The CDC played an instrumental, if imperfect, role in the response to COVID-19. JHDT Stock Images LLC/iStock via Getty Images ...

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Few Minnesotans sought COVID-19 vaccine to reduce their infection risks this winter, but at least the shots offered some protection for those who did. The current vaccine was 33% effective at ...

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The vaccine meeting canceled by the FDA is the second federal vaccine panel meeting Trump administration officials have ...

Fact checked by Nick BlackmerRespiratory viruses—such as COVID-19, RSV, and the flu—are still circulating at high rates in ...

A government advisory committee has canceled a meeting on flu shot recommendations, raising concerns amid shifts in ...

In a January 24 interview with the far-right-wing outlet Breitbart News, newly appointed CIA director John Ratcliffe stated that assessing intelligence on a potential Wuhan lab leak was a top priority ...

Ever watched the movie Contagion? Produced in 2011, this thriller tells the story of how a virus, brought to the U.S. by a ...

An unknown illness killed over 50 people in northwestern Congo, with just 48 hours between symptom onset and death. (AP) ...

Staff and observers worry that the agency may not be prepared for emerging threats including bird flu and insect-borne ...