The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (MMWR) has announced a change to how often it will publish its QuickStats feature. QuickStats provides brief data visualizations on various public health topics. The publication will now appear every two months instead of weekly.
This announcement was made in a notice to readers of MMWR. It does not involve a research study with participants, interventions, or health outcomes. There are no safety concerns or limitations reported because this is purely an administrative update about publication timing.
The main reason to be careful is to understand what this notice means. This is not new health research or a change in health recommendations. It simply informs regular readers when they can expect to see the QuickStats feature in future issues.
Readers should realistically take from this that the CDC is adjusting its publication schedule. If you follow MMWR regularly, you'll now see QuickStats less frequently. The content and purpose of QuickStats remains the same, just the timing of publication has changed.
