Subject: Features from this Week: Adult Immunization Records, World Birth Defects Days, and More!
From: "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention" <no-reply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 11:52:48 -0800
Locate your vaccination records, learn about birth defects, and handle food safely while baking.
Week in Review
Adult Vaccination Records
Your vaccination record (sometimes called your immunization record) provides a history of all the vaccines you received as a child and adult. This record may be required for certain jobs, travel abroad, or school registration.
Every year, about 3-6% of infants worldwide are born with a serious birth defect. This means that life-altering conditions like spina bifida and congenital heart defects affect millions of babies and families. Birth defects can affect babies regardless of where they are born, their socioeconomic status, or their race or ethnicity.
Spending time with family and friends while preparing delicious baked foods in the kitchen is a great way to celebrate special occasions. Follow these safety tips to help you stay healthy when handling raw dough.
New diabetes cases have decreased over the last decade except in people younger than 20 years. And in adults, there is much room for improvement in preventing diabetes complications. Data from this report can help focus critical type 2 diabetes prevention and diabetes management efforts across the nation.
In the United States, there have been 15 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported. CDC provides updated information on the number of persons under investigation in the United States online on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
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