This Week in MMWR - Vol. 71, January 28, 2022

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Reports on Third Dose COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness, and more

January 28, 2022 

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SURVEILLANCE SUMMARIES

Surveillance for Violent Deaths — National Violent Death Reporting System, 39 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, 2018 This report summarizes data from CDC’s National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) on violent deaths that occurred in 39 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico in 2018.

WEEKLY REPORT

Effectiveness of a Third Dose of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Vaccines in Preventing COVID-19 Hospitalization Among Immunocompetent and Immunocompromised Adults — United States, August–December 2021 In a study of hospitalized adults, compared with receipt of 2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine doses, receipt of a third dose increased vaccine effectiveness against hospitalization among adults without and with immunocompromising conditions.

• Use of 15-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine and 20-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Among U.S. Adults: Updated Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, 2022
• COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations by COVID-19 Vaccination Status and Previous COVID-19 Diagnosis — California and New York, May–November 2021
• COVID-19 Incidence and Death Rates Among Unvaccinated and Fully Vaccinated Adults with and Without Booster Doses During Periods of Delta and Omicron Variant Emergence — 25 U.S. Jurisdictions, April 4–December 25, 2021
• Effectiveness of a Third Dose of mRNA Vaccines Against COVID-19–Associated Emergency Department and Urgent Care Encounters and Hospitalizations Among Adults During Periods of Delta and Omicron Variant Predominance — VISION Network, 10 States, August 2021–January 2022
• Trends in Disease Severity and Health Care Utilization During the Early Omicron Variant Period Compared with Previous SARS-CoV-2 High Transmission Periods — United States, December 2020–January 2022
• Notes from the Field: Increased Incidence of Fentanyl-Related Deaths Involving Para-fluorofentanyl or Metonitazene — Knox County, Tennessee, November 2020–August 2021
• Erratum: Vol. 71 No. 1
• Erratum: Vol. 71 No. 2

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QUICKSTATS

Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years with Diagnosed Diabetes, by Disability Status and Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2020

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

CONTINUING EDUCATION

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MMWR Weekly COVID-19 Briefing Podcast: Week of January 3

The latest MMWR Weekly COVID-19 Briefing is live. This episode covers four reports, including reports highlighting the effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against MIS-C in children, the risk for diabetes in children after COVID-19 infection and more. Listen & subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, and Google Play.