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The preservative thimerosal has been removed from all but a few vaccines, and studies have confirmed no link to ...
Until now, the CDC has recommended that everyone ages 6 months and older get a yearly COVID-19 vaccine. Asiaselects via Getty Images Libby Richards, Purdue University On May 27, 2025, Health and Human ...
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MERS first surfaced in 2012 in Saudi Arabia. Since then, 2,627 cases have been reported in 27 countries, with 946 deaths (36% fatality rate). The majority (84%) of cases have been reported in ...
The CDC has ended its healthcare infection control practices advisory committee to comply with President Donald Trump’s “continuing the reduction of the federal bureaucracy” executive order ...
THURSDAY, May 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A federal committee that helped set national rules for infection control in hospitals has been shut down, raising concerns from health experts. The ...
GHASTLY—Trump administration has shut down CDC's infection control committee HICPAC, which issued guidance about preventing the spread of infections in health care facilities.
Infection prevention and control professionals called on the CDC and HHS to reinstate the committee. “HICPAC is a critical asset to the nation’s public health infrastructure.
The Trump administration shuttered the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC), ending three decades of medical advice used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevent… ...
The Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) crafted national standards for hand-washing, mask-wearing and isolating sick patients that most U.S. hospitals follow.