This Week in MMWR - Vol. 71, April 22, 2022

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Reports on Vaccination of Kindergartners, Aconitum Poisoning, and more

April 22, 2022

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WEEKLY REPORT

	Vaccination Coverage with Selected Vaccines and Exemption Rates Among Children in Kindergarten — United States, 2020–21 School Year For the 2020–21 school year, coverage was approximately 94% for all required vaccines, approximately one percentage point lower than the previous school year. The exemption rate remained low at 2.2%.

• Poisoning Associated with Consumption of a Homemade Medicinal Liquor — Chongqing, China, 2018
• Hospitalizations of Children Aged 5–11 Years with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 — COVID-NET, 14 States, March 2020–February 2022

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QUICKSTATS

 

Percentage of Adults Aged 18–64 Years Who Had a Dental Visit in the Past 12 Months, by Dental Insurance and Year — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2019–2020

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CONTINUING EDUCATION

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MMWR Weekly COVID-19 Briefing Podcast: Week of April 11

The latest MMWR Weekly COVID-19 Briefing is live. This episode covers three reports, including reports highlighting COVID-19 mortality and vaccine coverage in Hong Kong, examining Omicron infections in people previously infected with Delta and more. Listen and subscribe on: Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, and Google Play.