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In the News highlights media coverage featuring the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

STAT
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On the lookout for monkeypox, CDC considers expanding test capacity

With the United States on the lookout for more monkeypox cases, federal health officials this week said they’re considering expanding testing networks, even as they’ve stressed the current two-step process is not delaying treatment or containment of the outbreak.

USA Today
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It's not just Uvalde, Texas — gunfire on school grounds is at historic high in the US

Children on lockdown. Armed officers rushing into a school. Parents and loved ones in tears waiting anxiously outside. It's an all-too-common scene in the U.S., where gunfire on school grounds is at a historic levels. And it's not just after mass shootings — smaller-scale incidents at schools are also happening at alarming rates.
 

The Washington Post
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Pfizer covid shot 80 percent effective in younger kids, early data shows

Pfizer and its German partner, BioNTech, said Monday that an early analysis showed their three-dose coronavirus vaccine regimen triggered a strong immune response in young children, proving 80 percent effective at preventing symptomatic infections in children 6 months to 4 years old.
 

Associated Press
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Pfizer says 3 COVID shots protect children under 5

 

Three doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine offer strong protection for children younger than 5, the company announced Monday, another step toward shots for the littlest kids possibly beginning in early summer.

The Washington Post
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A NHTSA official spent years trying to cut road deaths. They jumped last year.

Michael saw the ability of federal programs to influence safety and cites a gradual reduction in road deaths over 50 years. But in an interview with The Washington Post — days after new NHTSA figures showed fatalities hitting a 16-year high — Michael pointed to the nation’s failure and potential fixes.