ByHeart infant botulism outbreak ends with 48 babies sickened
Federal health officials say an infant botulism outbreak linked to recalled ByHeart baby formula is over.
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Federal health officials say an infant botulism outbreak linked to recalled ByHeart baby formula is over.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hasn't had a Senate confirmed director since last summer, and that official was in the job for less than a month.
Dr. William Foege, a leader in the global eradication of smallpox, has died.
At least four Georgia residents are among 64 people across 22 U.S. states who got sick with Salmonella from raw oysters, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, with members appointed by RFK Jr., voted to change longstanding recommendations on the hepatitis B vaccine.
Georgia Representatives Nikema Williams and Hank Johnson are among a group of more than 30 Democratic lawmakers urging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to keep its long-standing recommendation that all newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth.
The CDC's vaccine advisory panel meets Thursday and Friday to discuss recommendations for the hepatitis B vaccine and the schedule of childhood shots.
Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham, a critic of government vaccine mandates, has been quietly appointed to one of the CDC's top positions.
Multiple CDC officials familiar with the situation said the change was made by political appointees without input from relevant agency staffers.
"They went in and fired entire programs, even statutorily mandated by law programs they cut entirely," she told CBS News. "So there is no staff to do this work anymore."
Over the weekend, hundreds of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees were laid off, a move that former CDC officials are criticizing as damaging public health preparedness.
Of more than 1,300 CDC employees who received RIFs on Friday, about 700 got emails reversing their terminations a short time later.
Thousands of workers at the CDC have been furloughed, and some are worried what that could mean for public health.
The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, with members appointed by RFK Jr., voted on changes to COVID-19 vaccine recommendations.
More than a month after a gunman opened fire on the CDC, some employees are heading back to the office.
Marjorie Taylor Greene's seat in Congress has been vacant since her resignation in January, but voters in Georgia could choose her replacement during Tuesday's special election.
After a dramatic move to save it from demolition, Acworth's beloved McCray House is set for a fresh start as a community coffee shop.
A sacred cemetery in South Fulton has been turned into a dumping ground after someone left more than 100 tires among the graves at Pleasant Hill Victory AME Church.
A major highway overhaul in North Fulton and Forsyth will bring long-term relief for commuters, but the project is expected to take five years to finish.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said that he believed cancelling "Magic City Monday" was "the right decision for the broader NBA community."