In a major step towards digitalizing the voting system, CDC Share Registrar Services Limited (CDCSRSL), a subsidiary of Central Depository Company of Pakistan Limited, has launched e-voting through WhatsApp. This innovation aligns with the government’s push for nationwide digital transformation, especially after the recent approval of the Digital Nation Bill in the Senate. According to … Read more
An alarming number of 50,000 senior Americans lost their lives to suicide, marking a troubling and unsettling increase in the year 2022. The recent report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has sparked worries about the mental health of the elderly population and has also drawn attention to the mental health … Read more
According to the CDC study, US cases nearly doubled in 2021, rising from 756 to 1,471. The CDC has referred to it as an “urgent antimicrobial resistance threat” as a result. The World Health Organization listed it as one of the “fungal priority pathogens” last year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, … Read more
Nirav Shah is currently the director of the CDC. He oversaw the state’s operations during the Covid-19 pandemic. He will take over for Debra Houry. Governor of Maine Janet Mills announced on Thursday that Nirav Shah, currently the director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), will take the lead in leading … Read more
Covid is spreading rapidly in New York and Los Angeles. CDC recommends masks indoors and on public transit. Both New York City and Los Angeles County recorded 3,200 daily cases Covid is spreading rapidly in New York and Los Angeles, therefore the CDC recommends masks indoors and on public transit. The CDC recommends new Covid … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating an E. coli outbreak in four states. At least 37 people have fallen ill and 10 have been hospitalized. Many reported eating sandwiches with romaine lettuce at Wendy’s. The CDC announced on Friday that it is looking into an E. coli outbreak that has infected at least … Read more
The pair will coordinate “strategy and operations to combat the current monkeypox outbreak”. Dr. Anthony Fauci, Biden’s top infectious disease expert, praised their appointments Monday night. The administration has faced criticism over the pace of vaccine availability for monkeypox. Top representatives from FEMA and CDC and Prevention will be named by President Joe Biden; to serve as the … Read more
The first ever US-Pakistan Health Dialogue was held in Washington Both agreed to set up Centre for Disease Control in Pakistan US will provide 61.5 million COVID vaccines, 16 million pediatric vaccines USAID will provide $20 million funding to support vaccination efforts US will donate four mobile testing labs to National Institute of Health WASHINGTON: … Read more
The CDC and Prevention is ending its monitoring program for COVID-19 cases on cruise ships. Cruise ships have come under scrutiny throughout the coronavirus pandemic. The CDC’s authority is brought under legal question, with its power attenuated or halted by courts. The monitoring programme for COVID-19 cases aboard cruise ships will come to an end; … Read more
The first recorded case of monkeypox was in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1970. U.S. monkeypox cases rose to 21 as of June 3. The WHO has affirmed 257 monkeypox cases in non-endemic nations as of May 26. As of June 3, the CDC has affirmed cases in 31 more nations. There are … Read more
JiF brand peanut butter products taken out from stores over salmonella risk Candy and trail blends made with reviewed Jif peanut butter are among the many items being pulled from stores across the country as government wellbeing authorities research a multistate flare-up of salmonella. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday said something … Read more
US Children aged 5-11 have the lowest vaccination rate; CDC receives a booster dose suggestion A warning board to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has cast a ballot to suggest COVID-19 immunization promoter hits for youngsters matured five to 11, no less than five months subsequent to finishing their essential inoculation … Read more
More than 100 probable cases of a mystery and severe liver condition in youngsters, including five fatalities, are being investigated by US health officials. Following a request from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for clinicians to be on the lookout for unusual cases of hepatitis, almost two dozen states reported suspected instances. Children … Read more
Mysterious Hepatitis continues to infect US children; 5 dead 109 active Five young children have passed on in the unexplained hepatitis episode and in excess of 100 cases have been spotted prompting 15 liver transfers, the CDC uncovered today. The office’s appointee chief for irresistible illnesses Dr Jay Butler declared the horrid count Friday, adding … Read more
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that it is examining 109 cases of a strange form of hepatitis in children, including five deaths. “Investigators both here and abroad and around the globe are working hard to determine the cause,” said Jay Butler, deputy director for infectious diseases for the CDC. Hospitalization … Read more
Oprah Winfrey still wears a mask and fears Covid is not over yet Oprah Winfrey condemned a court deciding recently that lifted veil commands for public transportation, saying ‘it’s too early’ to eliminate specific COVID-19 limitations and that she will keep on wearing a cover inside planes. Examining her new narrative ‘The Color of Care’ … Read more
The virus appeared in a person in Colorado, marking the first documented incidence of H5 avian flu in a human in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the individual tested positive for the avian influenza A(H5) virus and was involved in the culling of poultry suspected of having … Read more
Following the record surge in COVID-19 cases during the Omicron-driven wave, some 58 percent of the U.S. population overall and more than 75 percent of younger children have been infected with the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, according to a U.S. nationwide blood survey released on Tuesday. The study of blood samples sent to laboratories between … Read more
Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for COVID on Tuesday. Kirsten Allen, press secretary stated that Harris wasn’t exhibiting any symptoms. Since White House press secretary Jen Psaki tested positive for the virus in March, Harris, 57, is the highest-ranking Biden administration official to test positive for the illness. Allen stated, “Today, Vice President Harris … Read more
CDC report says more people died from covid in 2021 than in 2020 Coronavirus was the third-driving reason for death in the U.S. last year, as indicated by information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It’s the second year straight that the Covid was the third driving reason for coronary illness and disease. … Read more
Several businesses and residents have filed suit in state court in Pennsylvania seeking to overturn Philadelphia’s renewed indoor mask mandate scheduled to be enforced beginning Monday to halt a surge in COVID-19 infections. The lawsuit, filed in Commonwealth Court on Saturday, said Philadelphia lacks the authority to impose such a mandate. Philadelphia earlier this week … Read more
ADDIS ABABA – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 11,284,902 as of Tuesday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The specialized healthcare agency of the African Union said the COVID-19 death toll across the continent stands at 250,403, and some 10,560,754 patients have recovered from the … Read more
WASHINGTON – Two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine greatly reduced the risk of Omicron infection among children aged 5 to 15, according to a study published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday. Children and adolescents aged 5 to 15 were tested for SARS-CoV-2 weekly, irrespective of symptoms, during July … Read more
INDIAN WELLS: Novak Djokovic was entered into the draw for this week’s ATP/WTA Indian Wells tournament on Tuesday but it is unclear whether he will take part in the tournament, organisers said. A brief statement from tournament organisers said officials were in contact with Djokovic’s team to determine whether he would play in California or even be allowed … Read more
WASHINGTON – COVID-19 is unlikely to be eradicated any time soon, and people still need to be flexible and put on masks and practice physical distancing again if COVID-19 case levels get high in their area, health experts have warned. New COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths continue to decline across the United States. The number … Read more
ADDIS ABABA – The number of COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 11,146,001 on Wednesday evening, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union, said the overall death toll of the continent stands at 247,783. A total of 10,311,143 patients across … Read more
WASHINGTON: Pfizer and BioNTech said Tuesday they are seeking emergency authorization from US health regulators for use of their Covid vaccine for children aged over six months and under five years. If the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorizes the two-shot regimen, it will become the first Covid vaccine available to this age group in … Read more
WASHINGTON: US health authorities on Monday halved the recommended isolation time for people with asymptomatic Covid-19, as President Joe Biden warned Americans not to panic amid a surge of cases threatening wider social disruption. Speaking about the rapidly spreading Omicron variant, Biden said some US hospitals could be “overrun,” but the country is generally well … Read more
