CDC Health Advisory: Using Therapeutics to Prevent & Treat COVID-19 OFFICIAL CDC HEALTH ADVISORY Distributed via the CDC Health Alert Network Friday, December 31, 2021, 5:00 PM ET CDCHAN-00461 Using Therapeutics to Prevent and Treat COVID-19 Summary The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant has quickly become the dominant variant of concern in the United States and is present in all 50 states. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that eligible individuals should get all vaccines and booster shots as the best preventive measure available against severe disease, hospitalizations, and death due to COVID-19. Therapeutics are also available for preventing and treating ... January 4, 2022 General CDC Health Advisory 0 0 Comment Read More »
CDC HEALTH ADVISORY - Extensively Drug-Resistant Salmonella Typhi Infections Among U.S. Residents Without International Travel View the PDF of this CDC Health Advisory https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/pdf/CDC-HAN-439-XDR-Salmonella-Typhi-Infections-in-U.S.-Without-Intl-Travel-02.12.2021.pdf This is an official CDC HEALTH ADVISORY Distributed via the CDC Health Alert Network February 12, 2021, 1:00 PM ET CDCHAN-00439 Extensively Drug-Resistant Salmonella Typhi Infections Among U.S. Residents Without International Travel Summary The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is providing— Information on extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Salmonella Typhi (Typhi) infections among U.S. residents without international travel, and Treatment recommendations for XDR Typhi infection. Background Typhoid fever is a systemic illness caused by the bacterium Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi (Typhi). Most people in the United States diagnosed with typhoid fever ... February 12, 2021 General CDC Health Advisory, Drug-Resistant Samonella Typhi Infections 0 0 Comment Read More »