This episode discusses five MMWR reports. The first report provides early evidence of protection from monkeypox after a single dose of the JYNNEOS vaccine. The second report describes the low monkeypox transmission risk among residents of Cook County Jail in Chicago. The third report examines acute respiratory illnesses among children and teens associated with enterovirus D68. The fourth report highlights the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' recommendations for the cholera vaccine. ...
Oct 04, 2022•9 min
This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The first report describes monkeypox in a young infant. The second report looks at the use of recommended health care measures to prevent sickle cell anemia complications in children and teens. And the last two reports look at norovirus outbreaks: the first looks at an outbreak that occurred among rafters and backpackers in Grand Canyon National Park and the second focuses on national data on norovirus outbreaks.
Sep 27, 2022•7 min
This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The first report looks at monkeypox exposures among health care personnel. The second report describes two U.S. cases of monkeypox with neurologic complications. The third report examines pediatric intracranial infections in the United States. And the last report looks at suicides among American Indian or Alaska Native people during 2015-2020.
Sep 21, 2022•8 min
This episode discusses six MMWR reports. The first report describes strategies adopted by men who have sex with men to prevent monkeypox transmission. The second report uses a simulated model to examine monkeypox spread among men who have sex with men The third report details HIV and sexually transmitted infections among people with monkeypox. The fourth report highlights the use of tecovirimat (also known as Tpoxx) for the treatment of monkeypox in the United States. The fifth report looks at m...
Sep 14, 2022•11 min
This episode discusses three MMWR reports. The first report highlights the public health response to a case of paralytic polio in an unvaccinated person in New York and detection of poliovirus in wastewater. The second report looks at contamination of high-contact objects and surfaces among a household of people infected with Monkeypox virus. And the last report highlights the safety of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine booster doses among children aged 5-11 years.
Aug 24, 2022•7 min
This episode discusses five MMWR reports. The first report highlights updated CDC guidance for the prevention of severe COVID-19 illness. The second report looks at post-COVID conditions in children. The third report examines hepatitis C treatment among insured adults in the United States. And the last two reports highlight the characteristics of U.S. monkeypox cases and provide interim guidance for the prevention and treatment of monkeypox in people with advanced HIV infection.
Aug 24, 2022•10 min
This episode discusses six MMWR reports. The first report looks at gun carrying among youths by demographic characteristics, violent experiences, and risk behaviors. The second report highlights the safety of a second COVID-19 booster dose among adults aged 50 years and older. The third report examines influenza activity and the composition of the 2022-23 influenza vaccine. The fourth report looks at drug overdose deaths by sociodemographic and social determinants of health characteristics. The ...
Aug 03, 2022•10 min
This episode discusses five MMWR reports. The first report highlights the effectiveness of the mRNA vaccine during Omicron predominance. The second report looks at COVID-19 vaccine booster doses among people with weakened immune systems. The third report examines factors associated with severe outcomes among adults with weakened immune systems hospitalized for COVID-19. The fourth report examines county-level social vulnerability and emergency department visits for firearm injuries. The last rep...
Jul 20, 2022•8 min
This episode discusses three MMWR reports. The first report examines motor vehicle crash deaths in the United States compared with other high-income countries. The second report highlights COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for children ages 6 months to 5 years. And the last report looks at COVID-19 vaccine provider availability and vaccination coverage among children aged 5-11 years.
Jul 06, 2022•6 min
This episode discusses five MMWR reports The first two reports provide insights on acute hepatitis of unknown causes in children. The third report describes extreme heat exposure in Maricopa and Yuma Counties, Arizona. The fourth report examines COVID-19 death risk among long-term care facility residents. And the last report highlights COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations among Medicare beneficiaries with and without disabilities.
Jun 28, 2022•10 min
This episode discusses three MMWR reports. The first report examines ventilation improvement strategies in K-12 public schools. The second report describes racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 vaccination coverage. And the last report highlights the characteristics of adults evaluated for substance use and treatment planning.
Jun 15, 2022•6 min
This episode discusses three MMWR reports. The first report examines CDC's emergency response to a multistate monkeypox outbreak. The second report describes COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths among Alaska Native people. And the last report highlights pediatric melatonin poisonings in the United States over the last decade.
Jun 08, 2022•6 min
This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The first report examines ACIP's recommendation for use of the JYNNEOS vaccine in people aged 18 years and older at risk for occupational exposure to orthopoxviruses such as monkeypox. The second report describes post-COVID conditions among adult COVID-19 survivors aged 18 years and older. The third report highlights barriers to and disparities in access to health care among adults aged 18 years and older with epilepsy. And the last report looks at seizu...
May 31, 2022•7 min
This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The first report highlights the effectiveness of a COVID-19 additional primary or booster dose among nursing home residents. The second report examines modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias among adults aged 45 years and older. The third report highlights changes in firearm homicide and suicide rates in the United States from 2019 to 2020. And the last report looks at factors associated with HIV prevention and health care ...
May 25, 2022•7 min
This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The first report highlights children ages 5-11 years hospitalized with COVID-19. The second report examines vaccination coverage among children in kindergarten. The third report highlights mortality data in the United States in 2021. And the last report looks at the COVID-19 death rates by race and ethnicity.
