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The Hidden U.S. COVID-19 Pandemic: Orphaned Children – More than 140,000 U.S. Children Lost a Primary or Secondary Caregiver Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic Thursday, October 7, 2021
CDC Statement on Pregnancy Health Advisory Wednesday, September 29, 2021
Studies Show More COVID-19 Cases in Areas Without School Masking Policies Friday, September 24, 2021
CDC Statement on ACIP Booster Recommendations Friday, September 24, 2021

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October
The Hidden U.S. COVID-19 Pandemic: Orphaned Children – More than 140,000 U.S. Children Lost a Primary or Secondary Caregiver Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic - Thursday, October 7, 2021
September
Studies Show More COVID-19 Cases in Areas Without School Masking Policies - Friday, September 24, 2021
September
CDC Statement on ACIP Booster Recommendations - Friday, September 24, 2021
September
CDC to Invest $2.1 Billion to Protect Patients and Healthcare Workers from COVID-19 and Future Infectious Diseases - Friday, September 17, 2021
September
CDC Announces More Than $300 Million in Funding to Support Community Health Workers - Friday, September 3, 2021
August
CDC launches COVID-19 resources for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities - Tuesday, August 31, 2021
August
CDC Offers Health Tips for Back to School During COVID-19 - Monday, August 23, 2021
August
New CDC-Funded Pilot Program in Georgia Uses Public Art to Increase Confidence in COVID-19 Vaccination - Friday, August 6, 2021
May
Largest CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Study in Health Workers Shows mRNA Vaccines 94% Effective - Friday, May 14, 2021
March
CDC Real-World Study Confirms Protective Benefits of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines - Monday, March 29, 2021
March
CDC Plans to Provide $332 Million to Support Community Health Workers for COVID-19 Prevention and Control - Thursday, March 25, 2021
March
CDC Announces $2.25 Billion to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities in Communities that are at High-Risk and Underserved - Wednesday, March 17, 2021
March
CDC Issues First Set of Guidelines on How Fully Vaccinated People Can Visit Safely with Others - Monday, March 8, 2021
January
HHS Announces $22 Billion in Funding to Support Expanded Testing, Vaccination Distribution - Thursday, January 7, 2021
September
Administration Announces $200 million from CDC to Jurisdictions for COVID-19 Vaccine Preparedness - Wednesday, September 23, 2020
August
CDC data show disproportionate COVID-19 impact in American Indian/Alaska Native populations - Wednesday, August 19, 2020
July
CDC calls on Americans to wear masks to prevent COVID-19 spread - Tuesday, July 14, 2020
June
CDC updates, expands list of people at risk of severe COVID-19 illness - Thursday, June 25, 2020
May
HHS Delivers Funding to Expand Testing Capacity for States, Territories, Tribes - Monday, May 18, 2020
May
CDC launches national viral genomics consortium to better map SARS-CoV-2 transmission - Friday, May 1, 2020
April
HHS Announces CARES Act Funding Distribution to States and Localities in Support of COVID-19 Response - Thursday, April 23, 2020
April
HHS Announces Upcoming Funding Action to Provide $186 Million for COVID-19 Response - Tuesday, April 7, 2020
February
Shipping of CDC 2019 Novel Coronavirus Diagnostic Test Kits Begins - Thursday, February 6, 2020
January
CDC Confirms Person-to-Person Spread of New Coronavirus in the United States - Thursday, January 30, 2020
January
Second Travel-related Case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Detected in United States - Friday, January 24, 2020
January
First Travel-related Case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Detected in United States - Tuesday, January 21, 2020
January
Public Health Screening to Begin at 3 U.S. Airports for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (“2019-nCoV”) - Friday, January 17, 2020

