March 3, 2021 Oregon confirms Brazilian coronavirus variant case, first on West Coast Officials in Oregon have reported the first case of a coronavirus variant originally detected in Brazil, marking the first such instance on the West Coast.
February 26, 2021 UK coronavirus variant now accounts for 10% of US cases, CDC director says The coronavirus variant first detected in the U.K. late last year now accounts for up to 10% of COVID-19 cases in the U.S., officials said Friday.
February 18, 2021 CDC director worries over ‘pandemic fatigue’ come spring: ‘This could go bad so fast’ Despite encouraging trends in national coronavirus-related hospitalizations and cases, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention worries that “pandemic fatigue” come spring could significantly worsen the (country’s) trajectory.
February 14, 2021 CDC's Walensky insists 'we can't let our guard down' as average US virus cases dip The country also surpassed 50 million vaccinations nationwide by the end of last week.
February 14, 2021 CDC Director: Schools can open without teacher vaccines 'even in areas of the highest community spread' The CDC believes that its new guidelines will work for even the most heavily affected areas.
February 10, 2021 CDC updates coronavirus face mask guidance, endorses 'double masking' The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its mask guidance on Wednesday to include data from a recent lab experiment that found placing a cloth mask over a surgical mask, as well as using a properly fitted mask, was effective in stopping coronavirus spread.
February 3, 2021 Teachers don't need COVID-19 vaccines for safe school reopenings, CDC says Teachers don’t need coronavirus vaccinations in order for safe school reopenings, said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
January 29, 2021 Fauci says coronavirus variants a ‘wakeup call’ to be nimble in vaccine development Dr. Anthony Fauci said the recent Johnson & Johnson vaccine study, as well as one conducted by Novavax, are proof that coronavirus mutations that lead to different lineage “do have clinical consequences.”
January 25, 2021 CDC to require face masks during transit: report The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will sign an order Monday mandating mask use during transit, according to a report.
January 24, 2021 Biden health advisers admit COVID-19 vaccination goal is not enough: 'We have to go faster' The new head of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) said Sunday that the U.S. has to "go faster" than the Biden administration's current goal of 100 million coronavirus vaccinations in 100 days.