Apr 27, 2022•7 min
This episode discusses three MMWR reports. The first report highlights COVID-19 death rates and vaccine coverage in Hong Kong during the ongoing Omicron COVID-19 outbreak. The second report examines 10 people infected with the Omicron variant within 90 days of being infected with Delta. And the last report looks at the effectiveness of mRNA vaccination after previous infection in preventing COVID-19-associated hospitalization with a reinfection.
Apr 20, 2022•5 min
This episode discusses eight MMWR reports. This week, MMWR released a supplement of five reports looking at adolescent behaviors and experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. The sixth report highlights the increased use of at-home COVID-19 testing in the United States. The seventh report examines heart complications after COVID-19 infection and mRNA COVID-19 vaccination. And the last report looks at the effectiveness of COVID-19 boosters following one dose of Johnson & Johnson's Janssen COV...
Apr 08, 2022•9 min
This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The first report looks at hospitalizations of infants and children ages 4 and younger with COVID-19. The second report highlights the effectiveness of the mRNA vaccination in preventing COVID-19-associated mechanical ventilation and death. The third report examines COVID-19-associated hospitalizations among adults during Omicron by race and ethnicity. And the last report looks at ACIP's recommendation for the use of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in adults...
Mar 23, 2022•6 min
This episode discusses three MMWR reports. The first report looks at the impact of universal masking policies in K-12 school districts on COVID-19 incidence. The second report highlights the effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in preventing COVID-19 among children and teens. And the last report examines access to COVID-19 vaccine providers and vaccination coverage among children aged 5-11 years.
Mar 16, 2022•6 min
This episode discusses three MMWR reports. The first report looks at safety monitoring of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses among people aged 12-17 years. The second report examines the effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in preventing COVID-19-associated emergency department and urgent care encounters and hospitalizations among children and teens. And the last report highlights the increasing disparities in COVID-19 vaccination coverage between urban and rural counties.
Mar 08, 2022•7 min
This episode discusses nine MMWR reports. The first report looks at the effectiveness of mRNA COVID-19 vaccination among pregnant people against hospitalizations in infants younger than 6 months. The second report examines hospitalizations of children and teens with confirmed COVID-19. The next two reports look at changes in pediatric emergency department visits before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The fifth report looks at safety monitoring of COVID-19 booster doses among adults. The sixth ...
Mar 04, 2022•12 min
This episode discusses five MMWR reports. The first report looks at the effectiveness of masks in indoor settings for the prevention of COVID-19. The next report looks at the clinical characteristics and outcomes of adults hospitalized with COVID-19 during Omicron and Delta predominance. The third report examines COVID-19 infection and hospitalizations by vaccination status before and during Omicron. The fourth report describes vaccination coverage and vaccine confidence by sexual orientation an...
Feb 09, 2022•7 min
This episode discusses two MMWR reports. The first report looks at trends in disease severity and health care utilization during the early Omicron variant period. And the second report looks at the effectiveness of a third dose of an mRNA vaccine in preventing COVID-19 hospitalization among adults with and without weakened immune systems.
Feb 02, 2022•4 min
This episode discusses six MMWR reports. The first report looks at racial and ethnic disparities in receipt of monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of COVID-19. The next three reports examine the protection provided by COVID-19 vaccines, including booster doses, during periods of Delta and Omicron variant emergence. The fifth report examines updated ACIP guidance for the use of Johnson & Johnson's Janssen COVID-19 vaccine. And the last report looks at early evidence of the Omicron variant...
Jan 28, 2022•9 min
This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The first report looks at the effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children ages 12-17 years. The next report looks at the risk for newly diagnosed diabetes after COVID-19 infection among children. The third report examines COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy and its association with preterm or small-for-gestational-age at birth. And the last report describes severe COVID-19 outcomes among people age...
Jan 14, 2022•8 min
This episode discusses four MMWR reports. This first report looks at an Omicron variant cluster among a single household in Nebraska. The next report looks at vaccine safety in children ages 5-11 years. The third report examines the effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in preventing infection among adolescents ages 12-17 years. And the last report describes the characteristics and clinical outcomes in children and adolescents hospitalized with COVID-19.
Jan 05, 2022•8 min
This episode discusses five MMWR reports. This first report looks at the impact of a health care provider recommendation on vaccination status and attitudes among adults. The next two reports explore a testing strategy among k-12 schools in Los Angeles County, California and Lake County, Illinois. And the last two describe cases of a rare fungal infection reported by clinicians in Honduras and Arkansas during surges in Delta variant cases.
Dec 23, 2021•7 min
This episode discusses four MMWR reports. This first report looks at the U.S. response to the Omicron variant. The second highlights receipt of booster doses among adults ages 65 years and older. The third looks at the effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna mRNA vaccines in preventing COVID-19-associated hospitalizations among older veterans. And the fourth report highlights vaccination rates among people experiencing homelessness.
Dec 17, 2021•7 min
This episode discusses six MMWR reports. The first two emphasize the risks associated with COVID-19 during pregnancy. The third report looks at infection rates, hospitalizations, and deaths among members of a large heath system. The fourth looks at health care access and use among adults with diabetes during COVID-19. The fifth report explores the impact surges in COVID-19 cases have on hospital systems. And the sixth report looks at the use of digital notification to provide timely outreach to ...
Dec 01, 2021•10 min
This episode discusses two MMWR reports. The first highlights ACIP's interim recommendation for the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine in children ages 5-11 years. And the second looks at the effectiveness of mRNA vaccination among immunocompromised and immunocompetent adults.
Nov 10, 2021•5 min
