{"title":"QuickStats: Prevalence of Obesity* and Severe Obesity† Among Persons Aged 2-19 Years - United States, 1999-2000 Through 2021-2023§.","authors":"","doi":"10.15585/mmwr.mm7341a5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7341a5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18931,"journal":{"name":"Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report","volume":"56 1","pages":"936"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142449393","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ranee Seither,Oyindamola Bidemi Yusuf,Devon Dramann,Kayla Calhoun,Agnes Mugerwa-Kasujja,Cynthia L Knighton,Jennifer L Kriss,Rebecca Miller,Georgina Peacock
{"title":"Coverage with Selected Vaccines and Exemption Rates Among Children in Kindergarten - United States, 2023-24 School Year.","authors":"Ranee Seither,Oyindamola Bidemi Yusuf,Devon Dramann,Kayla Calhoun,Agnes Mugerwa-Kasujja,Cynthia L Knighton,Jennifer L Kriss,Rebecca Miller,Georgina Peacock","doi":"10.15585/mmwr.mm7341a3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7341a3","url":null,"abstract":"In the United States, states and local jurisdictions set vaccination requirements for school attendance, conditions and procedures for exemptions from these requirements, grace periods for submitting documentation, and provisional enrollment for students who need more time to be vaccinated. States annually report data to CDC on the number of children in kindergarten who meet, are exempt from, or are in the process of meeting requirements. Data reported by 49 states and the District of Columbia (DC) for the 2023-24 school year were used for national- and state-level estimates of the following measures: complete vaccination with required doses of measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine (MMR), diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP), poliovirus vaccine (polio), and varicella vaccine (VAR); exemptions from vaccination; and school attendance while meeting requirements. The 2023-24 kindergarten class became age-eligible to complete most state-required vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic, after schools had returned to routine in-person learning. Compared with approximated national coverage levels across all reported vaccines for the 2019-20 (95%) and 2022-23 (93%) school years, coverage dropped below 93% for the 2023-24 school year, ranging from 92.3% for DTaP to 92.7% for MMR. Exemptions increased to 3.3%, compared with those during the 2022-23 (3.0%) and 2021-22 school years (2.6%). Coverage with MMR, DTaP, polio, and VAR decreased in 35, 32, 33, and 36 jurisdictions, respectively, compared with the 2022-23 school year. Exemptions increased in 41 jurisdictions, with 14 reporting that >5% of kindergartners had an exemption from one or more vaccine. Efforts by health departments, schools, and providers are needed to ensure that students begin school fully vaccinated.","PeriodicalId":18931,"journal":{"name":"Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report","volume":"8 1","pages":"925-932"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142449395","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ahmed Jamal,Eunice Park-Lee,Jan Birdsey,Andrenita West,Monica Cornelius,Maria R Cooper,Hannah Cowan,Jia Wang,Michael D Sawdey,Karen A Cullen,Livia Navon
{"title":"Tobacco Product Use Among Middle and High School Students - National Youth Tobacco Survey, United States, 2024.","authors":"Ahmed Jamal,Eunice Park-Lee,Jan Birdsey,Andrenita West,Monica Cornelius,Maria R Cooper,Hannah Cowan,Jia Wang,Michael D Sawdey,Karen A Cullen,Livia Navon","doi":"10.15585/mmwr.mm7341a2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7341a2","url":null,"abstract":"Use of tobacco products in any form is unsafe, and nearly all tobacco product use begins during adolescence. CDC and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) analyzed data from the 2024 National Youth Tobacco Survey to determine tobacco product use among U.S. middle school (grades 6-8) and high school (grades 9-12) students. In 2024, current (previous 30-day) use of any tobacco product was reported by 10.1% of high school students (representing 1.58 million students) and 5.4% of middle school students (representing 640,000 students). Among all students, e-cigarettes were the most commonly reported tobacco product currently used (5.9%), followed by nicotine pouches (1.8%), cigarettes (1.4%), cigars (1.2%), smokeless tobacco (1.2%), other oral nicotine products (1.2%), heated tobacco products (0.8%), hookahs (0.7%), and pipe tobacco (0.5%). During 2023-2024, among all students, the estimated number who reported current use of any tobacco product decreased from 2.80 to 2.25 million students; e-cigarette use decreased (from 2.13 to 1.63 million students); and hookah use decreased (from 290,000 to 190,000 students). Among high school students, current use of any tobacco product decreased from 12.6% to 10.1% of students, and e-cigarette use decreased from 10.0% to 7.8%. Among middle school students, no statistically significant changes occurred. Evidence-based strategies can help prevent initiation and promote cessation of tobacco product use among U.S. youths.","PeriodicalId":18931,"journal":{"name":"Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report","volume":"19 1","pages":"917-924"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142449396","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sydney R Stein,Andrew J Beron,Kathleen M Nelson,Emma Price,Sergio E Rodriguez,Victoria Shelus,Ann Carpenter,Amy R Hess,Cassandra Boutelle,Clint N Morgan,Crystal M Gigante,Christina L Hutson,John D Loy,Duan S Loy,Chad Wetzel,Justin Frederick,Lindsay Huse,Lillian Orciari,Richard B Chipman,Ryan M Wallace,Matthew Donahue,Bryan F Buss
