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WASHINGTON, DC — Susan Monarez was sworn in Thursday as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by ...
In order to raise awareness about the dangers of swimming, or boating, Gwinnett County officials and the Atlanta-based CDC ...
Why it matters: The Atlanta-based CDC has long been the unbiased hub Americans turn to for facts about health topics, including sexually transmitted infections, maternal and infant health and ...
Nominee for new CDC director advances The U.S. Senate’s health committee voted Wednesday to advance the nomination of Dr. Susan Monarez to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Georgia's MMR vaccination rates for kindergarteners have fallen from 93.6% in 2019-20 to 88.4% in 2023-24, pushing children further from the 95% rate needed for herd immunity.
At CDC headquarters in Atlanta, employees have said Monarez was rarely heard from between late January and late March, when Trump nominated her. The CDC was created nearly 80 years ago to ...
Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free Atlanta newsletter here.The Fulton County Board of Health will restore at least 14 jobs ...