CDC Novel Coronavirus Updates

Two infographics that summarize recommendations for people with COVID-19 and for COVID-19 close contacts. ... Continue Reading

Provides information on testing for coronavirus infection, including how to decide about testing, how to get a test, and what to do after a viral test. ... Continue Reading

COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective. Millions of people in the United States have received COVID-19 vaccines, and these vaccines will undergo the most intensive safety monitoring in U.S. history. CDC recommends you get a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as you are eligible. Adverse events described on this page have been reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). ... Continue Reading

Healthcare personnel who are pregnant or breastfeeding may get vaccinated for COVID-19, but there are many considerations that go into that decision. ... Continue Reading

A review of the week's key data from CDC's COVID Data Tracker, narrative interpretations, and visualizations. ... Continue Reading

Learn more about the recommendation for masks on public transportation and transportation hubs to prevent the spread of COVID-19. ... Continue Reading

CDC reports COVID-19 vaccination data online on COVID Data Tracker and in vaccination datasets. ... Continue Reading

People who have had 2 shots of Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines may need to start receiving a COVID-19 booster shot 8 months after their second dose. ... Continue Reading

people who are up to date with their vaccines are well protected from serious illness or other health outcomes. ... Continue Reading

CDC is analyzing healthcare data, partnering with clinicians, and working with researchers to learn more about post-COVID conditions (Long COVID). ... Continue Reading

Factsheet information and resources for the global COVID-19 response, including non-U.S community mitigation, non-U.S. clinical mitigation. ... Continue Reading

The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is an mRNA vaccine that requires 2 shots, 28 days apart. Learn about safety data, efficacy, and clinical trial demographics. ... Continue Reading

Noncitizen nonimmigrants must be fully vaccinated to travel by air to the US. When you travel to the US by air, you are also required to show a negative COVID-19 test or documentation of recovery. ... Continue Reading

There are several things to consider when deciding whether it is safe for you to travel in the United States. This includes the following: is COVID-19 spreading where you're going, will you be in close contact with others, are you at higher risk of severe illness if you do get COVID-19, do you have a plan for taking time off from work or school, do you live with someone who is older or has a severe chronic health condition, and is COVID-19 spreading where you live? ... Continue Reading

Other diagnostic tests for SARS-CoV-2 ... Continue Reading

CDC recommends that moderately or severely immunocompromised people receive an additional dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine at least four weeks after a second dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. ... Continue Reading

Noncitizen nonimmigrants must be fully vaccinated to travel by air to the US. Some categories of noncitizen nonimmigrants are excepted from the requirement but will need to fulfill other requirements. ... Continue Reading

Health Equity in Action ... Continue Reading

The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is an mRNA vaccine that requires 2 shots, 21 days apart. Learn about safety data, efficacy, and clinical trial demographics. ... Continue Reading

Since November 2020, the United Kingdom (UK) has reported a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases in London and southeast England. This rapid increase in cases has been linked to a different version-or variant-of the virus that causes COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2). ... Continue Reading