MMWR Early Release - Vol. 70, August 18, 2021

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Reports on COVID-19 Hospitalizations and Vaccine Effectiveness

August 18, 2021

EARLY RELEASE

Effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Vaccines in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Nursing Home Residents Before and During Widespread Circulation of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant — National Healthcare Safety Network, March 1–August 1, 2021

New COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations Among Adults, by Vaccination Status — New York, May 3–July 25, 2021

Sustained Effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Vaccines Against COVID-19 Associated Hospitalizations Among Adults — United States, March–July 2021

PDF of these reports (link, link, and link)

MMWR Weekly COVID-19 Briefing Podcast: Week of August 9

 

The latest MMWR Weekly COVID-19 Briefing is live. This episode covers 2 reports. The first highlights the benefits of all three FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccines and the second explores alternative methods for analyzing race and ethnicity data for COVID-19 cases and vaccinations. Listen and subscribe on: Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, and Google Play.