This Week in MMWR - Vol. 70, May 28, 2021

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Reports on Disparities in Breastfeeding Initiation, HIV Testing, and more.

May 28, 2021

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WEEKLY REPORT

	Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Breastfeeding Initiation ─ United States, 2019 Birth certificate data indicate that the magnitude of racial/ethnic disparities in breastfeeding initiation varies across states as do the racial/ethnic groups corresponding to each state’s largest disparity.

• HIV Viral Load Monitoring Among Patients Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy — Eight Sub-Saharan Africa Countries, 2013–2018
• Mask Use and Ventilation Improvements to Reduce COVID-19 Incidence in Elementary Schools — Georgia, November 16–December 11, 2020
• COVID-19 Testing to Sustain In-Person Instruction and Extracurricular Activities in High Schools — Utah, November 2020–March 2021
• COVID-19 Vaccine Breakthrough Infections Reported to CDC — United States, January 1–April 30, 2021
• Notes from the Field: Impact of the COVID-19 Response on Scale-up of HIV Viral Load Testing — PEPFAR-Supported Countries, January–June 2020
• Erratum: Vol. 70, No. 10

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QUICKSTATS

Percentage of Adults Aged 18–26 Years Who Ever Received a Human Papillomavirus Vaccine, by Race and Hispanic Origin and Sex — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2019

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MMWR Weekly COVID-19 Briefing Podcast: Week of May 10

The latest MMWR Weekly COVID-19 Briefing is live. This week’s episode covers 5 reports, including ACIP’s recommendation for use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine among adolescents, how mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are effective in real-world conditions, and more. Listen and subscribe on: Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, and Google Play.