This Week in MMWR - Vol. 70, September 10, 2021

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Reports on Long-Term COVID-19 Symptoms, Unmasked Transmission, and more

September 10, 2021 

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SURVEILLANCE AND SUMMARIES

World Trade Center Health Program — United States, 2012−2020 The World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program provides medical screening, monitoring, and treatment of 9/11-related health conditions for WTC responders and survivors.

WEEKLY REPORT

	Long-Term Symptoms Among Adults Tested for SARS-CoV-2 — United States, January 2020–April 2021 In a sample of U.S. adults tested for SARS-CoV-2, symptoms often associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection were common; 65.9% of respondents whose SARS-CoV-2 test results were positive reported symptoms lasting >4 weeks.

• Using Wastewater Surveillance Data to Support the COVID-19 Response — United States, 2020–2021
• SARS-CoV-2 Transmission to Masked and Unmasked Close Contacts of University Students with COVID-19 — St. Louis, Missouri, January–May 2021
• Trends in COVID-19 Cases, Emergency Department Visits, and Hospital Admissions Among Children and Adolescents Aged 0–17 Years — United States, August 2020–August 2021
• Hospitalizations Associated with COVID-19 Among Children and Adolescents — COVID-NET, 14 States, March 1, 2020–August 14, 2021
• Notes from the Field: Tuberculosis Outbreak Linked to a Contaminated Bone Graft Product Used in Spinal Surgery — Delaware, March–June 2021

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QUICKSTATS

Percentage of Adults Aged ≥20 Years Who Consumed Fruit on a Given Day, by Race and Hispanic Origin — United States, 2015–2018

PDF of Surveillance Summaries (link) and the Weekly Issue (link).

CONTINUING EDUCATION

 

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MMWR Weekly COVID-19 Briefing Podcast: Week of August 23

The latest MMWR Weekly COVID-19 Briefing is live. This episode covers six reports, including reports highlighting the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against infection and hospitalization, COVID-19 vaccination coverage among adolescents and more. Listen and subscribe on: Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, and Google Play.