TOPIC: Applying COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control Strategies in Nursing Homes

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Presenters:

LCDR Kara M. Jacobs Slifka, MD, MPH (USPHS)
Infection Prevention and Control Team
COVID-19 Response
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Nimalie D. Stone, MD
Infection Prevention and Control Team
COVID-19 Response
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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TOPIC: What Clinicians Need to Know About the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines

Friday, December 18, 2020

Presenters:

Amanda Cohn, MD
CAPT, U.S. Public Health Service
Lead, Vaccine Planning Unit
COVID-19 Response
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Sarah Mbaeyi, MD, MPH
CDR, U.S. Public Health Service
Medical Officer
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Sara Oliver, MD
LCDR, U.S. Public Health Service
Co-lead, Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices COVID-19 Vaccines
Work Group
COVID-19 Response

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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TOPIC: COVID-19 Vaccines: Update on Allergic Reactions, Contraindications, and Precautions

Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Presenters:

Tom Shimabukuro, MD, MPH, MBA
CAPT, U.S. Public Health Service
Vaccine Safety Team Lead
COVID-19 Response
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Sarah Mbaeyi, MD, MPH
CDR, U. S. Public Health Service
Clinical Guidelines Team
COVID-19 Response
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Blueprint for a Safer Economy

          California has a blueprint for reducing COVID-19 in the state with revised criteria for loosening and tightening restrictions on activities. Every county in California is assigned to a tier based on its test positivity and adjusted case rate for tier assignment. Additionally, a health equity metric took effect on October 6, 2020. In order to advance to the next less restrictive tier, each county will need to meet an equity metric or demonstrate targeted investments to eliminate disparities in levels of COVID-19 transmission, depending on its size. The California Health Equity Metric is designed to help guide counties in their continuing efforts to reduce COVID-19 cases in all communities and requires more intensive efforts to prevent and mitigate the spread of COVID-19 among Californians who have been disproportionately impacted by this pandemic.

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COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Town-Hall