This Week in MMWR - Vol. 70, January 15, 2021

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Reports on Cancer Screening Tests, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, and more.

January 15, 2021 

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WEEKLY REPORT

	Cancer Screening Test Receipt — United States, 2018 In 2018, receipt of screening tests for breast and cervical cancers remained below Healthy People 2020 targets, with little change since 2005. Colorectal cancer screening receipt increased in recent years and has neared the target (70.5%).

• CDC’s Emergency Management Program Activities — Worldwide, 2013–2018
• Assessment of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Surveillance — Pennsylvania, 2019
• Allergic Reactions Including Anaphylaxis After Receipt of the First Dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine — United States, December 14–23, 2020
• Rates of COVID-19 Among Residents and Staff Members in Nursing Homes — United States, May 25–November 22, 2020
• Candida auris Outbreak in a COVID-19 Specialty Care Unit — Florida, July–August 2020
• Mitigation Policies and COVID-19–Associated Mortality — 37 European Countries, January 23–June 30, 2020
• Erratum: Vol. 69, No. 49

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QUICKSTATS

Percentage of Women Aged 22–44 Years Who Have Ever Cohabited with an Opposite-Sex Partner, by Education — National Survey of Family Growth, United States, 2006–2010 and 2015–2019

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MMWR Weekly COVID-19 Briefing Podcast: Week of January 4

This week's MMWR Weekly COVID-19 Briefing episode covers five reports ranging from describing rare adverse reactions following the COVID-19 vaccination to highlighting an increase in COVID-19 cases at U.S colleges and universities. Listen and subscribe on: Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, and Google Play.