MMWR Weekly Briefing

Week of March 17, 2025

28 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses three MMWR reports. First, a pilot study in Uganda increases screening and treatment for household members affected by tubercul...

Week of March 10, 2025

24 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, a new study highlights the importance of people following recommended precautions when they have pote...

Week of March 3, 2025

13 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. In our first report, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Mortality by Industry and Occupation - United States, 202...

Week of February 24, 2025

07 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccination provides additional protection against COVID-19-associated emergency d...

Week of February 17, 2025

28 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, a new CDC study explores possible transmission of the virus that causes H5N1 bird flu from dairy work...

Week of February 10, 2025

27 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses two MMWR reports. First, CDC finds evidence of previous infection with avian influenza A(H5) bird flu in three veterinary pract...

Week of February 3, 2025

24 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses two MMWR reports. First, the average percentage of emergency department visits potentially associated with fire and smoke inhal...

Week of January 13, 2025

19 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses three MMWR reports. First, U.S. health care providers report that concerns about time, cost, and confidentiality interfere with...

Week of January 6, 2025

15 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, pneumococcal vaccination is now recommended for all adults aged 50 and older. Second, widespread merc...

Week of December 9, 2024

18 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, adults 65 and older and people with weakened immune systems should get 2 doses of a 2024-2025 COVID-1...

Week of December 2, 2024

12 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, a CDC study finds that 1 in 20 women surveyed experienced intimate partner violence during pregnancy....

Week of November 25, 2024

05 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses six MMWR reports. First, three reports describe the spread of parvovirus B19 in the United States in 2024; some groups are at i...

Week of November 11, 2024

21 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, nirsevimab reduces the risk of severe RSV among Alaskan Native children, who have historically experi...

Week of November 4, 2024

21 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, CDC finds evidence of additional H5 bird flu infections among dairy workers - personal protective equ...

Week of October 28, 2024

06 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, low flu and COVID-19 vaccination among some health care workers in the U.S. Second, a new report show...

Week of October 21, 2024

30 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, a case of locally acquired malaria in Arkansas in 2023 highlights the importance of preventing diseas...

Week of October 14, 2024

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, tobacco product use among youth is at a 25-year low, yet disparities persist. Second, a new study sho...

Week of October 7, 2024

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, an estimated 15.5 million U.S. adults have ADHD. Approximately half have used telehealth for ADHD-rel...

Week of October 8, 2024

15 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses five MMWR reports from our October 8th Youth Behavior Risk Surveillance Supplement. First, frequent social media use and experi...

Week of May 27, 2024

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, no new safety concerns have been identified a year after the RSV vaccine was recommended for older ad...

Week of May 20, 2024

05 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, family members in three states got sick with a parasitic illness after eating previously frozen, unde...

Week of May 13, 2024

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, a rapid public health response successfully reduced the severity of a measles outbreak in Chicago. Ne...

Week of May 6, 2024

15 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses three MMWR reports. First, seven children in Utah were hospitalized with E. coli after drinking and playing in untreated water ...

Week of April 22, April 29, 2024

09 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, emergency department visits for traffic-related pedestrian injuries are more common among racial and ...

Week of April 15, 2024

25 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, extreme heat caused more emergency department visits in several U.S. regions in 2023 than in previous...

Week of April 8, 2024

18 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, there was a rapid increase in the number of reported measles cases during the first quarter of 2024. ...

Week of April 1, 2024

11 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, most newborns with sickle cell disease are born to mothers living in socially vulnerable counties. Se...

Week of March 18, 2024

01 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses three MMWR reports. First, diagnosing chickenpox can be challenging; a lab test can help. Next, more than 13 million people wit...

Week of March 11, 2024

01 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. Measles is a highly contagious vaccine-preventable disease. It can cause serious complications, particularly...

Week of March 4, 2024

14 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, a new CDC study shows that nirsevimab, an antibody, protects babies against RSV hospitalization. Seco...

Week of February 26, 2024

06 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses six MMWR reports. First, deaths from excessive alcohol use are on the rise in the U.S. Next, this season's flu vaccines are eff...

Week of February 19, 2024

28 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses three MMWR reports. First, Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections in children have recently increased but remain below pre-pandemic l...

Week of February 12, 2024

22 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, improved reporting for Lyme disease helps track and monitor cases. Second, smoking overtakes injectio...

