Acting CDC Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya stammered his way through an interview in which he sought to reassure the public that the agency is on top of a recent hantavirus outbreak. Bhattacharya spoke to Jake Tapper on State of the Union on Sunday as 17 American passengers from the hantavirus-hit MV Hondius prepared to return home following eight reported infections onboard,

Acting Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya urged the public not to panic over the hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, underscoring that it’s not like COVID-19. Bhattacharya, who also helms the National Institutes of ...

On Monday, officials confirmed that one of the 18 American passengers being quarantined in Nebraska is from North Carolina, though the state has not released the person’s county of residence. Several county health departments told Channel 9 they have not been contacted by the state.

Public health officials in January approved the procurement of the trivalent flu vaccines in accordance with the WHO’s recommendations, the CDC said in a statement. The CDC purchased 6,849,360 of standard flu vaccines and 200,

The CDC's stance on vaccination has drastically changed, which may be behind people's dipping trust in vaccines, according to new research.

Seventeen Americans are expected to head to a federal quarantine facility in Nebraska, where public health officials say they will be assessing and monitoring each individual.