Fewer than one in six health care personnel (HCP) working in acute care hospitals and nursing homes in the U.S. received an updated COVID-19 vaccine during the 2023-24 respiratory virus season, and fewer than half of HCP working in nursing homes received a flu vaccine.
Only 31% of the pregnant and postpartum women hospitalized for flu in Suzhou, China during October 2018-September 2023 received flu antiviral treatment before or after hospitalization.
The case-fatality rate during an outbreak of meningococcal disease in Virginia was 19%, which is higher than the national average case-fatality rate for meningococcal disease during 2017–2022.
Global routine vaccination coverage has still not recovered from health system disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the most extreme impacts experienced by children living in fragile, conflict-affected and vulnerable settings.
New MMWR and Medscape CE on Seasonal Trends in Emergency Department Visits for Mental and Behavioral Health Conditions Among Children and Adolescents Aged 5–17 Years.
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