Top 5 Takeaways Increased Diabetes Risk: Persons aged 30 days after infection compared to those without COVID-19 and those with prepandemic acute respiratory infections. Comparison of Databases: The study used
Category: MMWR Booster
Top 5 Takeaways Increasing HIV Diagnoses: The number of HIV diagnoses among persons who inject drugs (PWID) in Kanawha County rose significantly from less than five annually during 2016–2018 to
Top 5 Takeaways Significant Reduction in HIV Diagnoses: New HIV diagnoses among adolescent girls and young women attending antenatal care decreased by 71.4% in DREAMS districts compared to 48.4% in
Top 5 Takeaways High Vaccine Effectiveness: The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine showed a 91% effectiveness against MIS-C in persons aged 12–18 years. Critical Illness Prevention: All critically ill MIS-C patients requiring life
Top 5 Takeaways Continued Benefits of Mandated Reporting: Mandated NAS case reporting helps quantify NAS incidence and guides state program development. Challenges in Long-Term Surveillance: Persistent data collection challenges and
Top 5 Takeaways Overall Decrease in Incidence: Breast cancer incidence among women aged ≥20 years decreased an average of 0.3% per year from 1999 to 2018. Racial and Ethnic Variations:
Top 5 Takeaways Disparities in Monoclonal Antibody Treatment: Black, Asian, and Hispanic patients received monoclonal antibody (mAb) treatments significantly less often than White and non-Hispanic patients. Inpatient Treatment Differences: Disparities
Top 5 Takeaways Preferential Recommendation: The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) now recommends mRNA COVID-19 vaccines over the Janssen vaccine for all persons aged ≥18 years. Safety Concerns: Cases
Top 5 Takeaways Omicron Detection: The Omicron variant was first detected in U.S. community wastewater in late November 2021. Early Surveillance: Wastewater surveillance provided early evidence of Omicron, ahead of
Top 5 Takeaways Significant Decrease in WPV1 Cases: The number of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases in Afghanistan decreased by 93% from 2020 to 2021. Reduction in Positive Sewage