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ATLANTA, Dec. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2020 CDC worked around the clock – and around the globe – to protect Americans from health threats. While the COVID-19 pandemic has dominated the news, a number of other public health and scientific advancements are worth highlighting. "This has been a year of challenges, but also of innovation, modernization, and advancement in public health," said Dr. Robert R. Redfield, CDC Director. "I am hopeful for the future and the months to come as CDC con...

The vote to recommend was on this motion: “Decision: Consider a recommendation to hospitals to begin vaccination of their high-risk staff 16 years of age and older who do not have a history of anaphylactic reaction to any of the components of the Pfizer vaccine.” During the emergency meeting, committee members discussed eligibility, timing and other issues, some as yet unresolved. Information from the federal government and manufacturers continues to change as the largest mass-vaccination e...

R.I. Health committee recommends hospitals offer COVID-19 vaccinations. They began Monday G. Wayne Miller, The Providence Journal © (AP Photo/David Goldman) A FedEx driver delivers a box containing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, R.I., Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. PROVIDENCE – The state Health Department’s COVID-19 vaccine subcommittee voted Monday morning to recommend that hospitals in Rhode Island begin administering the Pfizer-Bio...