Week of February 5, 2024

14 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, teens report that seeking relief from stress, anxiety, and depression are top reasons for substance u...

Week of January 29, 2024

07 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses five MMWR reports. First, a new CDC study shows that updated COVID-19 vaccines protect against symptomatic illness, including i...

Week of January 22, 2024

31 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, when trying to understand who gets diabetes and heart disease, looking at traditional categories of r...

Week of January 15, 2024

25 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, cannabis use dropped among students, particularly male students, in King County, Washington. Second, ...

Week of January 8, 2024

20 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, CDC encourages clinicians to confirm fungal diagnoses before prescribing topical antifungals. Next, C...

Week of January 1, 2024

11 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, an outbreak of tuberculosis caused by contaminated bone product shows that additional interventions a...

Week of December 18, 2023

04 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, researchers found no increased risk of hospitalizations or deaths due to COVID-19 rebound. Viral rebo...

Week of December 11, 2023

28 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, MMWR published reports on unintentional firearm injury deaths among children and teens, suicide rates by industry, occupation, and sex, and...

Week of November 13, 2023

15 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, lack of timely testing and inadequate treatment contributed to almost 90% of congenital syphilis case...

Week of December 4, 2023

14 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, prenatal care clinicians and fertility specialists should consider tuberculosis evaluations if their ...

Week of November 27, 2023

08 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, a new study finds at least 2 doses of COVID-19 vaccine are effective at reducing emergency departme...

Week of November 6, 2023

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, vaccination rates among kindergartners are still lower than before the COVID-19 pandemic. Second, 1 i...

Week of October 30, 2023

08 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, vaccination coverage among children remains high. However, disparities persist and are widening for s...

Week of October 23, 2023

03 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, routine vaccination coverage increased globally in 2022 but has yet to return to 2019 pre-pandemic le...

Week of October 16, 2023

03 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, hepatitis A vaccines prevent deaths, but they are still not reaching adults at highest risk. Second, ...

Week of October 9, 2023

18 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, the flu hit children and teens hard last season. Second, CDC recommends the RSV vaccine during weeks ...

Week of October 2, 2023

16 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

First, two CDC studies confirm RSV causes serious illness in older adults and highlight the potential benefit of RSV vaccines in preventing severe ill...

Week of September 25, 2023

16 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, MMWR published four reports that add to evidence that COVID-19 vaccinations during pregnancy help protect patients and newborns from seriou...

Week of September 4, 2023

14 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, despite very low risk of getting malaria in the U.S., locally acquired malaria cases reported in Flor...

Week of August 28, 2023

14 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The most recent data from 2020 and 2021 were examined to determine the percentage of older adults who report...

Week of August 21, 2023

05 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, West Nile virus continues to be the most common mosquito-borne disease in the U.S., with almost 3,000...

Week of August 14, 2023

24 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, a norovirus outbreak with more than 300 cases in Illinois is linked to an ill worker who continued wo...

Week of August 7, 2023

08 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, the percentage of adults reporting long COVID has decreased. However, 1 in 4 with long COVID reported...

Week of July 24, 2023

05 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, a tick bite-associated allergy known as alpha-gal syndrome has become an emerging clinical and public...

Weeks of July 10 and July 17, 2023

05 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

First, cannabis-involved emergency department visits among children, teens, and young adults increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Second, ongoing t...

Week of July 3, 2023

11 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, the cost of birth defect-associated hospitalizations among patients younger than 65 totaled $22 billi...

Week of June 26, 2023

06 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, breakthrough cures for hepatitis C still fail to reach most Americans who need them. A transformative...

Week of June 19, 2023

03 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, e-cigarette sales in the United States climbed during 2020-2022, with increases in the number of bran...

Week of June 12, 2023

03 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, estimates of adults ever diagnosed with depression highlight key geographic disparities. Second, peop...

Week of June 5, 2023

16 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, data show a third dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine is safe for young children. Second, a new study fi...

Week of May 29, 2023

16 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

American Indian and Alaska Native people from hepatitis C. Second, an analysis of U.S. water systems during 2016-2021 shows most provided optimal fluo...

Week of May 22, 2023

14 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, simulation models show that increasing mpox vaccination coverage among men who have sex with men can ...

Week of May 15, 2023

23 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, although the number of mpox cases has decreased since the peak of the U.S. outbreak in August 2022, t...

Week of May 8, 2023

17 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, emergency department visits among adolescents related to mental health, suicide-related behaviors, an...

