MMWR
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report is the CDC’s primary outlet for outbreak reports, surveillance data, and official recommendations. MMWR Recommendations and Reports and MMWR Vital Signs in particular are peer-reviewed and represent the formal CDC guidance documents (e.g., immunization schedules, STI treatment guidelines).
- MMWR home
- Weekly Report archive
- Recommendations and Reports archive — major peer-reviewed CDC guidelines.
- Vital Signs archive — themed monthly briefs (overdoses, vaccine coverage, etc.).
- MMWR Surveillance Summaries — long-form surveillance data.
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- MMWR Email Subscription — weekly delivery; concise.
When to reach for MMWR
- New outbreak — measles cluster, mpox guidance, COVID variant.
- Cross-checking an ACIP or USPSTF claim — both bodies publish their formal recommendations as MMWR Recommendations and Reports.
- US-specific surveillance data (incidence, vaccine coverage by state, mortality trends).