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

Associated Press
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Contact tracing revs up in some states as omicron reaches US

The arrival of the omicron variant of the coronavirus in the U.S. has health officials in some communities reviving contact tracing operations in an attempt to slow and better understand its spread as scientists study how contagious it is and whether it can thwart vaccines.
 

NPR
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Sending the right message about the omicron variant is tricky

With the first case of omicron confirmed in California and more cases expected across the U.S., public health officials who know the difference between good and bad crisis communication say they can't afford to be quiet and wait until scientists know how risky the new variant is before they speak out.
 

Associated Press
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US tracking of virus variants has improved after slow start

After a slow start, the United States has improved its surveillance system for tracking new coronavirus variants such as omicron, boosting its capacity by tens of thousands of samples per week since early this year.
 

C-SPAN's Washington Journal
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COVID-19 Pandemic and Winter Outlook

Amesh Adalja talks about the latest news regarding COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics and the winter outlook for the pandemic