07/07/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). Published: 7/7/2020. This two-page document explains herd immunity, and how increasing the immunity of a population to an infectious disease like COVID-19 can slow the spread of infection and protect those most vulnerable. However, with limited information about important aspects of COVID-19, there are challenges to understanding the implications of herd immunity in the current pandemic. (PDF)
07/06/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Library of Medicine [National Institutes of Health] (NLM). Published: 7/6/2020. This web page provides a new way to get Coronoviridae data, including from SARS-CoV-2. The data package includes genomic, protein, and CDS sequences; annotation; and a comprehensive data report for all complete genomes. Users can also target their search to major taxonomic ranks within Coronaviridae. (Text)
07/06/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Published: 7/6/2020. This three-page fact sheet informs healthcare providers of the significant known and potential risks and benefits of the emergency use of a Molecular LDT COVID-19 Authorized Test called the Laboratorio Clinico Toledo SARS-CoV-2 Assay that has been issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) by the FDA. The Molecular LDT COVID-19 Authorized Test is authorized for use on certain respiratory specimens collected from individuals suspected of COVID-19 by their healthcare provider. (PDF)
07/06/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Published: 7/6/2020. This three-page fact sheet informs healthcare providers of the significant known and potential risks and benefits of the emergency use of the Assure COVID-19 IgG/IgM Rapid Test Device. The Assure COVID-19 IgG/IgM Rapid Test Device is authorized for the detection of IgG and IgM antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in human venous whole blood (sodium EDTA), serum, or plasma (sodium EDTA). (PDF)
07/06/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 7/6/2020. This web page provides information about uncovering SARS-CoV-2 infections through serology (or antibody) testing, and how the CDC is using information from COVID-19 seroprevalence surveys to learn more about past SARS-CoV-2 infections, often not accounted for in reported cases. (Text)
07/06/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 7/6/2020. This web page provides information that funeral home workers need to know regarding handling decedents who had COVID-19. (Text)
07/06/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Published: 7/6/2020. This 82-page report considers the root causes of the emergence and spread of COVID-19 and other zoonoses - diseases that are transmitted between animals and humans. It also offers a set of practical recommendations that can help policymakers prevent and respond to future disease outbreaks. It is published with the International Livestock Research Institute and CGIAR. (PDF)
07/03/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 7/3/2020. This 13-page document, updated on July 3, 2020, aims to provide guidance to European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) healthcare facilities and healthcare providers on infection prevention and control (IPC) measures for the management of possible and confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection in healthcare settings, including long-term care facilities. It also offers guidance on the management of specimens at laboratories in the EU/EEA. (PDF)
07/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health (CDC NCEH). Published: 7/1/2020. Planning and preparing for hurricanes and other natural disasters can be stressful, even more so during the COVID-19 pandemic. This web page details how the COVID-19 pandemic can affect disaster preparedness and recovery, and what you can do to keep yourself and others safe, with a section for professionals and emergency workers. (Text)
07/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 7/2020. The World Health Organization is gathering the latest international multilingual scientific findings and knowledge on COVID-19, with sources of information and a database on this web page. The global literature cited in the WHO COVID-19 database is updated daily (Monday through Friday) from searches of bibliographic databases, hand searching, and the addition of other expert-referred scientific articles. (Text)
07/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford. Published: 7/2020. This disaster tool is designed for the movement of hospitalized patients. It can rapidly assess patient transport needs for partial or vertical evacuation called TRAIN™. Whether the need is to evacuate the facility or to prepare for increased surge capacity, a triage method is required to quickly and accurately assess patients. (Text)
07/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: United Nations (UN). Published: 7/2020. This 31-page report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime covers the COVID-19-related trafficking of substandard and falsified medical products, including personal protective equipment intended for medical purposes, as a threat to public health. It presents a condensed assessment of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the trafficking of substandard and falsified medical products. (PDF)
07/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Task Force. Published: 7/2020. This web page provide high-priority, evidence-based clinical COVID-19 guidelines updated weekly with the latest research. Guideline categories are Living Guidelines, Clinical Flowcharts, Evidence Under Review, and What Further Guidance is Needed? (Text)
06/30/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Congressional Research Service [Library of Congress] (CRS). Published: 6/30/2020. This three-page document provides information about the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), and its Biological Technologies Office, which currently supports a number of programs that address pandemics. Since the emergence of COVID-19, DARPA has shifted the efforts of many of these programs to focus specifically on the coronavirus pandemic, which the report discusses. (PDF)
06/26/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Published: 6/26/2020. This six-page practical guidance is designed to assist program specialists to implement COVID-19 risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) activities for and with refugees, internally displaced persons, migrants, and host communities vulnerable to the pandemic. It highlights key challenges and barriers faced by these people in accessing COVID-19 health-related information, and presents key considerations and recommendations for planning and implementing RCCE activities. (PDF)
