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CD HEALTH ALERT: Universal Screening and Testing Recommendations for Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)

The CDC recently released new recommendations for Screening and Testing for Hepatitis B Virus infection . These guidelines mirror existing CDC Recommendations for Hepatitis C...

CD HEALTH ALERT: National Shortage of Bicillin L-A

CDC has received reports that some STD programs are currently unable to procure enough penicillin G benzathine (Bicillin L-A®) – the first-line recommended treatment for syphilis –...

CD HEALTH ALERT: Updated Recommendations for the Use of Bivalent mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines

On April 18, 2023, the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) amended the emergency use authorizations (EUAs) of Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 bivalent mRNA vaccines. This...

CD HEALTH ALERT: Recommendation for the use of Bivalent Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines in children 6 months through 4 year who previously completed a 3-dose monovalent Pfizer-BioNTech primary series

On March 14, 2023 the FDA authorized the use of bivalent Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine as a booster dose for children 6 months through 4 years of age who had previously completed a 3...

CAHAN - Outbreak of Extensively Drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Associated with Artificial Tears

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory about infections with an extensively drug-resistant strain of Verona...

CAHAN - Increase in Pediatric Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to notify clinicians and public health authorities of a recent increase in...

CAHAN - Interim Guidance for Clinicians to Prioritize Antiviral Treatment of Influenza in the Setting of Reduced Availability of Oseltamivir

Seasonal influenza activity is high across the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that in the 2022-2023 season to date, there have been...

CD HEALTH ALERT: Updated Recommendations for the Use of Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccines for Children Down to 6 Months of Age

Last week, the FDA authorized the use of bivalent COVID-19 vaccines for children down to six months of age; the CDC then expanded its recommendations for the use of bivalent COVID...

CAHAN - Reminder to Prescribe COVID-19 Therapeutics to Mitigate Impact of Winter Respiratory Surge

Once an individual is diagnosed with COVID-19, early treatment with COVID-19-specific agents is the only existing strategy to markedly decrease risk of serious illness. There is...