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• CDC Launches Two Global Networks, Awards $22 Million to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance and Infectious Diseases December 7, 2021
  CDC Launches Two Global Networks, Awards $22 Million to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance and Infectious Diseases
• Transcript: New Vital Signs Report The HIV epidemic remains severe among gay and bisexual men - What can be done to end the epidemic for everyone? December 7, 2021
  Transcript for "New Vital Signs Report: The HIV epidemic remains severe among gay and bisexual men - What can be done to end the epidemic for everyone?" This telebriefing occurred on November 30, 2021.
• CDC Tightens Testing Requirement for International Travel to the US to One Day December 3, 2021
  Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is revising the current Global Testing Order to shorten the timeline for required testing for all international air travelers to one day before departure to the United States.
• Autism Prevalence Higher in CDC’s ADDM Network December 2, 2021
  One in 44 (2.3%) 8-year-old children have been identified with autism spectrum disorder according to an analysis of 2018 data published today in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Surveillance Summaries.
• Public Health Authorities Investigating Additional Confirmed Case of COVID-19 Caused by the Omicron Variant December 2, 2021
  CDC is working with the Minnesota Department of Health and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to investigate a confirmed case of COVID-19 caused by the Omicron variant.
• First Confirmed Case of Omicron Variant Detected in the United States December 1, 2021
  The California and San Francisco Departments of Public Health have confirmed that a recent case of COVID-19 among an individual in California was caused by the Omicron variant (B.1.1.529).
• New CDC Vital Signs Report Reveals a Decade of Continuing HIV Inequities on Eve of World AIDS Day November 30, 2021
  Despite overall progress in reducing new infections among gay and bisexual men, the HIV epidemic continued and was more severe among Black or African American (hereafter referred to as Black) and Hispanic/Latino gay and bisexual men in the decade leading up to the federal Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. (EHE) initiative, which the […]
• CDC Expands COVID-19 Booster Recommendations November 29, 2021
  Today, CDC is strengthening its recommendation on booster doses for individuals who are 18 years and older.
• CDC Media Briefing — New Vital Signs Report The HIV epidemic remains severe among gay and bisexual men: What can be done to end the epidemic for everyone? November 29, 2021
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• CDC Statement on B.1.1.529 (Omicron variant) November 26, 2021
  On November 26, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified a new variant, B.1.1.529, as a Variant of Concern and has named it Omicron.