MMWR Early Release - Vol. 70, August 24, 2021

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Reports on COVID-19 Hospitalizations and Vaccine Effectiveness

August 24, 2021

EARLY RELEASE

Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccines in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Frontline Workers Before and During B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant Predominance — Eight U.S. Locations, December 2020–August 2021

SARS-CoV-2 Infections and Hospitalizations Among Persons Aged ≥16 Years, by Vaccination Status — Los Angeles County, California, May 1–July 25, 2021

PDF of these reports (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.