{"title":"Notes from the Field: Enhanced Surveillance for Raccoon Rabies Virus Variant and Vaccination of Wildlife for Management - Omaha, Nebraska, October 2023-July 2024.","authors":"Sydney R Stein,Andrew J Beron,Kathleen M Nelson,Emma Price,Sergio E Rodriguez,Victoria Shelus,Ann Carpenter,Amy R Hess,Cassandra Boutelle,Clint N Morgan,Crystal M Gigante,Christina L Hutson,John D Loy,Duan S Loy,Chad Wetzel,Justin Frederick,Lindsay Huse,Lillian Orciari,Richard B Chipman,Ryan M Wallace,Matthew Donahue,Bryan F Buss","doi":"10.15585/mmwr.mm7341a4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7341a4","url":null,"abstract":"On September 28, 2023, a kitten aged approximately 6 weeks found in Omaha, Nebraska, had test results positive for rabies at the Nebraska Veterinary Diagnostic Center (NVDC) after dying with neurologic signs and having bitten and scratched its caretakers. Preliminary investigation identified 10 exposed persons for whom postexposure prophylaxis (PEP)† was recommended. Subsequent variant-typing by NVDC yielded a presumptive positive result for the Eastern raccoon rabies virus variant (RRVV), which CDC confirmed on October 6.","PeriodicalId":18931,"journal":{"name":"Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report","volume":"233 1","pages":"933-935"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142449394","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hilda Razzaghi,Emma Garacci,Katherine E Kahn,Megan C Lindley,Jefferson M Jones,Shannon Stokley,Kayla Calhoun,Carla L Black
{"title":"Maternal Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccination and Receipt of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Antibody (Nirsevimab) by Infants Aged <8 Months - United States, April 2024.","authors":"Hilda Razzaghi,Emma Garacci,Katherine E Kahn,Megan C Lindley,Jefferson M Jones,Shannon Stokley,Kayla Calhoun,Carla L Black","doi":"10.15585/mmwr.mm7338a2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7338a2","url":null,"abstract":"Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common cause of hospitalization among U.S. infants. CDC recommends RSV vaccination for pregnant persons or administration of RSV antibody (nirsevimab) to infants aged <8 months to prevent RSV lower respiratory tract disease among infants. To determine maternal and infant RSV immunization coverage for the 2023-24 RSV season, CDC conducted an Internet panel survey during March 26-April 11, 2024. Among 678 women at 32-36 weeks' gestation during September 2023-January 2024, 32.6% reported receipt of an RSV vaccine any time during pregnancy. Among 866 women with an infant born during August 2023-March 2024, 44.6% reported receipt of nirsevimab by the infant. Overall, 55.8% of infants were protected by maternal RSV vaccine, nirsevimab, or both. Provider recommendation for maternal vaccination or infant nirsevimab was associated with higher immunization coverage, whereas lack of a provider recommendation was the main reason for not getting RSV immunization. The main reason for definitely or probably not getting nirsevimab for infants was concern about the long-term safety for the infant. Activities supporting providers to make RSV prevention recommendations and have informative conversations with patients might increase the proportion of infants protected against severe RSV disease. CDC and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists have resources to assist providers in effectively communicating the importance of immunization.","PeriodicalId":18931,"journal":{"name":"Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report","volume":"22 1","pages":"837-843"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142328949","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ashley Tippins,E M Boyd,Kelsey C Coy,Glodi Mutamba,Jennifer L Kriss