July
CDC MEDIA TELEBRIEFING: Update on COVID-19 - Tuesday, July 27, 2021
April
FDA Media Briefing: Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine - Tuesday, April 13, 2021
January
CDC Media Telebriefing: Update on COVID-19 - Wednesday, January 6, 2021
October
HHS Secretary Alex Azar and CDC Director Dr. Robert R. Redfield to give update on COVID-19 response, Operation Warp Speed - Tuesday, October 20, 2020
August
CDC Media Telebriefing: Update on COVID-19 - Friday, August 21, 2020
June
CDC Media Telebriefing: Update on COVID-19 - Thursday, June 25, 2020
June
CDC Media Telebriefing: Update on COVID-19 - Friday, June 12, 2020
March
CDC Media Telebriefing: Update on COVID-19 - Monday, March 9, 2020
March
CDC Media Telebriefing: Update on COVID-19 - Tuesday, March 3, 2020
February
CDC Media Telebriefing: Update on COVID-19 - Saturday, February 29, 2020
February
CDC Media Telebriefing: Update on COVID-19 - Friday, February 28, 2020
February
CDC Media Telebriefing: Update on COVID-19 - Tuesday, February 25, 2020
February
CDC Media Telebriefing: Update on COVID-19 - Friday, February 21, 2020
February
CDC Media Telebriefing: Update on COVID-19 - Friday, February 14, 2020
February
CDC Media Telebriefing: Update on COVID-19 - Wednesday, February 12, 2020
February
CDC Media Telebriefing: Update on 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) - Wednesday, February 5, 2020
February
CDC Media Telebriefing: Update on 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) - Monday, February 3, 2020
January
CDC Media Telebriefing: Update on 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) - Friday, January 31, 2020
January
CDC Telebriefing: Update on 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) - Thursday, January 30, 2020
January
CDC Telebriefing: Update on 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) - Wednesday, January 29, 2020
January
HHS Press Conference: Update on 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) - Tuesday, January 28, 2020
January
CDC Telebriefing: Update on 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) - Monday, January 27, 2020
January
CDC Telebriefing: Update on 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) - Sunday, January 26, 2020
January
CDC Telebriefing: Update on 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) - Friday, January 24, 2020
January
CDC Telebriefing: Update on 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) - Tuesday, January 21, 2020
January
CDC Telebriefing: Update on 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) - Friday, January 17, 2020

February
Transcript: CDC Update on COVID-19 Friday, February 12, 2021
January
Transcript: CDC Update on COVID-19 Wednesday, January 6, 2021
December
Transcript: CDC Update on COVID-19 Wednesday, December 30, 2020
December
Transcript for CDC Telebriefing on the COVID-19 Outbreak Wednesday, December 2, 2020
November
Transcript for CDC Telebriefing on the COVID-19 Outbreak Thursday, November 19, 2020
October
CDC Media Telebriefing Transcript on Operation Warp Speed Friday, October 23, 2020
July
Transcript for CDC Telebriefing on New Resources and Tools to Support Opening Schools Friday, July 24, 2020
June
Transcript for the CDC Telebriefing Update on COVID-19 Friday, June 26, 2020
June
Transcript - CDC Media Telebriefing: Update on COVID-19 Friday, June 12, 2020
March
Transcript - CDC Media Telebriefing: Update on COVID-19 Tuesday, March 10, 2020
March
Transcript for the CDC Telebriefing Update on COVID-19 Tuesday, March 3, 2020
March
Transcript for the CDC Telebriefing Update on COVID-19 Monday, March 2, 2020
February
Transcript for the CDC Telebriefing Update on COVID-19 Friday, February 28, 2020
February
Transcript for the CDC Telebriefing Update on COVID-19 Wednesday, February 26, 2020
February
Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: Update on COVID-19 Friday, February 21, 2020
February
Transcript for CDC Media Telebriefing: Update on COVID-19 Friday, February 14, 2020
February
Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: CDC Update on Novel Coronavirus Wednesday, February 12, 2020
February
Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: CDC Update on Novel Coronavirus Wednesday, February 5, 2020
February
Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: CDC Update on Novel Coronavirus Monday, February 3, 2020
January
Transcript for CDC Media Telebriefing: Update on 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Friday, January 31, 2020
January
Transcript of CDC Telebriefing for the Update on 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Thursday, January 30, 2020
January
Transcript of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Response-01/29/2020 Thursday, January 30, 2020
January
HHS Press Conference: Remarks at Coronavirus Press Briefing Tuesday, January 28, 2020
January
CDC Transcript of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Update Monday, January 27, 2020
January
Transcript of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Response Friday, January 24, 2020
January
Transcript of Update on 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Tuesday, January 21, 2020
January
Transcript of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Response Telebriefing Friday, January 17, 2020

