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A top prospect for the Boston Red Sox who had just arrived from Taiwan, has been placed in quarantine to guard against possible Coronavirus infection.

CLAIM: During the South Carolina Democrat debate, former Vice President Joe Biden claimed 150 million Americans have died since 2007 because gun makers cannot be sued.

Fact check – CLAIM: President Trump “fired” the government’s pandemic specialist, and “defunded” the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). VERDICT: Mostly false. The specialist was not fired; he quit. Some CDC cuts were proposed, but not implemented.

Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, warned that the spread of China’s deadly coronavirus in the United States is all but certain and said Americans’ everyday life could be dramatically affected. 

Over a dozen coronavirus-stricken Americans who were flown back to the United States with others who tested negative for the deadly illness were transported against the advice of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), according to a Thursday report.  

Chinese state media on Wednesday demanded foreign carriers resume air travel even though the coronavirus epidemic is still raging. 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized a package of dead birds in a passenger’s luggage at Dulles International Airport.

Dr. Tom Price, former U.S. Secretary of HHS, breaks down his analysis of the novel 2019 coronavirus (2019-nCoV) into the good (such as localization of the source), the bad (a vaccine won’t be available for many months), and the ugly (China).

U.S. officials last week appeared frustrated that China has not accepter U.S. aid offers. China says the U.S. never offered to help.

Two New Jersey hospitals will not allow anyone under 12 years of age to visit patients beginning on Monday as the state deals with high levels of influenza or flu.

Dr. Nicole Saphier says the “right thing” for the United States to do amid the deadly coronavirus outbreak is to shut down all travel to and from China.

The first person-to-person case of the deadly coronavirus has been confirmed in Illinois, bringing the total number of cases in the U.S. to six, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Thursday.

A sick Chinese student at a school in Philadelphia has led to the school announcing it will end its China student exchange program.

A Rasmussen poll finds 72 percent of Americans are confident the U.S. will be able to contain the rapidly spreading coronavirus.

Officials with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) told reporters on Monday the immediate coronavirus health risk to the general American public is low. This is due, in part, to the low number of confirmed domestic cases and that the virus has not yet spread to any people who have not recently returned from China.

U.S. officials urge China toward “more cooperation and transparency” to fight the deadly viral outbreak.

The CDC warns that Americans should not go to China but the U.S. is still allowing passengers to arrive from China.

Health and Human Services (HHS) officials will provide an update Tuesday on the department’s public health response to the 2019 novel Coronavirus.

A physicians group that educates about potential U.S. disasters says the novel coronavirus outbreak could become a pandemic.

The CDC says it is considering expanding screening for travel to the U.S. New York officials say infection is inevitable

Five infections have been confirmed inside the U.S. out of 110 cases being monitored by U.S. health officials.

A Chinese health official reports the Wuhan novel coronavirus could be contagious for up to two weeks before a patient becomes symptomatic. This means people who are not yet showing symptoms of coronavirus-related illness could be spreading the virus to other contacts.

Chinese health authorities warned the Wuhan coronavirus could mutate and spread further. The comments came as the government of China announced the death toll from the virus reached nine.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials implemented “enhanced health screening” for travelers arriving at key U.S. airports from Wuhan, China. The action by CBP officials follows the first confirmed case of coronavirus in the United States on Tuesday.

The flu season is far from over, yet a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states this season’s vaccine for the flu strain primarily affecting children is only a 58 percent match.

The CDC released data on Thursday that show 60 deaths and thousands of hospitilizations from using electronic cigarettes.

The number of deaths caused by the flu virus this season recently rose to 1,800, 19 of whom were children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning consumers of an E. coli outbreak linked to salad sold in three states and Canada.

The United States’ birth rate has continued to decline for the fourth consecutive year, newly released federal data reveals.

A mother in Malden, Massachusetts, recently received the sweetest gift she could ever have imagined from her disabled son.

The CDC states the number of U.S. abortions, the abortion rate, and the abortion ratio have all dropped to their lowest points on record.

More than 75,000 pounds of salad have been recalled due to a possible E. coli contamination, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The number of adult smokers in the United States has hit an all-time low of 13.7 percent in 2018, according to the CDC.

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) unveiled her new bill to rein in government agency public relations and advertising spending on mascots, koozies, and fidget spinners on Breitbart News Daily.

The pro-life advocacy group Live Action has produced a startling new info-graphic denouncing the “Black genocide” of abortion currently underway in the United States.

Over 6,000 pounds of Walmart’s Great Value brand frozen meat have been recalled due to possible salmonella contamination.