04/29/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (HHS ASPR). Published: 4/29/2020. This Topic Collection from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) focuses on information and peer-reviewed resources to inform COVID-19 preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation efforts. Resources include data visualizations, literature collections, resource databases, and other curated collections of information for specific stakeholder groups. (Text)
04/29/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (HHS ASPR). Published: 4/29/2020. This Topic Collection from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange) focuses on plans, tools, templates, and other immediately implementable resources to help with COVID-19 preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation efforts, focusing on regional support. (Text)
Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) and Supply of Substances of Human Origin in EU/EEA: First Update
04/29/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 4/29/2020. This 16-page first update is prompted by the recent scientific developments and evolution of the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the need to include types of substances of human origin (SoHO) that were not addressed in the first version (e.g., reproductive and some non-reproductive tissues and cells). It aims to provide a risk assessment and management options for the safe and sustainable supply of SoHO to assist the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA) Member States in responding to the threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. (PDF)
04/29/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 4/29/2020. This four-page document provides advice and recommendations on personal protective measures on public transport (e.g., bus, metro, train, commuter boats) during the COVID-19 pandemic. It includes examples of countries that have issued advice to travelers for mitigating the risk of spreading COVID-19 (e.g., respiratory etiquette, hand hygiene), and implemented local transport restrictions in order to limit physical contacts between people. (PDF)
04/28/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 4/28/2020. This web page provides information about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's COVID-19 strategy for using serology testing for surveillance to better understand how many infections with SARS-CoV-2 have occurred at different points in time, in different locations, and within different populations in the United States. (Text)
04/27/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 4/27/2020. This web page provides answers to frequently asked questions about COVID-19 for law enforcement agencies and personnel, including about testing and personal protective equipment (PPE). (Text)
04/27/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Published: 4/27/2020. This three-page fact sheet informs healthcare providers of the significant known and potential risks and benefits of the emergency use of the U-TOP™ COVID-19 Detection Kit, which received an Emergency Use Authorization from the Food and Drug Administration on April 27, 2020. The U-TOP™ COVID-19 Detection Kit is authorized for use on using respiratory specimens collected from individuals who are suspected of COVID-19 by their healthcare provider. (PDF)
04/27/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Published: 4/27/2020. The United Nations Population Fund aims to achieve three world-changing results by 2030: Ending unmet need for family planning, ending gender-based violence including harmful practices such as female genital mutilation and child marriage, and ending all preventable maternal deaths. This seven-page analysis shows how the COVID-19 pandemic could critically undermine progress made toward achieving these goals. (PDF)
04/26/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Published: 4/26/2020. From the National Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting on April 25-27, 2020, this one-hour, 50-minute recording presents a diverse panel that speaks to the whole experience on dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic—from U.S. to international; to the state of diagnostic, treatment, and vaccine development; and to the importance of communication. (Video or Multimedia)
04/24/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Library of Medicine [National Institutes of Health] (NLM). Published: 4/24/2020. This one-hour, 49-minute webinar for researchers was held to learn how to share, discover, and cite COVID-19 data and code in generalist repositories. Speakers from multiple generalist repositories discussed the ways each repository is supporting discoverability and reusability of COVID-19 data and associated code. The National Library of Medicine also provided an overview of available COVID-19 literature. (Video or Multimedia)
04/22/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases [National Institutes of Health] (NIAID). Published: 4/22/2020. In this one-hour presentation, the speaker discusses the prototype pathogen approach for pandemic preparedness that has been applied to the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS CoV) over the last seven years, and explains the prototype pathogen approach in the context of developing a rapid COVID-19 vaccine. (Video or Multimedia)
04/21/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Governors Association (NGA). Published: 4/21/2020. This 38-page report synthesizes and expands upon expert recommendations for states recovering and reopening from the COVID-19 pandemic by outlining 10 key steps and related operational considerations for governors to guide critical decisions in support of the public’s health and well-being in the weeks and months ahead. (PDF)
04/20/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Published: 4/20/2020. Dialysis facilities can use this one-page fact sheet to communicate the steps they are taking to protect their patients and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. (PDF)
04/20/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Published: 4/20/2020. This two-page fact sheet provides practical information for patients on dialysis to protect themselves from COVID-19, and about how dialysis facilities may change. (PDF)
04/07/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 4/7/2020. This web page provides answers to frequently asked questions about homeless and COVID-19, including about protection, shelters, and encampments. (Text)
04/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Mongan Institute [Massachusetts General Hospital]. Published: 4/1/2020. This 42-page document was developed to assist institutions as they are trying to get approval for use of the COVID-19 Symptom Tracker app. These documents are templates to help them work toward getting IRB approval. The app will offer an opportunity to rapidly introduce an easy-to-use data collection tool to track COVID-19 exposure, symptoms, and outcomes in real-time during the acute phase of this pandemic, which will be invaluable for studies. Population: Adults only Length: 66 questions Administered by: Self Administered/Self Report Language: English (PDF)
04/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE). Published: 4/2020. This two-page document provides additional resources for facility considerations to supplement the guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), “Re-opening Facilities to Provide Non-emergent Non-COVID-19 Healthcare: Phase 1." It provides Patient Placement Considerations with text and illustrations. (PDF)
04/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Published: 4/2020. This simulator is a tool to help policymakers decide how to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tool evaluates the impact of different social distancing interventions (by varying their intensity and timing) on reduction in the spread of the coronavirus in 50 states and District of Columbia. The information presented can help policymakers understand consequences such as the rate of new cases, potential strain on the healthcare system, and projected deaths. The simulator is a project with Harvard Medical School, Georgia Tech, and Boston Medical Center. (Text)
04/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). Published: 4/2020. This year's 136-page Global Report on Internal Displacement breaks down data by conflict, violence, and disasters across 145 countries. It looks at policy and operational practice from across the world and shows what is being done by countries to prevent, respond to, and resolve internal displacement. (PDF)
04/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Mass Care Council. Published: 4/2020. This web page provides COVID-19 sheltering guidelines, with topics that include shelter facility checklists, welcome letter, health screening, disaster health services, and behavioral health. (Text)
03/30/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 3/30/2020. This web page provides a script, with an accompanying decision algorithm and messages, for healthcare providers providing phone advice for possible COVID-19 patients. (Text)
03/24/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Drexel University, Dornsife School of Public Health. Published: 3/24/2020. This web page provides information and links for a series of webinars about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic; important new questions about science, society, and equity; and the implications of the pandemic for everyone. (Video or Multimedia)
03/24/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Published: 3/24/2020. This five-page document provides guidance regarding the operation of immunization programs in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. It contains recommendations on vaccination and epidemiological surveillance for vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Region of the Americas. (PDF)
03/20/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe. Published: 3/20/2020. This 12-page document provides guidance regarding any disruption of immunization services during the COVID-19 pandemic, even for short periods, that will result in an accumulation of susceptible individuals, and a higher likelihood of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks. Such outbreaks may result in vaccine-preventable disease-related deaths and an increased burden on health systems already strained by the response to the COVID-19 outbreak. (PDF)
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