Archive: Sep 2021

CDC Statement on ACIP Booster Recommendations


Press Release For Immediate Release: Friday, September 24th, 2021 Contact: Media Relations (404) 639-3286 CDC Statement on ACIP Booster Recommendations Today, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation for a booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in certain populations and also recommended a booster dose for …

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Hurricane Sam to remain a major hurricane for days, no threat to the U.S.


by Meteorologist Lauren Hope  5:00 AM EDT, Mon September 27, 2021 Hurricane Sam is about 800 miles east-southeast of the northern Leeward Islands. Sam is small but mighty with winds sustained at 130 mph. The category 4 hurricane is expected to maintain major hurricane strength as the system moves slowly northeast at 8 mph. Hurricane-force winds extend 30 …

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