This Week in MMWR - Vol. 70, September 24, 2021

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Reports on Child Sleep Duration, Gastroenteritis on Cruise Ships, and more.

September 24, 2021 

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SURVEILLANCE AND SUMMARIES

Acute Gastroenteritis on Cruise Ships — Maritime Illness Database and Reporting System, United States, 2006–2019 Outbreaks of gastrointestinal illness commonly occur in crowded living conditions and can spread quickly in semienclosed environments, such as cruise ships. This report presents findings of the system during 2006-2019.

WEEKLY REPORT

Short Sleep Duration Among Infants, Children, and Adolescents Aged 4 Months–17 Years — United States, 2016–2018 During 2016–2018, approximately one third of children aged 4 months–17 years slept less than recommended for their age, particularly those from racial and ethnic minority groups, of low socioeconomic status, and with special health care needs. Infants, children, and adolescents with regular bedtimes were more likely to get enough sleep.

• Increasing Access to HIV Testing Through Direct-to-Consumer HIV Self-Test Distribution — United States, March 1, 2020–March 30, 2021
• Nonvoluntary or Forced Sex Among Women, by Sexual Identity, Attraction, and Behavior — National Survey of Family Growth, United States, 2011–2017
• Decreased Incidence of Infections Caused by Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food During the COVID-19 Pandemic — Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 10 U.S. Sites, 2017–2020
• Comparative Effectiveness of Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech, and Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) Vaccines in Preventing COVID-19 Hospitalizations Among Adults without Immunocompromising Conditions — United States, March–August 2021
• Use of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine in Persons Aged ≥16 Years: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, September 2021
• Outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant Infections Among Incarcerated Persons in a Federal Prison — Texas, July–August 2021
• Erratum: Vol. 70, No. 36
• Erratum: Vol. 70, No. 37

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QUICKSTATS

Percentage of Residential Care Communities Engaged in Selected End-of-Life and Bereavement Care Practices — National Study of Long-Term Care Providers, United States, 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 September 13

The latest MMWR Weekly COVID-19 Briefing is live. This episode covers six reports, including several highlighting the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines, one report that looks at the use of wastewater treatment plants to gather data and more. Listen & subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, and Google Play.