Dozens of similar rallies were held across the country on Friday, including one in Washington, D.C., which drew more than 1,000 people.

Federal health officials are monitoring the outbreak of a deadly and mysterious disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed to UPI.

Maine Senator Susan Collins said she has “areas of disagreement” with President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, making the moderate Republican’s position key to the vote’s outcome.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is on the ground in Texas to respond to the growing measles outbreak. The agency posted on X that it’s partnering with the Texas Department of State Health Services.

A new government report adds to evidence that the HPV vaccine, once called dangerous by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is preventing cervical cancer in young women. The report comes after Kennedy pledged to give a family member any fees he might earn from HPV vaccine litigation.

A CDC report has revealed that nine of 68 of children who died of flu this year had brain damage, but it's unclear whether this influenza-associated encephalopathy is on the rise.

The CDC said in a statement on Monday that it does not believe the new coronavirus found in bats poses a concern to public health currently.

Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service has redefined “fraud” to defend its federal cuts. Trump canceled $400 million in grants to Columbia University. The CDC is planning to study connections between vaccines and autism.

Florida first lady Casey DeSantis called out the CDC for continuing to recommend COVID-19 vaccines for children beginning at 6 months old despite the WHO deeming kids "low priority."