{"title":"Vaccination Coverage by Age 24 Months Among Children Born During 2017-2021 - U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands.","authors":"Ashley Tippins,E M Boyd,Kelsey C Coy,Glodi Mutamba,Jennifer L Kriss","doi":"10.15585/mmwr.mm7338a4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7338a4","url":null,"abstract":"Childhood vaccination is one of the most successful public health interventions to improve life expectancy, decrease health care costs, and reduce the spread of preventable diseases. Using data from jurisdictional immunization information systems, vaccination coverage by age 24 months among children born during 2017-2021 in the U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands was estimated for all vaccines included in jurisdictional programs. Progress toward the U.S. Healthy People 2030 and World Health Organization Immunization Agenda 2030 vaccination goals of ≥90% coverage by age 24 months with recommended vaccines was inconsistently met across jurisdictions. For example, coverage by age 24 months with ≥1 dose of measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine ranged from 68.2% to 91.6% by birth cohort in Federated States of Micronesia and from 87.4% to 96.6% in Palau; coverage with ≥4 doses of diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP) ranged from 39.6% to 60.6% in Federated States of Micronesia and from 73.4% to 85.4% in Palau. Coverage as of June 1, 2024, increased for all vaccines across all jurisdictions and birth cohorts, indicating catch-up vaccination after age 24 months. For example, coverage with ≥4 doses of DTaP by June 1, 2024, ranged from 74.0% to 84.4% in American Samoa by birth cohort and from 91.6% to 94.8% in Palau. This report is the first comprehensive analysis of trends in childhood vaccination coverage in the U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands; data in this report can be used to determine where additional efforts are needed to assess reasons for delayed vaccination of children and strategies to mitigate vaccination delays, specific to each jurisdiction.","PeriodicalId":18931,"journal":{"name":"Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report","volume":"25 1","pages":"854-859"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142328985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fiona P Havers,Michael Whitaker,Bhoomija Chatwani,Monica E Patton,Christopher A Taylor,Shua J Chai,Breanna Kawasaki,Kimberly Yousey-Hindes,Kyle P Openo,Patricia A Ryan,Lauren Leegwater,Ruth Lynfield,Daniel M Sosin,Bridget J Anderson,Brenda Tesini,Melissa Sutton,H Keipp Talbot,Andrea George,Jennifer Milucky,
{"title":"COVID-19-Associated Hospitalizations and Maternal Vaccination Among Infants Aged <6 Months - COVID-NET, 12 States, October 2022-April 2024.","authors":"Fiona P Havers,Michael Whitaker,Bhoomija Chatwani,Monica E Patton,Christopher A Taylor,Shua J Chai,Breanna Kawasaki,Kimberly Yousey-Hindes,Kyle P Openo,Patricia A Ryan,Lauren Leegwater,Ruth Lynfield,Daniel M Sosin,Bridget J Anderson,Brenda Tesini,Melissa Sutton,H Keipp Talbot,Andrea George,Jennifer Milucky,","doi":"10.15585/mmwr.mm7338a1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7338a1","url":null,"abstract":"Infants aged <6 months are at increased risk for severe COVID-19 disease but are not yet eligible for COVID-19 vaccination; these children depend upon transplacental transfer of maternal antibody, either from vaccination or infection, for protection. COVID-19-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network (COVID-NET) data were analyzed to estimate COVID-19-associated hospitalization rates and identify demographic and clinical characteristics and maternal vaccination status of infants aged <6 months hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19. During October 2022-April 2024, COVID-NET identified 1,470 COVID-19-associated hospitalizations among infants aged <6 months. COVID-19-associated hospitalization rates among young infants were higher than rates among any other age group, except adults aged ≥75 years, and are comparable to rates among adults aged 65-74 years. The percentage of hospitalized infants whose mothers had been vaccinated during pregnancy was 18% during October 2022-September 2023 and decreased to <5% during October 2023-April 2024. Severe outcomes among infants hospitalized with COVID-19 occurred frequently: excluding newborns hospitalized at birth, approximately one in five young infants hospitalized with COVID-19 required admission to an intensive care unit, nearly one in 20 required mechanical ventilation, and nine infants died during their COVID-19-associated hospitalization. To help protect pregnant persons and infants too young to be vaccinated, prevention for these groups should focus on ensuring that pregnant persons receive recommended COVID-19 vaccines.","PeriodicalId":18931,"journal":{"name":"Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report","volume":"7 1","pages":"830-836"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142328948","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Holly A Hill,David Yankey,Laurie D Elam-Evans,Yi Mu,Michael Chen,Georgina Peacock,James A Singleton
