Transcript for Vital Signs Telebriefing: Children with sickle cell anemia are at risk for stroke and other complications, which took place on September 20, 2022.
Total Doses Distributed = 854,087,395. Total Doses Administered = 619,765,972. Number of People Receiving 1 or More Doses = 264,112,767. Number of People Fully Vaccinated = 225,284,115.
2021 data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) are now available through CDC’s easy-to-use web-based tool.
Nineteen states and two territories have at least 35% of residents with adult obesity – more than doubling the number of states with a high obesity prevalence since 2018 – according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Total Doses Distributed = 843,692,095. Total Doses Administered = 616,172,308. Number of People Receiving 1 or More Doses = 263,812,108. Number of People Fully Vaccinated = 224,980,931.
Today, CDC announced 5-year awards to five state public health departments. The awards will establish the Pathogen Genomics Centers of Excellence (PGCoE) network.
In 2019, less than half of children aged 2-16 years with sickle cell anemia received the recommended screening for stroke, a common complication of the disease, according to a new CDC Vital Signs report.
More than 80% of pregnancy-related deaths were preventable, according to 2017-2019 data from Maternal Mortality Review Committees (MMRCs), which are representatives of diverse clinical and non-clinical backgrounds who review the circumstances around pregnancy-related deaths to identify recommendations to prevent future deaths.
Total Doses Distributed = 834,376,095. Total Doses Administered = 612,781,120. Number of People Receiving 1 or More Doses = 263,415,633. Number of People Fully Vaccinated = 224,636,858.
Today, local, state, and territorial health departments, as well as tribal governments and local non-governmental organizations, can partner together and begin submitting requests to access monkeypox vaccine through the recently announced Monkeypox Vaccine Equity Pilot Program
