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Friday January 24, 2025

FILE - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is shown Sunday, March 15, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other federal health agencies are under a communications freeze which has affected some regular updates to public-facing health sites. John Bazemore/AP hide caption

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Under communications freeze, CDC updates some important health data but not others

January 24, 2025 • One of the CDC's weekly health publications was not published on its regular schedule, and some data about flu and vaccinations wasn't updated.

Wednesday July 26, 2023

This CDC data shows where rates of heat-related illness are highest

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This CDC data shows where rates of heat-related illness are highest

July 26, 2023 • Emergency rooms report when patients visit with health problems caused by heat. Find out when and where rates of illness are spiking, and explore trends over the last five years.