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A person is shown wearing a dark vest and white shirt and walking with a cane into a facility with a Johnson & Johnson sign on the outside.
Top of The World
CDC, FDA recommend pause of J&J coronavirus vaccine over blood clot concerns
President Donald Trump listens during a phone call Oct. 4, 2020, in his conference room at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
Former CDC head: COVID-19’s spread in White House shows ‘testing does not replace safety measures’
Two people are shown sitting on park benches with a man walking past on a sunny day.
Top of The World
PM Johnson says Britain will return to normal by Christmas; India joins grim club; US again breaks coronavirus record
AR-15 rifles are displayed for sale at the Guntoberfest gun show in Oaks, Pennsylvania, October 6, 2017.
Conflict
I worked at the CDC and if it really wanted to, it could study gun violence
Attendees line up to meet musician Ted Nugent at a book signing event during the National Rifle Association's annual meeting in Houston, Texas, on May 5, 2013.
Global Politics
Gun owners face much higher murder risks, researchers said. Then the NRA silenced them.
Kate Winslet portrays CDC investigator Dr. Erin Mears in the 2011 film, "Contagion."
Health
If you want to know what CDC scientists are going through, check out Hollywood’s ‘Contagion’
Health & Medicine
Killing a killer disease
The Problem with Perchlorate
The Problem with Perchlorate
Global Politics
CDC May Recommend Routine Circumcision
Global Politics
Lead in water underreported