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CDC Pushes Back on HICPAC Infection Control Guidance, Asks for Clarification

The CDC challenged draft 2024 infection control guidelines sent to the agency for approval from the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC), asking for ...
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CDC adopts advisers’ recommendation against universal hepatitis B vaccines for babies

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officially abandoned universal hepatitis B vaccination for newborns on Tuesday, signing off on its vaccine advisers’ recommendation for ...
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CDC issues travel warning amid concerning surge of debilitating disease: 'Practice enhanced precautions'

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a travel health notice for China after a spike in chikungunya infections, a mosquito-borne illness that can cause debilitating joint ...
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CDC Advisory Group Under Fire for Proposed Infection Control Guidelines

Nurses, patients, and professional groups are pushing for more rigorous infection control standards from the CDC following a preview of proposed changes to its isolation precaution guidelines ...