This Week in MMWR - Vol. 70, April 2, 2021

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Reports on COVID-19 in Correctional Facilities and more
April 2, 2021  

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Willingness to Receive a COVID-19 Vaccination Among Incarcerated or Detained Persons in Correctional and Detention Facilities — Four States, September–December 2020  

Among incarcerated or detained persons at correctional and detention facilities in four states who were surveyed before authorization of COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use, 45% were willing to be vaccinated.

Use of Selected Recommended Clinical Preventive Services — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2018
Community-Associated Outbreak of COVID-19 in a Correctional Facility — Utah, September 2020–January 2021
Rapid Spread of SARS-CoV-2 in a State Prison after Introduction by Newly Transferred Incarcerated Persons — Wisconsin, August 14–October 22, 2020 
Counties with High COVID-19 Incidence and Relatively Large Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations — United States, April 1–December 22, 2020
Symptoms of Anxiety or Depressive Disorder and Use of Mental Health Care Among Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, August 2020–February 2021
Interim Estimates of Vaccine Effectiveness of BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 COVID-19 Vaccines in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Health Care Personnel, First Responders, and Other Essential and Frontline Workers — Eight U.S. Locations, December 2020–March 2021
Erratum: Vol. 70, No. 3
Erratum: Vol. 70, No. 12

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Percentage of Adults with Fair or Poor Health, by Home Ownership Status and Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2019 

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MMWR Weekly COVID-19 Briefing Podcast: Week of March 22

The latest MMWR Weekly COVID-19 Briefing is live. This week’s episode covers four reports including reports on the impact of COVID-19 on communities of color, the increasing number of adults reporting anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic and more. Listen and subscribe on: Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, and Google Play.