MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, September 11, 2020   [open pdf - 774KB]

The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [It] is the agency's primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations. This issue of MMWR contains the following: "Hurricane Evacuation Laws in Eight Southern U.S. Coastal States - December 2018"; "Frequent Mental Distress Among Adults, by Disability Status, Disability Type, and Selected Characteristics - United States, 2018"; "Prevalence of Underlying Medical Conditions Among Selected Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers - Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 31 States, 2017-2018"; "Delay or Avoidance of Medical Care Because of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]-Related Concerns - United States, June 2020"; "Community and Close Contact Exposures Associated with COVID-19 Among Symptomatic Adults ≥18 Years in 11 Outpatient Health Care Facilities - United States, July 2020"; "Infants with Congenital Disorders Identified Through Newborn Screening - United States, 2015-2017"; "Newborn Screening Practices and Alpha-Thalassemia Detection - United States, 2016"; and "'QuickStats': Age-Adjusted Lung Cancer Death* Rates, by State - National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2018." Notifiable Diseases and Mortality Tables from this issue can be accessed at the following link [http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index2020.html].