{"title":"Decline in Vaccination Coverage by Age 24 Months and Vaccination Inequities Among Children Born in 2020 and 2021 - National Immunization Survey-Child, United States, 2021-2023.","authors":"Holly A Hill,David Yankey,Laurie D Elam-Evans,Yi Mu,Michael Chen,Georgina Peacock,James A Singleton","doi":"10.15585/mmwr.mm7338a3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7338a3","url":null,"abstract":"Data from the National Immunization Survey-Child (NIS-Child) were analyzed to estimate coverage with childhood vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices among U.S. children by age 24 months. Coverage with nearly all vaccines was lower among children born in 2020 and 2021 than it was among those born in 2018 and 2019, with declines ranging from 1.3 to 7.8 percentage points. Analyses of NIS-Child data for earlier birth cohorts have not revealed such widespread declines in routine childhood vaccination coverage. Coverage among children born during 2020-2021 varied by race and ethnicity, health insurance status, poverty status, urbanicity, and jurisdiction. Compared with non-Hispanic White children, coverage with four of the 17 vaccine measures was lower among non-Hispanic Black or African American children as well as Hispanic or Latino (Hispanic) and non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native children. Coverage was also generally lower among those covered by Medicaid or other nonprivate insurance, uninsured children, children living below the federal poverty level, and children living in rural areas. Coverage varied widely by jurisdiction, especially coverage with ≥2 doses of influenza vaccine. Children born during 2020-2021 were born during or after the period of major disruption of primary care from the COVID-19 pandemic. Providers should review children's histories and recommend needed vaccinations during every clinical encounter. Addressing financial barriers, access issues, vaccine hesitancy, and vaccine-related misinformation can also help to increase coverage, reduce disparities, and protect all children from vaccine-preventable diseases. Strategies that have been found effective include implementation of standing orders and reminder and recall systems, strong physician recommendations to vaccinate, and use of immunization information systems to identify areas of lower coverage that could benefit from targeted interventions to increase immunization rates.","PeriodicalId":18931,"journal":{"name":"Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report","volume":"201 1","pages":"844-853"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142328952","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alison L Cammack,Mark R Stevens,Rebecca B Naumann,Jing Wang,Wojciech Kaczkowski,Jorge Valderrama,Deborah M Stone,Robin Lee
{"title":"Vital Signs: Suicide Rates and Selected County-Level Factors - United States, 2022.","authors":"Alison L Cammack,Mark R Stevens,Rebecca B Naumann,Jing Wang,Wojciech Kaczkowski,Jorge Valderrama,Deborah M Stone,Robin Lee","doi":"10.15585/mmwr.mm7337e1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7337e1","url":null,"abstract":"IntroductionApproximately 49,000 persons died by suicide in the United States in 2022, and provisional data indicate that a similar number died by suicide in 2023. A comprehensive approach that addresses upstream community risk and protective factors is an important component of suicide prevention. A better understanding of the role of these factors is needed, particularly among disproportionately affected populations.MethodsSuicide deaths were identified in the 2022 National Vital Statistics System. County-level factors, identified from federal data sources, included health insurance coverage, household broadband Internet access, and household income. Rates and levels of factors categorized by tertiles were calculated and presented by race and ethnicity, sex, age, and urbanicity.ResultsIn 2022, the overall suicide rate was 14.2 per 100,000 population; rates were highest among non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native (AI/AN) persons (27.1), males (23.0), and rural residents (20.0). On average, suicide rates were lowest in counties in the top one third of percentage of persons or households with health insurance coverage (13.0), access to broadband Internet (13.3), and income >100% of the federal poverty level (13.5). These factors were more strongly associated with lower suicide rates in some disproportionately affected populations; among AI/AN persons, suicide rates in counties in the highest tertile of these factors were approximately one half the rates of counties in the lowest tertile.Conclusions and Implications for Public Health PracticeHigher levels of health insurance coverage, household broadband Internet access, and household income in communities might play a role in reducing suicide rates. Upstream programs, practices, and policies detailed in CDC's Suicide Prevention Resource for Action can be implemented by decision-makers, government agencies, and communities as they work together to address community-specific needs and save lives.","PeriodicalId":18931,"journal":{"name":"Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report","volume":"11 1","pages":"810-818"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142273400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}