Topic: Rochelle Walensky

Twenty-two residents and staff members at 15 Chicago-area skilled nursing facilities developed COVID-19 infections more than 14 days after receiving a second dose of the vaccine, according to data released by the CDC.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Wednesday that the so-called U.K. variant of the novel coronavirus has become the most dominant strain of the virus in the United States.

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., on Monday asked the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to launch a congressional investigation into the "alarming" rate of HIV in Kanawha County.

The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to sharply higher drug overdose deaths and the federal government is taking "urgent action" to combat addiction, President Joe Biden said Monday.

President Joe Biden announced Monday that 90% of adults will be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine within the next three weeks. But he also called on local leaders to reinstate and maintain face mask mandates.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention moved Monday to extend a national ban on evicting renters who are experiencing hardship related to COVID-19, just two days before it was set to expire.

Johnson & Johnson is expected to ship out an additional 11 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine next week, meeting its self-imposed goal of delivering 20 million doses by the end of the month, the White House said.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief adviser to President Joe Biden and the nation's top infectious diseases expert, clashed with a Senate Republican on Thursday over a precautionary measure intended to stem the spread of COVID-19.

The Biden administration announced the allocation of $10 billion to expand COVID-19 testing at schools, in an effort to return children to in-class learning.

A federal health agency review of U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 guidance has found issues with controversial recommendations by the former Trump administration.