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The CDC will no longer issue COVID-19 vaccination cards
By: Ayana Archie | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The CDC will no longer be issuing COVID-19 vaccination cards, the agency said in guidance updated on Wednesday. It will also not be keeping records of people’s… Read More
![A nurse wearing a facemask administers a COVID vaccine to a woman who has her eyes closed and a facemask on.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/gettyimages-1363336039-a89e0bc2912ac7fede302552341521ccacd566c8-scaled-e1694550315227-900x422.jpg)
CDC advisers back the broad rollout of new COVID boosters
By: Scott Hensley | Rob Stein | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — A panel of advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention backed the broad use of new COVID-19 vaccines, as cases of the respiratory illness rise…. Read More
![This undated photo made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a strain of Candida auris cultured in a petri dish.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ap22193430834561_custom-2e0954f0d36077065b822cb9dcd5bf2880112a62-e1679426445266-900x422.jpg)
The potentially deadly Candida auris fungus is spreading quickly in the U.S.
By: Ayana Archie | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The fungus Candida auris is becoming a more dangerous public health care threat, as the number of drug-resistant cases jumped in 2021, the Centers for Disease Control… Read More
![Wanda Irving holds her granddaughter, Soleil, in front of a portrait of Soleil's mother, Shalon Irving, at her home in Sandy Springs, Ga., in 2017.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/harlan_npr_wandairving_24_custom-7a24dc275e71092666b9b078d2776d6959da13cf-e1678976866805-900x422.jpg)
The CDC reports maternal deaths in the U.S. spiked in 2021
By: Selena Simmons-Duffin | Carmel Wroth | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — In 2021, the U.S. had one of the worst rates of maternal mortality in the country’s history, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease… Read More
![Rod-shaped bacteria Shigella which cause food-borne infection shigellosis or dysentery, 3D illustration](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/shutterstock_670145620-e1677864608173-900x422.jpg)
What is Shigella, the increasingly drug-resistant bacteria the CDC is warning about?
By: Kaitlyn Radde | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raising warning doctors and the public about an increase in extensively drug-resistant (XDR) cases of Shigella, a highly transmissible bacteria… Read More
![A chalkboard reads Strep Throat. It is laying on a table next to a stethoscope](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/shutterstock_1691187454-e1673376924863-900x422.jpg)
CDC warns of rising strep throat infections among children
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — The CDC is investigating a rise in severe cases of strep throat among kids in the U.S. Several children’s hospitals across the country have reported an increase… Read More
![Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, attends a Senate hearing in Washington last July.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/gettyimages-1234075200-60276ed1977d8226361bd5928660b9a73cdc3994-scaled-e1662142181113-900x422.jpg)
There’s no bad time to get a new COVID booster if you’re eligible, CDC director says
By: Rachel Treisman | NPR
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Updated September 2, 2022 at 10:11 AM ET WASHIGNTON, D.C. (NPR) — Americans will now have access to updated COVID booster shots after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention… Read More
![Ohio University's Cutler Hall on the first day of the semester.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/OU-Image-scaled-e1599491277344-900x422.jpg)
Ohio University’s mask requirement on Athens campus rolls back to recommendation as county falls to Medium COVID-19 community level
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University will only recommend masks on the Athens campus in classrooms, labs, studios, clinical settings, other learning spaces and its Child Development Center based on its… Read More
![Ohio University's Cutler Hall on the first day of the semester.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/OU-Image-scaled-e1599491277344-900x422.jpg)
Mask requirement in classrooms on OU’s Athens campus returns Monday as county reaches High COVID-19 community level
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University will require masks on the Athens campus starting Monday in classrooms, labs, studios, clinical settings, other learning spaces and its Child Development Center based on… Read More
![Ohio University's Cutler Hall on the first day of the semester.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/OU-Image-scaled-e1599491277344-900x422.jpg)
Ohio University reinstates mask mandate for all indoor spaces on Athens campus Aug. 1
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University will once again require masks be worn in all indoor spaces on the Athens campus starting Monday, August 1. The announcement Friday comes after Thursday’s… Read More
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The first probable case of monkeypox is reported in Ohio
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There is now one probable case of monkeypox in the Buckeye State. Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff said the agency has… Read More
![Employees of Nomi Health check in a long line of people seeking COVID-19 tests](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/ap21355766107809-437e5da2151187d5e616ba53fa906332990f9963-scaled-e1640190271233-900x422.jpg)
The CDC estimates 3 in 4 kids have had coronavirus infections
By: Associated Press
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NEW YORK (AP) — Government researchers say three out of every four U.S. children have been infected with the coronavirus. Among Americans of all ages, more than half had signs… Read More
![A cardboard cutout of Rufus Bobcat wearing a mask outside of College Bookstore in uptown Athens.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/rufus-crop-900x422.jpg)
Masks requirements dropped for Ohio University campuses in CDC “Low” level communities
By: Kaitlin Thorne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Ohio University is aligning its masking policy further with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendations, per an announcement from the University on Thursday afternoon…. Read More
![A woman receives a booster shot at a pop-up vaccination clinic in Las Vegas on Dec. 21.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/gettyimages-1360265793_slide-f3e63a2c831bcf3932c5d9c0467ea7c34339ad5f-scaled-e1641323606655-900x422.jpg)
