This Week in MMWR - Vol. 70, December 17, 2021

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Reports on COVID-19 Vaccination, Dengue Vaccination, and more

December 17, 2021 

Check out the latest COVID-19 reports here.

RECOMMENDATIONS and REPORTS

Dengue Vaccine: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, United States, 2021 ACIP recommends vaccination with Dengvaxia for children aged 9–16 having evidence of previous dengue infection and living in dengue-endemic areas of the U.S.

WEEKLY REPORT

Report of Health Care Provider Recommendation for COVID-19 Vaccination Among Adults, by Recipient COVID-19 Vaccination Status and Attitudes — United States, April–September 2021 Adults who reported a provider COVID-19 vaccination recommendation were more likely to have been vaccinated, to be concerned about COVID-19, to have confidence that COVID-19 vaccines are important and safe, and to perceive that family and friends had been vaccinated.

• SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 (Omicron) Variant — United States, December 1–8, 2021
• Booster and Additional Primary Dose COVID-19 Vaccinations Among Adults Aged ≥65 Years — United States, August 13, 2021–November 19, 2021
• Trends in and Characteristics of Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Illicitly Manufactured Fentanyls — United States, 2019–2020
• Notes from the Field: Mucormycosis Cases During the COVID-19 Pandemic — Honduras, May–September 2021
• Notes from the Field: COVID-19–Associated Mucormycosis — Arkansas, July–September 2021

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QUICKSTATS

Distribution of Hours per Day That Office-Based Primary Care and Specialist Care Physicians Spent Outside Normal Office Hours Documenting Clinical Care in Their Medical Record System — United States, 2019

PDFs of Recommendations and Reports (link) and the Weekly Issue (link).

CONTINUING EDUCATION

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MMWR Weekly COVID-19 Briefing Podcast: Week of December 6^th

The latest MMWR Weekly COVID-19 Briefing is live. This episode covers four reports, including reports highlighting the U.S. response to the Omicron variant, receipt of booster doses among adults 65 years and older and more. Listen & subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, and Google Play.