There are 12 article(s) tagged Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:

• June 2022

  • CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5

    U.S. health officials on Saturday recommended COVID-19 vaccines for infants, toddlers and preschoolers — the last group without the shots.

    By The Associated Press June 18, 2022

• February 2022

  • CDC, MSCS loosen mask restrictions amid declining case numbers

    Amid a decreasing threat of COVID-19 infection, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave most Americans the green light Friday, Feb. 25, to ditch the mask indoors.

    By Alicia Davidson February 25, 2022

• July 2021

  • Opinion: HIV is a public health issue and not a criminal one

    People living with HIV are being arrested and prosecuted for HIV non-disclosure when HIV transmission did not occur or was extremely unlikely to occur.

    By Robin Lennon-Dearing July 08, 2021

• March 2021

  • Lakeland schools eye return to normalcy as vaccinations rise, COVID cases drop

    Superintendent says 65% to 70% of the district’s employees have been vaccinated.

    By Michael Waddell March 09, 2021

• January 2021

  • In CDC’s backyard, school reopening debate divides experts

    Just down the road from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in a community flush with resident health professionals, the Decatur, Georgia, school system had no shortage of expert input on whether to resume in-person classes amid the coronavirus pandemic.

    By The Associated Press January 28, 2021

• July 2020

  • To reopen schools, Tennessee plans to distribute millions of masks to teachers, students

    The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency last week began delivering 298,000 masks to school districts for the state’s 66,000 public school teachers and other school staff.

    By Marta W. Aldrich July 15, 2020

  • Official: CDC in town to support coronavirus efforts

    Ahead of the Fourth of July weekend, City of Memphis COO Doug McGowen recalled the other times that Americans stepped up and made a difference, and said that’s what needed to take on this pandemic.

    By Omer Yusuf July 02, 2020

• March 2020

  • Morris: Put fear of coronavirus in perspective

    I believe the solution to most matters of fear is to embrace the opposite of fear: love. This is rarely what people want to hear from the doctor. They are looking for the right medicine or course of treatment.

    By G. Scott Morris March 02, 2020

• February 2020

  • Local prep for coronavirus thorough, ongoing

    Shelby County Health Department chief cites quick containment of measles outbreak several years ago as an example of how local health care partners work together for the public's welfare. 

    By Jane Roberts February 27, 2020

• January 2020

  • Professionals aim to smoke out vaping misconceptions

    Arlington parents and students got an overview this week of the problems associated with vaping and its impact on young people.

    By Michael Waddell January 31, 2020

  • Memphis’ STD rate ranks No. 21 among U.S. cities

    List is based on data collected by the Centers for Disease Control; in 2018, Memphis ranked No. 17. 

    By Jane Roberts January 16, 2020

  • Ending the HIV epidemic: Are we doing all we can?

    We can prevent HIV, or we can prosecute it, but we cannot do both.

    By Robin Lennon-Dearing January 13, 2020