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More than 1 in 5 adults is inactive in all but four states, <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/data/inactivity-prevalence-maps/index.html">according to new state maps</a> of adult physical inactivity prevalence released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

CDC has updated our consumer webpage describing the types of masks and respirators used to prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. Masking is a critical public health tool to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and it is important to remember that any mask is better than no mask. To protect yourself and others from COVID-19, CDC continues to recommend that you wear the most protective mask you can that fits well and that you will wear consistently.

CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky today met with a group of representatives from disability organizations and allies to discuss their concerns surrounding a recent television appearance by Dr. Walensky.

A new <a href="https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciab931/6506316?searchresult=1">CDC study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases (CID)</a> shows that flu vaccination protected children against serious flu illness even when they were infected with a flu virus that was <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/viruses/change.htm">antigenically different</a> from the vaccine virus.

Welcome and thank you all for standing by. At this time, all participants will be in a listen only mode until the question and answer portion of today's conference.