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The figure is a graphic explaining how worldwide, 80% of people who have died from COVID-19 are over 60. There’s a pie chart on a globe stand with 76% of the chart represented in blue. The pie chart description reads, “76% of median COVID-19 vaccination coverage among older adults. Reaching 100% vaccination of older adults globally will help save lives.” Coverage rates were reported by countries for older adults completing a primary COVID-19 vaccine series by the end of 2022.

Current Weekly

February 3, 2023

COVID-19 Mortality and Progress Toward Vaccinating Older Adults — World Health Organization, Worldwide, 2020–2022

Also in this issue

Early Estimates of Bivalent mRNA Booster Dose Vaccine Effectiveness in Preventing Symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection Attributable to Omicron BA.5– and XBB/XBB.1.5–Related Sublineages Among Immunocompetent Adults — Increasing Community Access to Testing Program, United States, December 2022–January 2023

Surveillance Summaries

November 25, 2022
Abortion Surveillance — United States, 2020
This report summarizes U.S. abortion data for 2020 and describes trends in abortions during 2011–2020.

The figure is a photo of a child in a hospital bed with an adult holding their hand.

Recommendations and Reports

December 16, 2022
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists/CDC Surveillance Case Definition for Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection — United States
The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists and CDC recommend that states and territories voluntarily report to CDC all cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) meeting criteria of the CSTE/CDC MIS-C surveillance case definition beginning January 1, 2023, for cases with MIS-C illness onset on or after that date.

Continuing Education

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