More than 80% of pregnancy-related deaths were preventable, according to 2017-2019 data from Maternal Mortality Review Committees (MMRCs), which are representatives of diverse clinical and non-clinical backgrounds who review the circumstances around pregnancy-related deaths to identify recommendations to prevent future deaths.
Total Doses Distributed = 834,376,095. Total Doses Administered = 612,781,120. Number of People Receiving 1 or More Doses = 263,415,633. Number of People Fully Vaccinated = 224,636,858.
Today, local, state, and territorial health departments, as well as tribal governments and local non-governmental organizations, can partner together and begin submitting requests to access monkeypox vaccine through the recently announced Monkeypox Vaccine Equity Pilot Program
CDC today announced that polioviruses found in New York, both from the case of paralytic polio in an unvaccinated adult in Rockland County and in several wastewater samples from communities near the patient’s residence, meet the World Health Organization (WHO)’s criteria for circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV) – meaning that poliovirus continues to be transmitted in…
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Confirmed and suspected cases of reinfection of the virus that causes COVID-19 have been reported, but remain rare.
COVID-19 spreads mainly from person to person through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks. These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lungs.
Masks help stop the spread of COVID-19 to others. Find out how to wear, clean, and make masks.
Total Doses Distributed = 817,498,295. Total Doses Administered = 610,686,563. Number of People Receiving 1 or More Doses = 263,103,582. Number of People Fully Vaccinated = 224,367,691.
COVID-19 Pre-exposure Prophylaxis
Today, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendations for use of updated COVID-19 boosters from Pfizer-BioNTech for people ages 12 years and older and from Moderna for people ages 18 years and older.
