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White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany denied that the White House pressured the CDC into relaxing their guidelines after President Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday that he disagrees with the CDC’s “very tough & expensive guidelines for opening schools.”

The coronavirus is spreading too rapidly and too broadly for the U.S. to bring it under control, Dr. Anne Schuchat, principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Monday.

The federal government has been sending a foggy message over the past few months about whether people should wear face masks during the pandemic

The true number of Americans who’ve been infected with COVID-19 may top 20 million, according to new estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Our best estimate right now is that for every case that’s reported, there actually are 10 other infections,” CDC director Dr. Robert Redfield said on a call with reporters Thursday, NBC News reported. The…

U.S. health officials say the flu vaccine did a disappointing job last winter, and officials worry it might be a bad sign for the fall

Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testified before Congress on Tuesday that widespread

The Centers for Disease Control released some tips on how to protect yourself from COVID-19 while visiting the beach.

Amid the uncertainty of what college will look like this fall, one thing is for sure — it won’t be the typical experience for students. There may be in-person classes, online learning only or a hybrid model that combines the two. That is just the academic end. There is also life on campus: when and where to don a mask,…

On Saturday night about midnight on Hollywood Boulevard, NBC 6 saw what could have been a scene well before anyone ever heard of COVID-19. The music was going, the drinks flowing, and people were enjoying a meal.

The new rise in COVID cases are prompting leaders to urge businesses and residents to follow CDC guidelines. But across Hollywood Boulevard, Midtown Miami, and Las Olas in Fort Lauderdale — cameras captured people ignoring these coronavirus restrictions. NBC 6’s Willard Shepard reports.

More than 40,000 cruise ship workers are still stuck at sea because of concerns about the coronavirus

Take the stairs, not the elevator, down from your hotel room. Encourage people to bring their own food and drinks to your cookout. Use hand sanitizer after banking at an ATM. Call ahead to restaurants and nail salons to make sure staff are wearing face coverings. And no high-fives — or even elbow bumps — at the gym.

There is no evidence that pets play a significant role in the spread of coronavirus, according to a report released by the CDC. The report, published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, comes weeks after a small number of animals worldwide, including in New York, have been infected naturally with SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19), mostly through suspected…

One reason why measles — a notoriously contagious disease — is so difficult to contain is because its infectious viral particles can linger in the air for up to two hours. Can the coronavirus do the same? It’s a question health officials appear to be grappling with: On Thursday, the San Francisco Department of Public Health said people must wear masks...

Virus-related deaths appear so far in 2020 to be more frequent than vehicle crashes, suicide, falls and liver and kidney disease — but that will likely change as daily death totals fall.

As more people are venturing out of their homes, some are wondering just how risky it might be. As with most things COVID-related, NBC 6 Investigator Tony Pipitone found it depends.

Public health officials say robust testing for the coronavirus is essential to safely lifting stay-at-home orders and business closures, but states are creating confusion in the way they are reporting the data.

In the latest clash between houses of worship and local governments asking people to stay home to stop the spread of coronavirus, a South Jersey church opened its doors to parishioners in defiance of the governor.

The Centers for Disease Control has released new detailed guidance on how to safely reopen the country. The guidelines come after all 50 states have already reopened and begun their own strategies.

The new document comes weeks after an original draft was shelved by the White House, and after all 50 states have moved forward on their own. NBC’s Alice Barr reports.