Health

NBC News - Rotavirus, a highly contagious, fast-moving virus that is especially dangerous for babies and young children, has been rising across the U.S. since January, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. With infection rates higher now than this time last year, doctors have fresh concerns that declining vaccinations could lead to more severe illness and a higher surge in the coming years

The Hill - President Trump’s selection of a longtime civil servant and public health veteran to run the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the strongest signal yet that the administration is shifting away from a rhetoric of vaccine skepticism ahead of the midterm elections.