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- New CDC MMWR: Emergency department visits for suspected #suicide attempts among US adolescent girls ages 12-17 rose 51% b/t Feb 21–Mar 20, 2021 during the #COVID19 pandemic, compared w/ the same time in 2019. More: bit.ly/MMWR61121
- New CDC MMWR finds children and teens 18 years & younger who have had #COVID19 are up to 2.5 times more likely to have a #diabetes diagnosis after infection. Prevent COVID-19 by using tools like masks and #vaccines for those eligible. Learn more: bit.ly/MMWR7102e2
- New CDC MMWR finds #DeltaVariant can spread rapidly in schools with unvaccinated staff & students. Get a #COVID19 #vaccine. If you’re vaccinated or unvaccinated, wear a mask in public indoor spaces in areas with high or substantial spread. bit.ly/MMWR82721b
- A new MMWR finds that after Kansas put in place a mask mandate in July 2020 rates of #COVID19 decreased in counties with a mask requirement & increased in counties without one. Wear a mask, stay 6 feet apart from others, & wash your hands often. More: bit.ly/MMWR112020b
- #Opioid overdose death data from 10 states suggest a shift away from illicit fentanyl analog distribution to distribution of illicitly manufactured fentanyl. bit.ly/2W1CF5R
- New @CDCMMWR report shows that young, previously healthy adults can take a long time to recover from #COVID19. The study found that nearly 1 in 5 adults ages 18-34 who had milder outpatient COVID-19 had not returned to their usual health after 14-21 days. bit.ly/MMWR72420
- After choir practice in Skagit County, #Washington, 52 members became ill with #COVID19 symptoms. COVID-19 spreads easily between people. Avoid groups, stay at least 6 feet apart, and wear cloth face coverings to reduce spread. Learn more from @CDCMMWR: bit.ly/MMWR51220
- Replying to @CDCMMWRThe report also found that hospitalization rates among unvaccinated adolescents was 10 times higher than among fully vaccinated adolescents. More:
- In lab tests with dummies, exposure to potentially infectious aerosols decreased by about 95% when they both wore tightly fitted masks, a new CDC MMWR finds. #WearAMask that fits tightly to your face to stop the spread of #COVID19. More: bit.ly/MMWR21021
- New @CDCMMWR report shows how face coverings can help prevent #COVID19. 2 hair stylists with COVID-19 exposed over 100 clients. All wore face coverings, and no clients were known to be infected with COVID-19. Learn more: bit.ly/MMWR71420
- A Wyoming patient who doctors initially thought was ill with COVID-19 turned out to have an extremely rare case of pneumonic plague. Read more in this week’s MMWR: bit.ly/mm7124a5
- A new CDC MMWR finds mRNA #COVID19 vaccines highly effective in preventing COVID-19 among health care & other essential workers. The mRNA vaccines reduced the risk of infection by 80% after the 1st dose and 90% following the 2nd dose. Learn more: bit.ly/MMWR32921
- New MMWR finds no increase in length of hospital stay or percentage of hospitalized kids & teens w/COVID-19 admitted to the ICU, but cases are increasing in areas w/low vaccination rates. #Vaccination of eligible people is critical to prevent #COVID19: bit.ly/MMWR9321
