Centers for Disease Control

Live virus vaccines for monkeypox, COVID and smallpox are among the agents being developed at a new facility in the Dartmouth part of the New Bedford Business Park.

Those who choose not to be vaccinated have options: continue wearing a mask, socially distance – or get vaccinated.

Masks will still be required for now in all indoor public places and in other situations in Massachusetts, despite new guidance from the CDC on Thursday.

Would people get a booster shot for the COVID-19 vaccine, or is 'pandemic fatigue' starting to set in?

Why you shouldn't laminate your COVID-19 vaccination card.

More than 52,000 masks have been distributed free of charge in New Bedford so far.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urges people not to buy baby chicks as Easter gifts.

President Obama is pushing an aggressive effort to combat the deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Speaking at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, the President said the chances of an Ebola outbreak in the U.S. are extremely low. He argued that the U...

President Obama will visit the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta tomorrow to get a briefing on the Ebola virus outbreak in western Africa.

Measles cases are at a 20-year high in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it's confirmed nearly 290 cases so far this year. Last year's total was 220.