The CDC now recommends Pfizer boosters after 5 months, down from 6
By: Becky Sullivan | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — People who were initially immunized with two shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine should receive a booster shot after five months, rather than six, according to… Read More
![A CVS COVID-19 testing sign is seen on the campus of Ohio Univerisy, in Athens, Ohio, on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021. [Joseph Scheller | WOUB]](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/091621_StockOhioUniversity_0038-e1640884735722-900x422.jpg)
Understanding the new CDC guidelines for those exposed to, or suffering from, COVID-19
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends a shorter isolation period for COVID-19 patients, from 10 days to five — if asymptomatic — followed… Read More
![Safeway pharmacist Shahrzad Khoobyari administers a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster shot into the arm of Norman Solomon in San Rafael, Calif](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/booster_gettyimages-1344322805-01fe4bf7fed192edc6b94486307baf44a205adde-scaled-e1637357504596-900x422.jpg)
CDC advisers back expansion of COVID boosters for all adults
By: Scott Hensley | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — A panel of experts advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unanimously backed the expansion of Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine boosters to all adults…. Read More
![Housing activists erect a sign in Swampscott, Mass. A federal freeze on most evictions is set to expire soon. The moratorium, put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September, was the only tool keeping millions of tenants in their homes.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/AP21174795994355-e1626366227215-900x422.jpg)
What Renters, Landlords Should Expect As The Federal Eviction Moratorium Expires
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — Throughout most of the pandemic, Americans who are behind on their rent have been safe from evictions due to a federal moratorium imposed by the Centers… Read More
![Remnants of the COVID-19 Pandemic are seen in Athens, Ohio, on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. [Joseph Scheller | WOUB]](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/071321_CovidStock_0272-scaled-e1627403660748-900x422.jpg)
CDC Expected To Backpedal On Some Masking Guidelines
By: Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to backpedal on some of its masking guidelines and recommend that even vaccinated people wear masks indoors in parts… Read More
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Pandemic Year Likely Deadliest One Ever For Drug Overdoses In Ohio
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Last year is likely to have been the deadliest year for drug overdoses ever in Ohio, according to a projection from the CDC. Ohio is… Read More
![Housing activists erect a sign in front of Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker's house in Swampscott, Mass. on Oct. 14, 2020. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has extended a moratorium on evictions until the end of July.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/ap21125759066768-edit-f5677f77538076ca3b83d495f579fdcc446f0a2b-scaled-e1624550677767-900x422.jpg)
CDC Extends Eviction Moratorium Through July
By: Pam Fessler | NPR
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the pandemic presented a historic threat.
![A woman walks past posters explaining mask requirements at Grand Central Terminal train station in New York City on Wednesday. Rules requiring masks on transit are unchanged by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's updated mask guidance for fully vaccinated people.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/gettyimages-1232846344-7e5fb9f00e425d714a5e83077db7f28c4c82103c-scaled-e1621005166158-900x422.jpg)
Here’s What Is (And Isn’t) Changed By The New CDC Mask Guidance
By: Laurel Wamsley I NPR
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Some parts of public life in the U.S. still operate according to restrictive rules, and that includes planes, trains and buses.
![The CDC announced Thursday that fully vaccinated people can safely stop wearing masks indoors. Kyle Faircloth teaches a class at Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, Fla., in February.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ap21062560847471-e50a055d7f8443626b0fb7a789cb2a82a75e58e3-scaled-e1620938776769-900x422.jpg)
Fully Vaccinated People Can Stop Wearing Masks Indoors And Outdoors, CDC Says
By: Laurel Wamsley | NPR
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The loosened guidance should make it easier to reopen schools and workplaces. Mask requirements are still in place for public transport and health care settings.
![A constable posts an eviction order for nonpayment of rent in October in Phoenix. The CDC is extending an order aimed at preventing evictions.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/gettyimages-1279347616-76a02d472540e71cd69569d43e0ba9691d12c677-scaled-e1617035015895-900x422.jpg)
Federal Eviction Moratorium Extended Just 2 Days Before Expiration
By: Chris Arnold | NPR
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is extending an order preventing evictions. It was set to expire this week, which could have displaced staggering numbers of people from their homes.
![Jeevan Guha, 6, poses for a portrait near his homemade sign in San Francisco. His sign reads, "I miss my school."](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/gettyimages-1306229038-7290706d402b59c83e2969c209da693f1c226dda-e1616165387271-900x422.jpg)
CDC Says Schools Can Now Space Students 3 Feet Apart, Rather Than 6
By: Anya Kamenetz | Cory Turner | NPR
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In many places, the 6-foot guidance was interpreted as requiring schools to operate on part-time schedules in order to reduce class sizes. A 3-foot rule would allow many more schools to fully reopen.
![CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said in an interview with NPR on Wednesday that the nation is fighting headwinds in the fight to end the pandemic from new variants of the virus and efforts to rollback coronavirus restrictions.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ap20343705619537-600d377fdb19fcde6288450d22802f5e53f56f1f-scaled-e1615400286984-900x422.jpg)
‘Now Is Not The Time To Stop Wearing A Mask,’ Says CDC Director Rochelle Walensky
By: Jason Breslow | NPR
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With new cases teetering at about 60,000 to 70,000 per day, new hyper-transmissible variants and state rollbacks of coronavirus restrictions, the CDC chief urges Americans to remain vigilant.