Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Recap

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Recap

By Damicela Grace Calhoun, MPHHealth & Fitness
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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Recap episodes

  • 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

    8 min
  • 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

    11 min
  • 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

    13 min
  • 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

    14 min
  • 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

    14 min
  • 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

    14 min
  • 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

    15 min
  • 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

    14 min

About Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Recap

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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.