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January 27, 2023

WEEKLY REPORT

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Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Case Incidence Rates Among Residents in Nursing Homes by Up-to-Date Vaccination Status — United States, October 10, 2022–January 8, 2023

Nursing home residents who were not up to date with recommended COVID-19 vaccines had a 30%–50% higher risk for acquiring SARS-CoV-2 infection compared with residents who were up to date with COVID-19 vaccines.

QUICKSTATS

 

Figure is a bar graph indicating the age-adjusted percentage of U.S. adults aged ≥18 years with arthritis in 2021, by sex and race and Hispanic origin, based on data from the National Health Interview Survey.


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CONTINUING EDUCATION

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MMWR Weekly Briefing Podcast: Week of January 16

The latest MMWR Weekly Briefing is live. Topics include: flu activity among children, alcohol screening and substance use among pregnant people, and more. Listen and subscribe on: Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, and Google Play.



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