Week of May 1, 2023

10 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, a new report describes updates to CDC's tracking of COVID-19 data. Second, early death data show COVI...

Week of April 24, 2023

10 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses a series of reports on the state of teen health in the U.S. First, there are shifts in youth demographics from previous years. ...

Week of April 17, 2023

26 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The first report highlights postpartum substance use and associated mental health conditions, adverse childh...

Week of April 10, 2023

19 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The first report highlights chronic pain among U.S. adults. The second report looks at mpox cases in the Uni...

Week of April 3, 2023

13 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The first report looks at ventilation improvements in school indoor air quality. The second report describes...

Week of March 27, 2023

13 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The first report looks at the percentage of the at-risk population that's been fully vaccinated against mpox...

Weeks of March 13 and 20, 2023

04 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The first report looks at 8-year-olds with autism from 11 U.S. communities. The second report highlights the...

Weeks of February 27 and March 6, 2023

03 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The first report looks at CDC's recommendation for hepatitis B testing among U.S. adults. The second report ...

Week of February 20, 2023

04 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The first report looks at the effectiveness of the flu vaccine among U.S. children and adults. The second re...

Week of February 13, 2023

04 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The first report looks at fruit, vegetable, and sugar-sweetened beverage intake among U.S. children. The sec...

Week of February 6, 2023

15 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The first report looks at COVID-19-related deaths and vaccination rates worldwide. The second report compare...

Week of January 23, 2023

02 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The first report looks at the effectiveness of the updated COVID-19 vaccine against Omicron XBB-related subv...

Week of January 16, 2023

25 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The first report describes flu activity among children in Tennessee. The second report examines alcohol scre...

Week of January 9, 2023

20 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The first report describes vaccination coverage by age 2 among U.S. children born during 2018-2019. The seco...

Week of January 2nd, 2023

12 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses two MMWR reports. The first report describes racial and ethnic differences in COVID-19 vaccination coverage among children and ...

Week of December 26, 2022

09 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses five MMWR reports. The first report describes how well the bivalent COVID-19 vaccine has worked in preventing COVID-19-associat...

Week of November 28, 2022

07 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses three MMWR reports. The first report describes HIV services and outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic. The second report looks ...

Week of November 21, 2022

01 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The first report describes the effectiveness of the updated bivalent booster in preventing COVID-19 illness....

Week of November 7, 2022

16 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The first report looks at tobacco product use among middle school and high school students. The second repor...

Week of October 31, 2022

09 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses five MMWR reports. The first report looks at CDC's updated Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain. The se...

Week of October 24, 2022

02 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses six MMWR reports. The first report examines wastewater testing and detection of poliovirus in New York. The second report descr...

Week of October 17, 2022

26 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses seven MMWR reports. The first three reports highlight the progress that's been made toward improving access to the monkeypox va...

Week of October 10, 2022

18 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses five MMWR reports. The first report looks at adverse childhood experiences among high school students during the COVID-19 pande...

Week of September 26, 2022

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses five MMWR reports. The first report provides early evidence of protection from monkeypox after a single dose of the JYNNEOS vac...

Week of September 19, 2022

27 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The first report describes monkeypox in a young infant. The second report looks at the use of recommended he...

Week of September 12, 2022

21 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The first report looks at monkeypox exposures among health care personnel. The second report describes two U...

Week of September 5, 2022

14 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses six MMWR reports. The first report describes strategies adopted by men who have sex with men to prevent monkeypox transmission....

Week of August 15, 2022

24 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses three MMWR reports. The first report highlights the public health response to a case of paralytic polio in an unvaccinated pers...

Week of August 8, 2022

24 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses five MMWR reports. The first report highlights updated CDC guidance for the prevention of severe COVID-19 illness. The second r...

Week of July 25, 2022

03 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses six MMWR reports. The first report looks at gun carrying among youths by demographic characteristics, violent experiences, and ...

Week of July 11, 2022

20 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses five MMWR reports. The first report highlights the effectiveness of the mRNA vaccine during Omicron predominance. The second re...

Week of June 27, 2022

06 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses three MMWR reports. The first report examines motor vehicle crash deaths in the United States compared with other high-income c...

Week of June 21, 2022

28 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses five MMWR reports The first two reports provide insights on acute hepatitis of unknown causes in children. The third report des...