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ASTHO Chief Medical Officer Dr. Marcus Plescia explains the latest thinking about how best to use case investigation and contact tracing to fight the Omicron variant; ASTHO joins several other national public health groups to issue a statement this week supporting departments should they decide to change their approach to contact tracing; ASTHO President-Elect Dr. Anne Zink says public health pivots to address current and anticipated challenges; ASTHO has released an updated version of its popular COVID-19 vaccine comparison chart; and ASTHO writes a blog listing several other public health podcasts listeners might find useful. ASTHO Statement: The Transition Away from Universal Case Investigation and Contact Tracing for Individual Cases of COVID-19 by Public Health Agencies ASTHO Issue Brief: COVID-19 Vaccine Comparison Chart ASTHO Blog Article: Seven Public Health Podcasts to Follow in 2022

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