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Brandon Johnson, a former community organizer and public school teacher, was elected as the fifty-seventh mayor of Chicago in April 2023. He is the fourth Black mayor in Chicago's history and the second to come from the city's ethnically diverse West Side. Johnson has a progressive agenda, focusing on issues such as taxation, education, social welfare, and policing. He has a background in organizing with the Chicago Teachers Union and served as a commissioner of Cook County. Since taking office, Johnson has made efforts to strengthen the social safety net and support marginalized communities. [Extracted from the article]

"Virus Hunters: How Science Protects People When Outbreaks and Pandemics Strike" by Amy Cherrix is a thrilling book that explores the work of scientists in the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The author compares EIS officers to Sherlock Holmes, as they track down the source of outbreaks and work to eradicate pandemic viruses. The book covers historical figures like John Snow, who mapped the source of a cholera outbreak in 1854, as well as more recent events such as the hunt for smallpox cases in the 1970s and the development of the Covid vaccine in 2021. This highly educational book reads like a gripping whodunit and is suitable for readers aged 8-12. [Extracted from the article]