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CDC Recommends Lowering the Age for Pneumococcal Vaccination from 65 to 50 Years Old

Today, CDC Director Mandy Cohen endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation for lowering the age for pneumococcal vaccination from 65 to 50 years old.

Most US adults favor lowering nicotine levels in cigarettes

Most US adults-including 8 in 10 cigarette smokers-favor requiring cigarette makers to lower nicotine levels in cigarettes so that they are less addictive, according to a new report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.