Global immunization efforts were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccination coverage declined to the lowest levels in more than a decade. This report provides an update on trends in global vaccination coverage through 2022.
CDC tracks SARS-CoV-2 variants using multiple approaches, including genomic, wastewater, traveler-based, and digital public health surveillance to strengthen public health preparedness and track new SARS-CoV-2 variants and future pathogens.
CDC’s Traveler-Based Genomic Surveillance (TGS) program provides early detection of new COVID-19 variants entering the U.S. TGS identified the BA.2.86 variant in a traveler within days of its first identification globally.
The latest MMWR Weekly Briefing is live. Topics include: flu severity among children and teens during the 2022-23 season, recommendations for the use of the RSV vaccine in pregnant people, and more. Listen and subscribe on: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Play.
