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Purpose This document provides interim planning guidance for State, territorial, tribal, and local communities that focuses on several measures other than... read more
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Acute Inflammatory Illness in Children Temporally Linked to COVID-19 aka Multi Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)
GOAL: Awareness of the Syndrome, early identification of its signs that can be recognized by parents/caregivers, EMS systems, and other... read more
Ryan White Act Expanded to Include COVID-19 Reporting
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Download PDF Reports of influenza activity in the U.S. continued to be above epidemic levels. Although some areas... read more