Top 5 Takeaways Higher Hospitalization Rates Among Unvaccinated: During the Omicron predominance, hospitalization rates for unvaccinated children aged 5–11 were approximately twice as high as for vaccinated children. Significant Proportion
Tag: 2022
Top 5 Takeaways Incident Overview: Fifteen cases of poisoning, including five deaths, were reported among attendees of a birthday luncheon in Chongqing, China, due to consumption of a homemade medicinal
Top 5 Takeaways Measles Cases Among Evacuees: Forty-seven measles cases were reported among 72,299 Afghan evacuees, resulting in an attack rate of 0.065%. Mass Vaccination Campaign: A high-coverage mass vaccination
Top 5 Takeaways Omicron Surge: The Omicron variant led to the highest recorded national COVID-19 case rates in the U.S. during December 2021. Seroprevalence Increase: Overall seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies
Top 5 Takeaways Significant Decrease in Disparities: From 2020 to 2021, disparities in age-adjusted death rates (AADR) from COVID-19 decreased significantly by 14.0%–40.2% for most racial and ethnic groups. Non-Hispanic
Top 5 Takeaways Overall Decline: From 2019 to 2020, the overall suicide rate in the United States declined by 3%, with significant reductions among both females (8%) and males (2%).
Top 5 Takeaways Operation Allies Welcome (OAW): Initiated on August 29, 2021, to resettle eligible persons from Afghanistan, with evacuees housed at U.S. military bases. First Measles Case: Reported on
Top 5 Takeaways Increase in Death Rate: The overall age-adjusted death rate (AADR) in the U.S. increased by 0.7% from 2020 to 2021. COVID-19 Impact: COVID-19 was the third leading
Top 5 Takeaways COVID-19 Vaccination Safety: COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy was not associated with an increased risk of preterm birth or small-for-gestational-age (SGA) at birth. Large Cohort Study: The study
Top 5 Takeaways Increase in Rabies Deaths: Three human rabies deaths occurred in the U.S. in fall 2021, all linked to bat exposures and lack of postexposure prophylaxis (PEP). Symptoms