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Interim Estimates of 2019–20 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness

 

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Characteristics and Health Status of Informal Unpaid Caregivers — 44 States, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, 2015–2017

During 2015–2017, approximately 20% of respondents to the Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance System survey were classified as caregivers. Nearly 20% of caregivers reported fair or poor health, with wide interstate variation ranging from 11.7% to 34.4%.

QUICKSTATS

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CONTINUING EDUCATION

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