Alan Sim announced he’s leaving his role as CDC’s chief data officer. Alan Sim, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s chief data officer, announced his departure from the agency after nearly five years in the position, per a post he wrote on social media Monday.

Traps in Hapeville and northwest Atlanta returned positive West Nile samples, the Fulton County Board of Health said Sunday.

Two mosquitoes are detected positive for the West Nile Virus. Fulton County locals gribbed in fear of the mosquito-borne disease that can cause neurological disease and death in people. TheHealthSite.

ATLANTA — More people have contracted measles in the US so far this year than in any year in the last three decades. New data from Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows 1,288 infections this year through 38 states, including Georgia.

She was formally nominated in March after President Donald Trump withdrew his initial pick, former Rep. David Weldon.

More than $50 million in grants for HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and hepatitis programs could disappear under a proposed federal budget.

The new vaccine committee appointed by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took minimal action in its first meeting.

Former CDC officials warn that proposed fiscal 2026 budget cuts would slash funding by 54%, threatening critical health programs and local departments across the U.S.