This Week in MMWR - Vol. 69, February 21, 2020

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Reports on Flu Vaccine Effectiveness, Health Status of Unpaid Caregivers, Tobacco Product Sales Laws, and more.Health Status of Unpaid Caregivers, TobaReports on Flu Vaccine Effectiveness, Health Status of Unpaid Caregivers, Tobacco Product Sales Laws, and more.

February 21, 2020 

WEEKLY REPORT

	Characteristics and Health Status of Informal Unpaid Caregivers — 44 States, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, 2015–2017 During 2015–2017, approximately 20% of respondents to the Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance System survey were classified as caregivers. Nearly 20% of caregivers reported fair or poor health, with wide interstate variation ranging from 11.7% to 34.4%.

• Interim Estimates of 2019–20 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness — United States, February 2020
• State and Territorial Laws Prohibiting Sales of Tobacco Products to Persons Aged <21 Years — United States, December 20, 2019
• Autochthonous Chagas Disease — Missouri, 2018
• Notes from the Field: Characteristics of Million Hearts Hypertension Control Champions, 2012–2019

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QUICKSTATS

Age-Adjusted Percentage of Adults Aged ≥25 Years Who Saw a Dentist in the Past Year, by Education Level and Sex — National Health Interview Survey, 2018

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