This Week in MMWR - Vol. 70, February 12, 2021

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February 12, 2021 

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Trends and Geographic Patterns in Drug and Synthetic Opioid Overdose Deaths — United States, 2013–2019

From 2013 to 2019, the age-adjusted rate of deaths involving synthetic opioids other than methadone increased 1,040%, and for psychostimulants increased 317%.




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COVID-19 Stats

The figure is a bar graph showing the percentage of U.S. middle and high school students aged 13–21 years attending in-person classes who reported observing fellow students wearing a mask all the time, by school setting and activity during October 2020.


Percentage of Middle and High School Students Aged 13–21 Years Attending In-Person Classes Who Reported Observing Fellow Students Wearing a Mask All the Time, by School Setting and Activity — United States, October 2020


QUICKSTATS

The figure is a line chart showing the percentage of nonsmoking adults exposed to secondhand smoke (SHS) declined from 27.7% in 2009–2010 to 20.7% in 2017–2018. During this period, decreasing trends in the percentage of persons with SHS exposure also were observed for nonsmoking non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, and Hispanic adults. There was no significant decline in the percentage of persons with exposure for nonsmoking non-Hispanic Asian adults from 2011–2012 to 2017–2018. The percentage of persons with SHS exposure was consistently higher for nonsmoking non-Hispanic Black adults throughout the period. During 2017–2018, 41.5% of nonsmoking non-Hispanic Black adults were exposed to SHS compared with 22.7% non-Hispanic Asian, 17.8% non-Hispanic White, and 16.2% nonsmoking Hispanic adults.


Trends in Secondhand Smoke Exposure Among Nonsmoking Adults, by Race and Hispanic Origin — National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, United States, 2009–2018



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CONTINUING EDUCATION

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MMWR Weekly COVID-19 Briefing Podcast: Week of February 1


The latest MMWR Weekly COVID-19 Briefing is live. This week’s episode covers five reports ranging from describing the demographics of those who received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to highlighting disparities in COVID-19 risk factors among sexual minorities and racial and ethnic groups. Listen and subscribe on: Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, and Google Play.


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