Tag: CDCs
Riding the First Wave of CDC’s COVID-19 Response at Ports of Entry
Health Communication Specialist Jill Brown normally spreads the word about CDC research to news outlets and the public. But in…
CDC’s Role in Tracking Variants
Routine analysis of genetic sequence data enables CDC and its public health partners to identify and characterize variant viruses—either new…
Operating schools during COVID-19: CDC’s Considerations
Summary of Recent Changes As of December 31, 2020 Incorporated new evidence about COVID-19 in children Updated language for clarity…
CDC’s Interim Guidance for General Population Disaster Shelters During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This interim guidance is based on current information about the transmission and severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The U.S….
CDC’s role in helping cruise ship travelers during the COVID-19 pandemic
Updated September 30, 2020 Outbreaks of infectious diseases can happen on cruise ships because people spend time close together and…
CDC’s Diagnostic Multiplex Assay for Flu and COVID-19 and Supplies
The CDC Influenza SARS-CoV-2 (Flu SC2) Multiplex Assay is a real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test that detects and…
CDC’s Diagnostic Test for COVID-19 Only and Supplies
The CDC 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase (RT)–PCR Diagnostic Panel detects the SARS-CoV-2 virus in upper and lower…
CDC’s Response to COVID-19 | CDC
CDC shares 9 tons of protective gear with responders Necessity is the mother of invention, as the saying goes. So…
CDC’s portable flu testing kit allows for faster, on-site detection of viruses that could cause the next pandemic
Feb 6, 2020 – Experts in CDC’s Influenza Division have developed a portable flu laboratory that can sequence the influenza…
