Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Recap

A sub-15-minute summary of the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report each week to keep the public health workforce (and general public) updated on the latest public health information and recommendations. Produced by Damicela Grace Calhoun, MPH.

July 2, 2021 Recap

Mental health effects of hurricane Irma — Male circumcision — Mental health symptoms in public health workers — In-person learning disparities in K-12 students

07-07
07:31

June 25, 2021 Recap

HIV Testing — Contraceptive services — COVID-19 workplace investigations — COVID-19 vaccinations

06-30
06:08

June 18, 2021 Recap

Racial disparities in drowning rates — Hepatitis A infections in men who have sex with men — Mental health in caregivers — Suspected suicide in 12-25 year olds —  COVID-19 vaccination coverage among pregnant women CDC's Technical Package for Preventing Suicide: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/pdf/suicideTechnicalPackage.pdf

06-23
10:19

June 11, 2021 Recap

Rubella elimination — COVID-19 effects on child vaccinations — Genomic surveillance of variants — Hospitalization of adolescents with COVID-19 — Decreases in COVID-19 cases post vaccinations

06-16
12:53

June 4, 2021 Recap

HIV incidence 1981-2019 — COVID-19 outcomes in HIV patients — Policy and funding effects on COVID-19 in South Sudan — Social vulnerability disparities in vaccines — Excess deaths in patients with end stage renal disease

06-09
13:16

May 28, 2021 Recap

Disparities in breastfeeding initiation — HIV viral load monitoring — COVID-19 prevention and testing in K-12 schools — Vaccine breakthrough COVID-19 infections

06-02
13:11

May 21, 2021 Recap

Water-related outbreaks — Self administered birth control — COVID-19 outbreaks at childcare facilities — Pfizer for adolescents — Vaccine effectiveness in healthcare workers — Urban vs rural disparities in COVID-19 vaccination CDC's Model Aquatic Health Code: https://www.cdc.gov/mahc/index.html

05-26
13:26

May 14, 2021 Recap

Bike-related ED visits — Inflammatory Bowel Disease — Antigen test sensitivity — Community-based COVID-19 testing — COVID-19 variants — Vaccination initiative amongst elderly people

05-19
14:55

May 7, 2021 Recap

Nonfatal injuries in elderly adults  — Polio surveillance — COVID-19 Vaccine effectiveness against hospitalization — Johnson & Johnson vaccine safety monitoring  and anxiety-related events CDC's STEADI initiative: https://www.cdc.gov/steadi/index.html CDC's Still Going Strong campaign: https://www.cdc.gov/stillgoingstrong/index.html

05-12
13:31

April 30, 2021 Recap

Children with autism — Tick bites — Breakthrough COVID19 — COVID19 outbreak in skilled nursing facilities

05-05
08:19

April 23, 2021 Recap

Musculoskeletal disorders in construction workers — Airport traveler testing in Alaska — COVID-19 in correctional facilities with work release programs — Aircraft seating and COVID-19 exposure

04-28
08:34

April 16, 2021 Recap

Opioid epidemic costs — Emergency department visits — Racial/ethnic disparities — School-based RT PCR testing

04-21
08:24

April 9, 2021 Recap

Psittacosis RT-PCR testing — COVID-19 in Native Americans — U.S. COVID-19 mortality data — Bar reopening COVID-19 outbreak

04-14
10:43

April 2, 2021 Recap

Preventive services — COVID in correctional facilities — Population-based disparity analysis — Mental health — mRNA vaccine effectiveness

04-07
12:22

March 26, 2021 Recap

 Tuberculosis — HPV vaccinations — HIV treatment — Social vulnerability and vaccines — COVID and school re-openings

03-31
12:27

March 19, 2021 Recap

Virtual learning — COVID mitigation — Disparities in COVID incidence — Second dose completion — Partial vaccine effectiveness

03-24
12:00

March 12, 2021 Recap

Accidental mushroom poisonings — HIV screening at tuberculosis clinics — SARS-CoV-2 variant P.1 — Case study of B.1.1.7 variant — Mask mandates, in person dining, and COVID cases + deaths — Body mass index and COVID case severity

03-17
11:48

March 5, 2021 Recap

E-cigarettes — Giardiasis — Army healthcare workers — Antibody testing in youth —COVID in gyms — Population impact of vaccines — Johnson and Johnson vaccine

03-10
11:13

Feb 26, 2021 Recap

Suicide rates — Hepatitis A — COVID-19 reinfections — Variant strains — Vaccine safety — Infections in schools

03-03
10:32

Feb 19, 2021 Recap

HIV care in black people — Lupus mortality in Asians and Latinos —  Telehealth trends during COVID — Vaccine declines in Medicare beneficiaries —  Hazard control usage in non-healthcare workers —  Mask variations and their effectiveness

02-24
11:10

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