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Latest News
- Largest CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Study in Health Workers Shows mRNA Vaccines 94% Effective Friday, May 14, 2021
- CDC Issues Phases 2B and 3 of the Conditional Sailing Order Wednesday, May 5, 2021
- FDA Media Briefing: Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine Tuesday, April 13, 2021
- Joint CDC and FDA Statement on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Laws and Regulations
- Notice of Temporary Exception from Expulsion of Unaccompanied Noncitizen Children Encountered in the United States Pending Forthcoming Public Health Determination pdf icon[PDF – 66 KB]
- Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions to Prevent the Further Spread of COVID-19
- Suspending Introduction of Certain Persons from Countries Where a Communicable Disease Exists
- Requirement for Face Masks on Public Transportation Conveyances and at Transportation Hubs
- Requirement for Proof of Negative COVID-19 Test or Recovery from COVID-19 for All Air Passengers Arriving in the United States
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
CDC activated its EOC to assist public health partners in responding to the COVID-19 outbreak first identified in Wuhan, China.
The EOC (Emergency Operations Center) is where highly trained experts monitor information, prepare for public health events, and gather in the event of an emergency to exchange information and make decisions quickly.
CDC activated its EOC to assist public health partners in responding to the COVID-19 outbreak first identified in Wuhan, China.
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- COVID-19 Travel Recommendations by Destination
- COVID-19 Communication Resources
- CDC Travelers’ Health: Novel Coronavirus in China
- CDC Health Alert Network Advisory Update and Interim Guidance on Outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Wuhan, China
- CDC Health Alert Network Advisory information for state and local health departments and health care providers
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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
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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
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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
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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
Page last reviewed: April 9, 2021
Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
