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• CDC Recommends Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine for Children and Adolescents June 24, 2022
  Today, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation that Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine be used as an option for children ages 6 through 17 years.
• HIV Testing Dropped Sharply Among Key Groups During First Year of COVID-19 Pandemic June 23, 2022
  New CDC data published ahead of National HIV Testing Day (Monday, June 27) show a sharp decrease in the number of CDC-funded HIV tests administered in health care and non-health-care settings (43% and 50%, respectively) from 2019 to 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• CDC Assists with Meningococcal Disease Outbreak Investigation in Florida June 22, 2022
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues its collaboration with the Florida Department of Health to investigate one of the worst outbreaks of meningococcal disease among gay and bisexual men in U.S. history. At least 24 cases and 7 deaths among gay and bisexual men have been reported.
• CDC Recommends COVID-19 Vaccines for Young Children June 18, 2022
  Today, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation that all children 6 months through 5 years of age should receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
• CDC Rescinds Order Requiring Negative Pre-Departure COVID-19 Test Prior to Flight to the US June 10, 2022
  Today, CDC is announcing that the Order requiring persons to show a negative COVID-19 test result or documentation of recovery from COVID-19 before boarding a flight to the United States, will be rescinded, effective on June 12, 2022 at 12:01AM ET.
• CDC Media Alert: Backyard poultry contact linked to more than 200 <em>Salmonella</em> illnesses in 2022 June 10, 2022
  A CDC investigation notice regarding multistate outbreaks of Salmonella infections has been posted: https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/backyardpoultry-06-22/index.html
• CDC Monkeypox Response: Transmission June 9, 2022
  Monkeypox virus is a completely different virus than the viruses that cause COVID-19 or measles.
• CDC Awards $215 Million in Funding to Advance National Cancer Prevention and Control toward Cancer Moonshot Goals June 8, 2022
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today announced first-year funding awards of $215 million in a 5-year, $1.1 billion investment into three national programs to prevent and control cancer.
• CDC Media Telebriefing: Update on 2022 U.S. Monkeypox Investigation June 3, 2022
  Experts from CDC, HHS, and the White House will discuss the latest regarding the cases of monkeypox in the United States.
• CDC releases draft cancer cluster guidelines for public comment May 31, 2022
  CDC/ATSDR has released a draft of its Guidelines for Examining Unusual Patterns of Cancer and Environmental Concerns for public comment. Comments are open through the Federal Register until July 25, 2022.