Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Anyone flying to the U.S. will soon need to show proof of a negative test for COVID-19.

The states’ focus on vaccinating health-care workers and nursing homes has created a bottleneck, the official said.

“Most people have the basic materials to make a face mask right now,” says Stanford psychology expert Nir Eyal. “It’s time to call forth the ‘can do’ American spirit and encourage everyone stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic to start sewing.”

Abbott Labs is making its rapid Covid-19 antigen test available to schools, pharmacies and workplaces that require frequent and affordable testing.

The CDC reports that overdose fatalities in the U.S. have spiked during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday posted recommendations for use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine as it relates to the general public, pregnant women and immunocompromised individuals.

President-elect Joe Biden has selected a doctor from Massachusetts General Hospital to be the next head of the the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to a report released Sunday night. Sources told Politico that Dr. Rochelle Walensky, chief of infectious diseases at MGH and a professor at Harvard Medical School, will be appointed to the position....

Massachusetts has submitted its initial coronavirus vaccine order to the federal government, and Gov. Charlie Baker says the state can expect 300,000 doses by the end of the month. The Baker Administration submitted the commonwealth’s COVID-19 vaccine order to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday. “For months, we have been actively preparing for the speedy...

The CDC’s previous infographic, which downplayed the disproportionate burden on communities of color, was widely shared.

Ellie Murray, an epidemiologist at Boston University, said the new guidance feels something like a compromise by the CDC, or a negotiating tactic.

Dr. Robert Redfield, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said the U.S. is at a “very critical time.”

Norwegian CFO Mark Kempa said last month that the company does “not expect a straight line recovery.”

The first coronavirus vaccines could arrive in Massachusetts as early as this month, Gov. Charlie Baker said Tuesday, but it will take time to achieve widespread distribution. It will likely be months before the general public can get vaccinated, based on plans the federal government and Massachusetts are finalizing this week to prioritize limited early supplies. The first doses will…

The agency previously recommended that anyone who was exposed to Covid-19 quarantine for 14 days.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday that the recommended quarantine period for people exposed to the coronavirus has been shortened from 14 days to 10 days if they have no symptoms.

Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine, made in partnership with BioNTech, needs to be stored at subzero temperatures and distribution challenges lie ahead.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention upgraded cruise ship travel to the highest possible risk level for spreading COVID-19 – weeks after the agency gave cruises the green light to set sail.

U.S. health officials Wednesday redefined what counts as close contact with someone with COVID-19 to include briefer but repeated encounters.

Federal officials are warning of salmonella cases in at least 10 states linked to dried mushrooms from a Southern California company

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released guidance on Halloween activities and how risky they may be amid the coronavirus pandemic.