This Week in MMWR - Vol. 70, July 16, 2021

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Reports on COVID-19 Vaccine Administration by Race and more.

July 16, 2021 

Check out the latest COVID-19 reports here.

RECOMMENDATIONS AND REPORTS

Antimicrobial Treatment and Prophylaxis of Plague: Recommendations for Naturally Acquired Infections and Bioterrorism Response Yersinia pestis, the bacterium that causes plague, leads to naturally occurring disease and is recognized as a potential bioterrorism weapon. This report provides CDC recommendations to U.S. health care providers regarding treatment, pre-exposure prophylaxis, and postexposure prophylaxis of plague.

WEEKLY REPORT

COVID-19 Vaccine Administration, by Race and Ethnicity — North Carolina, December 14, 2020–April 6, 2021 Among persons vaccinated during March 29–April 6, 2021, compared with December 14, 2020–January 3, 2021, in North Carolina, the proportion who were Black nearly doubled, and the share of vaccine doses administered to Hispanic people doubled during this period, approaching the proportion of the state population for these groups aged ≥16 years.

• COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Among Insured Persons Aged ≥16 Years, by Race/Ethnicity and Other Selected Characteristics — Eight Integrated Health Care Organizations, United States, December 14, 2020–May 15, 2021
• Acceptability of Adolescent COVID-19 Vaccination Among Adolescents and Parents of Adolescents — United States, April 15–23, 2021
• SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant COVID-19 Outbreak Associated with a Gymnastics Facility — Oklahoma, April–May 2021
• Erratum: Volume 70, Number 18

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QUICKSTATS

Percentage of Men and Women Aged 25–49 Years Who Spent at Least One Night in the Past 12 Months at an Alternate Location Because They Did Not Have a Permanent Place To Stay, by Type of Location — National Survey of Family Growth, United States, 2017–2019

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MMWR Weekly COVID-19 Briefing Podcast: Week of June 21

The latest MMWR Weekly COVID-19 Briefing is live. This episode covers 4 reports, including reports describing vaccination coverage and intent among adults, how workplace investigations of COVID-19 outbreaks can help identify employee cases, and more. Listen and subscribe on: Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, and Google Play.