Survey reports shingles vaccination coverage among US adults aged 50 years or older
Survey examines shingles vaccination rates among US adults aged 50 and older
A US National Health Interview Survey report provides observational data on shingles vaccination coverage among adults aged 50 years or olde…
Health officials track shingles vaccination rates for adults aged 50 and older, but this survey report does not reveal the specific percenta…
Guideline published on sexually transmitted infections without specific study details
New guidelines released for sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment
A guideline document addresses sexually transmitted infections, but provides no information about study type, population, or specific findin…
New CDC guidelines update how doctors test for and treat sexually transmitted infections based on current medical evidence.
Observational report finds COVID-19 vaccination coverage disparities between rural and urban US counties
Study finds vaccination coverage disparities between rural and urban U.S. counties
An observational report of US counties from December 2020 to January 2022 found disparities in COVID-19 vaccination coverage between rural a…
A new report shows that people in rural U.S. counties and urban areas did not get vaccinated at the same rate during the pandemic.
Observational report links heat waves and record temperatures to heat-related illnesses and deaths
How dangerous are heat waves? A new report links them to illness and death
An observational report from the United States associates heat waves and record high temperatures with heat-related illnesses and deaths.
Extreme heat waves across the U.S. are directly causing heat-related illnesses and deaths, especially in the northwest, according to a new r…
COVID-NET surveillance reports weekly age-stratified COVID-19 hospitalization rates in 14 states
How many people are still being hospitalized with COVID-19 each week?
An observational surveillance report from the COVID-NET network describes weekly, age-stratified COVID-19-associated hospitalization rates a…
A new network across 14 states will track weekly hospitalization rates for COVID-19 to show how the virus is hitting different age groups.
COVID-19 outbreak detected among residents and staff at three Seattle homeless shelters
COVID-19 outbreak detected at three homeless shelters in Seattle
An outbreak report describes the detection of a COVID-19 outbreak among residents and staff at three affiliated homeless shelters in Seattle…
Seattle health officials confirmed a COVID-19 outbreak is spreading among residents and staff at three connected homeless shelters in the ci…
Surveillance report describes poliovirus data from 40 high-risk countries
Global health report describes polio surveillance in 40 high-risk countries
A surveillance report describes poliovirus data from 40 outbreak and high-risk priority countries worldwide.
A global health report describes how polio is being monitored in 40 high-risk countries using surveillance data collected between 2018 and 2…
Surgeon General concludes causal link between movie smoking depictions and youth smoking initiation
Do movies make kids start smoking? The Surgeon General says yes
The U.S. Surgeon General has concluded there is a causal relationship between depictions of smoking in movies and smoking initiation among y…
The Surgeon General confirms that smoking scenes in movies directly cause young people to start smoking themselves.
Field report describes COVID-19 prevention protocol implementation in Puerto Rican prisons
How did Puerto Rico's prisons try to protect people from COVID-19?
An observational field report describes the implementation of COVID-19 diagnosis, management, and prevention protocols in state prisons in P…
Puerto Rico prisons implemented specific protocols to diagnose, manage, and prevent COVID-19 spread within crowded facilities during the pan…
Experimental study assesses two methods to improve medical mask fit for SARS-CoV-2 protection
CDC tests two methods to improve fit of medical masks in lab experiments
An experimental study evaluated two ways to improve the fit of medical procedure masks to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission and exposure.
CDC lab experiments test two methods to make medical procedure masks fit more snugly on the face to help block respiratory particles.
Suspected recurrent SARS-CoV-2 infections reported among nursing facility residents during second outbreak
Report describes suspected COVID-19 reinfections in a Kentucky nursing home
A facility report from Kentucky described suspected recurrent SARS-CoV-2 infections among skilled nursing facility residents during a second…
A Kentucky nursing home report describes possible SARS-CoV-2 reinfections among residents during a second outbreak in late 2020.
41% of US adults delayed medical care due to COVID-19 concerns in observational report
Survey finds 41% of U.S. adults delayed medical care due to COVID-19 concerns
An observational report found that 41% of adults in the United States delayed medical care because of concerns about COVID-19.
Forty-one percent of U.S. adults delayed medical care because of COVID-19 concerns, showing how the pandemic disrupted routine health visits…