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• A CDC food safety alert regarding a multistate outbreak of <em>Salmonella</em> Senftenberg infections May 23, 2022
  A CDC food safety alert regarding a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Senftenberg infections has been posted: https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/senftenberg-05-22/index.html
• CDC Media Telebriefing: Update on 2022 U.S. Monkeypox Investigation May 23, 2022
  Experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will discuss the latest regarding the cases of monkeypox in the United States.a0523
• Transcript for Vital Signs Telebriefing: Firearm deaths show historic increase May 20, 2022
  CDC Media Briefing — New Vital Signs Report Firearm deaths show historic increase: What can be done to prevent firearm homicides and suicides?
• CDC Strengthens Recommendations and Expands Eligibility for COVID-19 Booster Shots May 19, 2022
  Following today’s meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP), CDC is expanding eligibility of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses to everyone 5 years of age and older.
• CDC and Health Partners Responding to Monkeypox Case in the U.S. May 18, 2022
  Case identified after monkeypox clusters in several other countries
• Update on Children with Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Cause May 18, 2022
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues to work with health departments and clinicians nationwide to identify and investigate hepatitis of unknown cause impacting children.
• Firearm Deaths Grow, Disparities Widen May 10, 2022
  Firearms were involved in 79% of all homicides and 53% of all suicides in 2020.
• CDC Media Briefing — New <em>Vital Signs</em> Report Firearm deaths show historic increase What can be done to prevent firearm homicides and suicides? May 9, 2022
  Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a 35% increase in the firearm homicide rate, with the rate in 2020 reaching its highest level in over 25 years, according to a new CDC Vital Signs report.
• CDC Media Telebriefing: Update on Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Cause May 5, 2022
  Experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will discuss the latest regarding the cases of acute hepatitis of unknown cause.
• CDC Recommendation for Masks and Travel May 3, 2022
  At this time, CDC recommends that everyone aged 2 and older – including passengers and workers – properly wear a well-fitting mask or respirator over the nose and mouth in indoor areas of public transportation (such as airplanes, trains, etc.) and transportation hubs (such as airports, stations, etc.).