Digital, B-Roll, and Image Resources
For images, visit the Public Health Image Library (PHIL). We also recommend the National Library of Medicine image library.
CDC b-roll is produced by the United States Government and is in the public domain. This means that the footage is meant for public use and is not subject to copyright law protections. Permission is not required for use of public domain items. However, we do ask that you cite CDC as the source.
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Stakeholder briefing from CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen, Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, Dr. Dylan George, Dr. Nirav Shah and Kevin Griffis
This b-roll clip shows exterior footage of CDC’s Headquarters Building, Global Communications Center, and landscape in the winter.
This footage shows exterior footage of CDC’s Headquarters Building, Global Communications Center, and landscape.
April 28, 2020
CDC staff making preparation for a sero survey in parts of the Atlanta area.
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January 23, 2020
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport – International Terminal – CDC Quarantine Station – CDC Enhanced Health Screening to identify sick travelers and limit the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
February 13, 2020
CDC staff discuss the latest updates concerning Coronavirus Disease 2019 in the CDC Emergency Operations Center.
CDC staff working in an activated Emergency Operations Center.
April 21, 2021
This b-roll shows CDC’s newest laboratory training facility, where laboratory scientists prepare for future work with infectious agents. In this facility, scientists can train on required safety measures without the presence of infectious agents. The facility allows scientists to train at all four biosafety levels, and includes two mock high-containment laboratory settings, Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) and Level 4 (BSL-4).
In BSL-3 laboratories, scientists work with agents that may cause serious or potentially lethal diseases. Scientists must use BSL-4 laboratories to work with pathogens that cause life-threatening diseases and require the highest level of safety and security, such as those which have no vaccines or treatments. Staff in BSL-4 suit laboratories must wear positive-pressure suits with an air supply and use chemical showers to disinfect the suit before leaving the laboratory. The air flow in a BSL-4 laboratory is unidirectional (outside to inside), ‘single pass’ (not recirculated), and filtered. Rooms are under negative pressure relative to the outside areas so that any leak that develops will draw clean air into the laboratory without letting contaminated air escape.
July 15, 2020
This b-roll depicts the lab work involved in serology testing. This laboratory robot performs all the steps of the SARS-CoV-2 antibody test from sample loading through antibody detection in one workflow, and it can test over 3,600 samples a day. A public health scientist can test about 400 samples a day by hand. The use of automated laboratory robots will improve antibody testing capacity, resulting in more data to help monitor and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
CDC Scientists engaged in various tests and procedures related to polio
Laboratory scientists and laboratory equipment measure the physical properties and design of tobacco products. Scientists also collect and analyze the particulate matter and chemicals found in tobacco products.
CDC scientist in appropriate personal protective equipment isolates and tests for highly pathogenic avian influenza.
PulseNet is a national laboratory network that connects cases of foodborne illnesses cases together using DNA fingerprinting of the bacteria making people sick. Various shots show a microbiologist going through the process of one type of DNA fingerprinting technique, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). The last few clips show database managers analyzing these DNA fingerprints in the national databases in order to detect and define outbreaks.
This video shows clips of Aedes aegypti mosquito larvae, pupae, and adults. Aedes aegypti mosquitoes can spread dengue, Zika, chikungunya, and yellow fever viruses.
Mosquitoes and work at the CDC’s insectary in Fort Collins, CO
This video shows examples of how people can protect themselves and their families from mosquito bites. Dengue, West Nile, Zika, and other viruses can be spread through mosquito bites.
The video includes shots of applying insect repellent to children and adults, removing standing water where mosquitoes lay eggs, and properly installing window screens. For more information, see Prevent Mosquito Bites.
October 2, 2020
This b-roll depicts people at an employee vaccine clinic getting their seasonal flu vaccine while practicing social distancing and other guidelines to slow the spread of COVID-19. The footage shows people wearing masks, while waiting in line, six feet apart, to check-in for their appointment using a QR code on their smart phone. One person is prepped and then receives their flu vaccine given by a health care provider.
- Socially Distanced Flu Vaccination Clinic: 10 Second Clip 1 | B-Roll Video Description
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- Socially Distanced Flu Vaccination Clinic: 15 Second | B-Roll Video Description
- Socially Distanced Flu Vaccination Clinic: 30 Second | B-Roll Video Description
- Socially Distanced Flu Vaccination Clinic: 56 Second | B-Roll Video Description
As a WHO Collaborating Center, and the U.S. National Influenza Center, CDC routinely receives flu viruses from laboratories in the U.S. and around the world. CDC tests these viruses using a variety of techniques to see how similar they are to the viruses used in the current seasonal influenza vaccine. When changes are detected that may negatively affect how well the current vaccine protects against a virus, CDC will develop a new ‘candidate vaccine virus’ that can be used to make vaccine that protects against the changed flu virus.
Patients who are exhibiting influenza-like illness come into clinic, a nurse examines a patient, and a sick boy has his temperature taken.
Employees are receiving an influenza vaccination.
Footage of CDC’s Strategic National Stockpile, the nation’s repository of antibiotics, chemical antidotes, antitoxins, vaccines, antiviral drugs and other life-saving medicines and supplies.
The video shows scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention assembling CDC Trioplex Real-time RT-PCR Assaypdf iconexternal icon kits for shipment to qualified public health labs in the Laboratory Response Network and abroad. The CDC Trioplex Real-time RT-PCR Assay is a diagnostic tool for Zika virus. It is a 3-in-1 test, that allows doctors to tell if an individual is currently infected with chikungunya, dengue, or Zika viruses by using a single sample. This eliminates the need to perform three separate tests to determine which infection a patient might have.
The CDC Trioplex PCR test kit includes four components:
- First vial with the red top contains the dengue primer and probe mix
- Second vial with blue top contains chikungunya primer and probe mix
- Third vial with white top: Zika primer and probe mix
- Fourth vial with green top: RNase P primer and probe mix to verify the presence of nucleic acid in the extracted specimen
- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the Trioplex test on March 17, 2016. The test will not be available in U.S. hospitals or other primary care settings.
CDC and the CDC Foundation are partnering to create Zika prevention kits (ZPKs). The purpose of a ZPK is to provide information and tools to support pregnant women and help them reduce their risk of Zika infection; the ZPK provides pregnant women with an initial supply of prevention tools including repellent, and products that kill mosquito larvae.
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