This Week in MMWR - Vol. 69, October 9, 2020

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Reports on Polio Eradication, Handwashing During COVID-19, and more.

October 9, 2020 

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	Progress Toward Poliomyelitis Eradication — Afghanistan, January 2019–July 2020 After approximately 2 years of campaign bans by the insurgency coupled with the COVID-19 pandemic, wild poliovirus circulation has increased in Afghanistan during 2019–2020, and a new vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 outbreak began in 2020.

• Barriers to Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Among HIV-Positive Hispanic and Latino Men Who Have Sex with Men — United States, 2015–2019
• Characteristics Associated with Adults Remembering to Wash Hands in Multiple Situations Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, October 2019 and June 2020
• Case Series of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Adults Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection — United Kingdom and United States, March–August 2020
• Adolescent with COVID-19 as the Source of an Outbreak at a 3-Week Family Gathering — Four States, June–July 2020
• Trends in COVID-19 Incidence After Implementation of Mitigation Measures — Arizona, January 22–August 7, 2020
• Erratum: Vol. 69, No. Suppl. 1

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Death Rates from Influenza and Pneumonia Among Persons Aged ≥65 Years, by Sex and Age Group — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2018

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This week, MMWR published a series of reports describing the role that young adults have played in the spread of COVID-19. The issue also looked at COVID-19 among school-aged children and CDC deployments to work with health agencies in state, tribal, local, and territorial areas.