September
CDC Statement on Pregnancy Health Advisory - Wednesday, September 29, 2021
September
CDC Statement on ACIP Booster Recommendations - Friday, September 24, 2021
August
CDC Statement Following ACIP Pfizer-BioNTech Vote - Monday, August 30, 2021
August
Joint Statement from HHS Public Health and Medical Experts on COVID-19 Booster Shots - Wednesday, August 18, 2021
August
Media Statement from CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, on Signing the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ Recommendation for an Additional Dose of an mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine in Moderately to Severely Immunocompromised People - Friday, August 13, 2021
August
New CDC Data: COVID-19 Vaccination Safe for Pregnant People - Wednesday, August 11, 2021
August
New CDC Study: Vaccination Offers Higher Protection than Previous COVID-19 Infection - Friday, August 6, 2021
August
CDC Issues Eviction Moratorium Order in Areas of Substantial and High Transmission - Tuesday, August 3, 2021
August
CDC Extends Order at the Southern and Northern Land Borders - Monday, August 2, 2021
July
Statement from CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH on Today’s MMWR - Friday, July 30, 2021
June
CDC Director Extends the Eviction Moratorium for 30 days - Thursday, June 24, 2021
May
CDC Issues Phases 2B and 3 of the Conditional Sailing Order - Wednesday, May 5, 2021
April
Joint CDC and FDA Statement on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine - Tuesday, April 13, 2021
March
Media Statement from CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, on Extending the Eviction Moratorium - Monday, March 29, 2021
March
Media Statement from CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, On COVID-19 Vaccination at Dialysis Centers - Thursday, March 25, 2021
March
Media Statement from CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, In Observance of One-Year Pandemic Milestone - Thursday, March 11, 2021
February
Media Statement from CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, on Signing the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ Recommendation to Use Janssen’s COVID-19 Vaccine in People 18 and Older - Sunday, February 28, 2021
January
Media Statement from CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, on Extending the Eviction Moratorium - Wednesday, January 20, 2021
December
Media Statement from CDC Director Robert R. Redfield on Signing the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ recommendation to use Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in people 16 and older - Sunday, December 13, 2020
October
CDC Updates “How COVID is Spread” Webpage - Monday, October 5, 2020
September
Cruise Ship No Sail Order Extended Through October 31, 2020 - Wednesday, September 30, 2020
August
Dr. Robert R. Redfield Statement on “Preventing and Mitigating SARS-CoV-2 Transmission — Four Overnight Camps, Maine, June–August 2020” - Wednesday, August 26, 2020
August
Joint Statement from the Census Bureau and Centers for Disease Control on Conducting 2020 Census Non-Response Follow-Up Interviews - Monday, August 10, 2020
July
Study highlights importance of CDC mitigation strategies - Friday, July 31, 2020
July
Dr. Robert R. Redfield Statement on SARS-CoV-2 infections - Wednesday, July 22, 2020
July
Cruise ship No Sail Order extended through September 2020 - Thursday, July 16, 2020
July
CDC Director Dr. Robert R. Redfield and HHS Chief Information Officer Jose Arrieta Remarks on HHS Protect - Thursday, July 16, 2020
June
CDC releases consolidated COVID-19 testing recommendations - Saturday, June 13, 2020
May
United States Coronavirus (COVID-19) Death Toll Surpasses 100,000 - Thursday, May 28, 2020
May
CDC Releases Recommendations for Communities of Faith - Friday, May 22, 2020
May
Media Statement from Dr. Robert Redfield, CDC Director; Dr. Steve Hahn, FDA Commissioner; and Dr. Anthony Fauci, NIAID Director - Tuesday, May 12, 2020
April
Confirmation of COVID-19 in Two Pet Cats in New York - Wednesday, April 22, 2020
April
CDC Announces Modifications and Extension of No Sail Order for All Cruise Ships - Thursday, April 9, 2020
April
CDC Launches New Weekly COVID-19 Surveillance Report - Saturday, April 4, 2020
March
CDC Issues Domestic Travel Advisory for New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut - Saturday, March 28, 2020
March
CDC Reports first known employee with COVID-19 Infection - Monday, March 16, 2020
March
CDC Announces Additional COVID-19 Infections - Tuesday, March 3, 2020
February
CDC, Washington State Report First COVID-19 Death - Saturday, February 29, 2020
February
CDC Announces Additional COVID-19 Presumptive Positive Cases - Friday, February 28, 2020
February
CDC Confirms Possible Instance of Community Spread of COVID-19 in U.S. - Wednesday, February 26, 2020
February
Update on the Diamond Princess Cruise Ship in Japan - Tuesday, February 18, 2020
February
Diamond Princess Repatriation - Saturday, February 15, 2020
February
CDC Confirms 15th Case of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) - Thursday, February 13, 2020
February
CDC Confirms 14th Case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus - Wednesday, February 12, 2020
February
CDC Confirms 13th Case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus - Monday, February 10, 2020
February
HHS and CDC Receive Additional Flights Carrying Passengers from China - Wednesday, February 5, 2020
January
CDC Confirms Seventh Case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus - Friday, January 31, 2020
January
CDC Issues Federal Quarantine Order to Repatriated U.S. Citizens at March Air Reserve Base - Friday, January 31, 2020
January
UPDATED: HHS and CDC Receive Flight Carrying Repatriated US Citizens - Wednesday, January 29, 2020
January
HHS and CDC Supporting Safe, Expedient Departure of US Citizens - Tuesday, January 28, 2020
January
CDC Advises Travelers to Avoid All Nonessential Travel to China - Tuesday, January 28, 2020
January
CDC confirms additional cases of 2019 Novel Coronavirus in United States - Sunday, January 26, 2020

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