Alto’s Dr. Ralph Abraham sworn-in as new Principal Deputy Director at CDC

Former Louisiana Surgeon General Dr. Ralph Abraham was sworn-in Monday by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
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Good Day Atlanta viewer information: Dec. 15, 2025

Atlanta - Here are the guests and segments from Good Day Atlanta for Dec. 15, 2025: ‘Tech The Halls’ in Conyers: The Rockdale ...
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Flu cases rise nationwide as CDC urges vaccination

The flu vaccine is recommended for everyone six months and older, as officials warn that flu activity could continue to ...

COVID vaccines cut ER visits for children, CDC reports

COVID-19 vaccines given to children last fall helped keep many out of emergency rooms (ER) and urgent care, new data shows.

CDC vaccine advisory committee meets to discuss hepatitis B shot, childhood immunization schedule

The CDC's vaccine advisory committee is set to meet Thursday and Friday to discuss the childhood vaccine schedule, adjuvants ...
Georgia Recorder

CDC vaccine committee overturns decades-old hepatitis B recommendation for newborns

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention committee voted to do away with a recommendation that all newborn babies receive ...
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CDC advisory panel reviewing newborn Hepatitis B vaccine recommendation

The panel is led by newly appointed chair Dr. Kirk Milhoan, one of five ACIP members added in September by U.S. Health ...
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Pediatricians in Mississippi to still recommend Hep B vaccine for newborns despite CDC advisers’ vote

Most parents today choose a birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine, with only 9% choosing to forego or delay it, according to the KFF/Washington Post Survey of Parents conducted last summer.

CDC vaccine advisory committee votes to remove universal recommendation for hepatitis B shot at birth

The CDC's vaccine advisory committee voted on Friday to remove the universal recommendation for the hepatitis B vaccine at ...
Georgia Recorder

CDC vaccine panel to review hepatitis B, other childhood vaccines, at December meeting

A key advisory panel that oversees nationwide vaccine recommendations may vote to restrict access to hepatitis B ...

I Left the CDC 100 Days Ago. My Worst Fears About the Agency Are Coming True

"Things have not improved," writes Dr. Debra Houry. "They have worsened. And Congress has still failed to act." ...
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Georgia residents staying alive longer, CDC reports

Georgia has seen an increase of more than a year in life expectancy based on newly released data from the Centers for Disease ...