This Week in MMWR - Vol. 70, April 30, 2021

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Reports On COVID-19 Variants, Tick Bites, and more

April 30, 2021

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WEEKLY REPORT

	Linked Clusters of SARS-CoV-2 Variant B.1.351 — Maryland, January–February 2021 This investigation identified two linked clusters of SARS-CoV-2 infection, comprising 17 total patients (two were hospitalized and one died) who did not report recent travel. Four patients’ specimens were sequenced; all were the B.1.351 variant.

• Health Status and Health Care Use Among Adolescents Identified With and Without Autism in Early Childhood — Four U.S. Sites, 2018–2020
• Emergency Department Visits for Tick Bites — United States, January 2017–December 2019
• COVID-19 Outbreak Among Farmworkers — Okanogan County, Washington, May–August 2020
• COVID-19 Among Workers in the Seafood Processing Industry: Implications for Prevention Measures — Alaska, March–October 2020
• Postvaccination SARS-CoV-2 Infections Among Skilled Nursing Facility Residents and Staff Members — Chicago, Illinois, December 2020–March 2021
• COVID-19 Outbreak Associated with a SARS-CoV-2 R.1 Lineage Variant in a Skilled Nursing Facility After Vaccination Program — Kentucky, March 2021
• Health Care Utilization and Clinical Characteristics of Nonhospitalized Adults in an Integrated Health Care System 28–180 Days After COVID-19 Diagnosis — Georgia, May 2020–March 2021
• Updated Recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for Use of the Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 Vaccine After Reports of Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Among Vaccine Recipients — United States, April 2021
• Erratum: Vol. 70, No. 12

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QUICKSTATS

Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years with Arthritis, by Sex and Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2019

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MMWR Weekly COVID-19 Briefing Podcast: Week of April 12

The latest MMWR Weekly COVID-19 Briefing is live. This week’s episode covers six reports including a report describing how vacant middle seats on airplanes could reduce COVID-19 exposure, emergency departments visits and hospitalizations among racial and ethnic minority groups during the pandemic, and more. Listen and subscribe on: Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, and Google Play.