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This is the full transcript for the audio from the CDC Media Telebriefing on Update on COVID-19 held on February 25, 2022.

Today, CDC is releasing two new reports in MMWR that provide important insights on the health and well-being of children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This is the full audio for the CDC Media Telebriefing on COVID-19 vaccination and pregnancy.

Experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will discuss the upcoming MMWR, "Vaccine Effectiveness during pregnancy against COVID-19 hospitalization in infants less than 6 months of age"

Data from two CDC reports today show COVID-19 vaccine boosters remain safe and continue to be highly effective against severe disease over time.

CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control is in the process of updating the 2016 CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain. As of today, the draft updated Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids is available for

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Today, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' (ACIP) recommendation for use of Moderna's vaccine for people ages 18 years and older.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will provide an update to media on COVID Data Tracker's new tool highlighting the National Wastewater Surveillance System.

Despite overall progress in reducing HIV transmission in the United States, HIV continues to affect some groups more than others due to longstanding and ingrained barriers.