Dr. William Foege, leader in smallpox eradication, dies
Dr. William Foege, a leader in the global eradication of smallpox, has died.
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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.
A vital diagnostic tool at Fayette County's Healing Bridge Clinic is now unavailable, putting vulnerable patients at greater risk.
Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald traces his path from Centennial High in Roswell, Georgia, to NFL champion.
Plans for a 10,000-bed ICE detention center near an elementary school have united Social Circle residents in opposition, raising concerns about overcrowding, a lack of local infrastructure, and the detention of non-criminal immigrants.
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff from Georgia energized Atlanta supporters, spotlighting health care as a defining issue for Democrats in the 2026 election cycle.
Taming runaway U.S. beef prices will require more than stepping up imports, economists said. Here's the key to cutting costs.