After investigating 50 of those travelers, the CDC was able to determine that measles spread during air travel in at least one of those situations, the spokesperson said. That is usually based on connecting confirmed cases of measles among airline passengers sitting near each other.

The CDC officially axed Covid shot recommendations for pregnant women from its vaccine schedule, following a social media announcement earlier this week from HHS chief Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other top health officials.

Africa CDC has managed the mpox response through an Incident Management Support Team (IMST) jointly led by Africa CDC and the World Health Organization, working with 26 other partners, including UNICEF, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a social media video that the U.S. would no longer recommend Covid-19 vaccines to children and pregnant women. The CDC has yet to make the policy official.

NewsNation has obtained a letter from the CDC sent to hospitals and health care providers after the 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

Memorial Day, for many, marks the start of the swimming season. This year, the federal team that tracks drowning incidents and issues public water safety alerts has been disbanded.

The FDA also approved treprostinil (Yutrepia) inhalation powder for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease, said Liquidia.