOMMENDED TO WEAR MASKS BECAUSE THEY’RE LIVING IN LOW TO MODERATE COVID RISK AREAS. THOSE ARE THE ...

The CDC's justification for rolling back masking rings hollow, and there are other metrics that would be safer than hospitalizations.

The new CDC face mask guidelines are a step in the right direction. They guidelines could h ave been implemented months earlier if the uptake of the vaccines was h igher.