06/19/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Published: 6/19/2020. This web page provides links to nine fact sheets about COVID-19 waste management. When not managed soundly, infected medical waste could be subject to uncontrolled dumping, leading to public health risks, and to open burning or uncontrolled incineration, leading to the release of toxins in the environment and to secondary transmission of diseases to humans. (Text)
06/19/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Association of Counties (NACo). Published: 6/19/2020. This 26-page brief provides an overview of the COVID-19 crisis in nursing homes, and highlights federal guidance released to date that helps nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities mitigate the spread of COVID-19. It also contains data on cases in nursing homes, an overview of relevant federal legislation, and a best practice example. (PDF)
06/18/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Government of Canada. Published: 6/18/2020. This web page provide clinicians with interim information on what is presently known about the clinical features of COVID-19, including presentation, risk factors, and the spectrum of disease severity. (Text)
06/16/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). Published: 6/16/2020. This five-page brief discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the striking socioeconomic and healthcare inequities in the U.S. that disproportionately impact African Americans, Latinx, and Native Americans, in addition to underserved communities such as individuals in correctional facilities, rural and immigrant populations, people with disabilities, and individuals experiencing homelessness. It provides general policy recommendations to address these inequities. (PDF)
06/09/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Oversight and Reform. Published: 6/9/2020. This one-hour Congressional briefing examines the role that serological antibody tests play in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, recommendations and limitations for their use, and federal policy. While antibody tests have important uses for the public health response and provide valuable information to epidemiologists and public health officials, CDC’s interim guidelines state that serology tests “should not be used to make decisions about returning persons to the workplace.” (Video or Multimedia)
06/03/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (AHRQ). Published: 6/3/2020. This resource, produced and updated by the Penn Medicine Center for Evidence-based Practice, provides ultra-rapid summaries of guidance from trusted sources such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization, and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC); key society position statements (when available); and major health system policies and guidelines. (Text)
06/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 6/2020. This course covers the causes of unsafe injection practices, how to safely give injections, and how to safely dispose of needles and other sharps. Participants will also learn what to do when needle-stick injuries occur, how to manage potential exposures, and ways to protect themselves, the staff and patients in their facility, and their community. It explains exposure management for hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV) and HIV from needle-stick injuries, and includes a discussion of COVID-19. (Video or Multimedia)
06/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR). Published: 6/2020. This 156-page document provides guidelines that are a comprehensive source of information on foodborne disease investigation and control for local, state, and federal health agencies. The guidelines describe model practices for foodborne disease outbreaks, including preparation, detection, investigation, control, and follow-up; and the roles of key organizations in foodborne disease outbreaks. (PDF)
06/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Handicap International. Published: 6/2020. This 16-page collection and review of evidence aims to illustrate how the COVID-19 crisis triggers disproportionate risks and barriers for men, women, boys, and girls with disabilities living in humanitarian settings. It highlights recommendations for humanitarian actors, to enhance inclusive action, aligned with existing guidance and learnings on disability inclusion. (PDF)
05/30/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 5/30/2020. This web page provides considerations for ways in which institutions of higher education can help protect students and employees (e.g., faculty, staff, and administrators) and slow the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), including guiding principles. (Text)
05/15/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative (CMQCC). Published: 5/15/2020. This one-hour webinar, sponsored in collaboration with the California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative, provides examples of how hospitals, healthcare workers, and families in California are responding to COVID-19. Speakers discuss COVID-19 data for California, and provide COVID-19 key data sources for California. (Video or Multimedia)
05/08/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Published: 5/8/2020. This four-page report provides an overview of emerging results with regard to disinfectants for SARS-CoV-2. It specifies which disinfectants are being tested against SARS-CoV-2, the experimental methodology, as well as initial conclusions based on the emerging results. (PDF)
05/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Published: 5/2020. In June 2019, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (NUSTL) conducted an operationally oriented assessment of tactical eyewear under its System Assessment and Validation for Emergency Responders (SAVER) Program. This 60-page report summarizes the results of that assessment. (PDF)
04/29/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative (CMQCC). Published: 4/29/2020. This one-hour, 15-minute webinar, sponsored in collaboration with the California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative, features discussions of mental health for patients and healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, the top three concerns of perinatal women, and why screening for anxiety and depression in the time of COVID is more critical than ever. (Video or Multimedia)
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