This Week in MMWR - Vol. 70, August 20, 2021

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Reports On COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Testing In Alaska and more

August 20, 2021

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WEEKLY REPORT

	Use of Rapid Antigen Testing for SARS-CoV-2 in Remote Communities — Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, September 15, 2020–March 1, 2021 Introduction of rapid, point-of-care antigen testing in Alaska’s remote Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Region was followed by a more than threefold reduction in daily SARS-CoV-2 case rates during approximately 1 month before the introduction of COVID-19 vaccination.

• Protracted, Intermittent Outbreak of Salmonella Mbandaka Linked to a Restaurant — Michigan, 2008–2019
• Disparities in Excess Mortality Associated with COVID-19 — United States, 2020
• Notes from the Field: Vitamin D-Deficient Rickets and Severe Hypocalcemia in Infants Fed Homemade Alkaline Diet Formula — Three States, August 2020–February 2021
• Erratum: Vol. 70, No. 27
• Erratum: Vol. 70, No. 30

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QUICKSTATS

Age-Adjusted Percentage of Adults Aged ≥65 Years Who Have a Lot of Difficulty Hearing or Cannot Hear at All Even When Using Hearing Aids, by Urbanization Level — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2019

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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.