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Large-scale Geographic Seroprevalence Surveys

CDC is conducting seroprevalence surveys called “large-scale geographic seroprevalence surveys” in locations across the United States. The first seroprevalence surveys began in areas that first reported community transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in the United States; they are now being expanded to more regions. Descriptions of these surveys are provided on this page.… read more »

Dispatches from the Data Jungle of COVID-19

The nation needed reliable data fast on how many people COVID-19 had sickened and killed, but every state had different data and different systems for reporting it. A CDC team drove themselves to exhaustion to pull it all together into a national data stream while building an IT system to handle the disparate data automatically.… read more »

New CDC data finds adult obesity is increasing

New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that adult obesity prevalence is increasing and racial and ethnic disparities persist. Notably, adults with obesity are at heightened risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19.… read more »

At-Home Scavenger Hunt

Children, adolescents, and adults can join this fun At-Home Scavenger Hunt. After finding each item, talk about its importance in keeping children and families safe and healthy.… read more »

Technical Assistance Note

The page provides guidance to health departments regarding critical points for consideration in the transfer of COVID-19 cases and contacts between health jurisdictions.… read more »

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