Nearly 1,000 final progress reports (less than 1% of awards made from 2014 through 2024) were delinquent.
Vaccines averted the highest rate of deaths during the period dominated by the Delta variant, with 68% of deaths averted.
Emphasizing shared clinical decision-making with providers, the CDC now says healthy children ages 6 to 17 "may" receive COVID vaccination if a parent or guardian wants it.
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