This Week in MMWR - Vol. 70, May 14, 2021

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Reports on COVID-19 Community-Based Testing, Rapid Antigen Tests, and more

May 14, 2021 

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SURVEILLANCE SUMMARIES

Surveillance of Vaccination Coverage Among Adult Populations — United States, 2018 The National Health Interview Survey regularly monitors the health of the U.S. population, including vaccination uptake. This report presents coverage among the U.S. adult population of seven recommended vaccines. The findings indicate that many adults remain unprotected against vaccine-preventable diseases and that racial/ethnic differences persisted.

WEEKLY REPORT

	Community-Based Testing for SARS-CoV-2 — Chicago, Illinois, May–November 2020 Compared with persons in other testing settings, those tested at community-based testing sites were more likely to be Hispanic and to live in areas that are economically marginalized. The proportion of positive test results was larger at CBT sites.

• Emergency Department Visits for Bicycle-Related Traumatic Brain Injuries Among Children and Adults — United States, 2009–2018
• Prevalence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Among Medicare Fee-For-Service Beneficiaries — United States, 2001−2018
• Diagnostic Performance of an Antigen Test with RT-PCR for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in a Hospital Setting — Los Angeles County, California, June–August 2020
• Community-Based Testing for SARS-CoV-2 — Chicago, Illinois, May–November 2020
• Rapid Emergence and Epidemiologic Characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.526 Variant — New York City, New York, January 1–April 5, 2021
• Identification of and Surveillance for the SARS-CoV-2 Variants B.1.427 and B.1.429 — Colorado, January–March 2021
• Modeling of Future COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, and Deaths, by Vaccination Rates and Nonpharmaceutical Intervention Scenarios — United States, April–September 2021
• Demographic and Social Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccination Initiation Among Adults Aged ≥65 Years — United States, December 14, 2020–April 10, 2021

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QUICKSTATS

Percentage of Adults Aged ≥50 Years with Osteoporosis, by Race and Hispanic Origin — United States, 2017–2018

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