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CDC classifies hantavirus outbreak to 'level 3' of emergency activation

A "level 3" designation is standard at this stage and is the lowest CDC emergency activation level, with the agency actively monitoring the virus's progress.

 : A general view of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta
A test tube labelled "Hantavirus positive" label and World Health Organization logo are seen in this illustration taken May 7, 2026.

US response to hantavirus outbreak could be hindered by withdrawal from WHO - NBC

The MV Hondius, operated by Oceanwide Expeditions, near Tristan da Cunha, May 4, 2026.

Three dead, three sick in suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard cruise ship, WHO confirms

Vials with a sticker reading, "COVID-19 / Coronavirus vaccine / Injection only" and a medical syringe are seen in front of a displayed Pfizer logo in this illustration taken October 31, 2020

US CDC will not publish report showing COVID vaccine effectiveness


This Jewish woman has become the face of America's fight against COVID

No. 3 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2021: US director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Dr. Rochelle Walensky.

 Rochelle P. Walensky (CDC)

CDC: Unvaccinated 29 times more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19

A CDC study has revealed people unvaccinated against COVID-19 are 29 times more likely to be hospitalized than those fully vaccinated.

An image of the virus that causes COVID-19, created by the CDC

British study shows COVID-19 vaccine efficacy wanes under Delta

A British study found that protection from either of the two most commonly used COVID-19 vaccines against the Delta variant weakens within three months.

Vials with a sticker reading, "COVID-19 / Coronavirus vaccine / Injection only" and a medical syringe are seen in front of a displayed Pfizer logo in this illustration taken October 31, 2020

Israel given highest COVID travel warning by CDC

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention placed Israel at Level 4, the highest for COVID risk.

 A man walks near the British Airways terminal amid new restrictions to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at JFK International Airport in New York City, US, December 21, 2020.

Odds of COVID-19 re-infection twice as likely if unvaccinated - study

A new study released by the CDC showed that being unvaccinated was associated with 2.34 times the odds of reinfection compared with being fully vaccinated.

Nursery teacher, Kathy Wienecke, receives her first dose of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine from nurse Susanne Kugel, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Grevesmuehlen, Germany, March 5, 2021.

CDC says delta variant more vaccine-resistant than previously thought

Vaccinated people had a similar amount of virus presence as the unvaccinated, suggesting that, unlike with other variants, vaccinated people infected with the Delta variant could transmit the virus.

Health care workers take test samples of Israelis in a drive through complex to check if they have been infected with the Coronavirus, in Modi'in, on July 21, 2021.

US CDC recommends unvaccinated tourists avoid Israel amid COVID spike

The positivity rate has continued to rise and now stands at 2.17%, the highest positivity rate since March.

An illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), depicts the 2019 Novel Coronavirus

US life expectancy fell year and a half in 2020 due to COVID-19 - CDC

In the wake of COVID-19, American life expectancy had one of the biggest one-year declines since World War Two, when life expectancy fell 2.9 years between 1942 and 1943.

An illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), depicts the 2019 Novel Coronavirus

You can't catch COVID in a pool, new research finds

The research suggests that chlorinated swimming pools can neutralize virus particles in as fast as 30 seconds, at least under lab conditions.

PLANT YOURSELF around the inviting water of the pool.

US movie theaters remove mask mandate for vaccinated people

The changes for movie theaters come two weeks after the CDC said that fully vaccinated people need not wear masks in any setting

Cinema concept of vintage film reel with popcorn and movie tickets