27: New COVID-19 Contact Tracing Info

Public Health Review Morning Edition

English - September 16, 2021 09:00 - 6 minutes - 9.48 MB - ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
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Amelia Poulin, an ASTHO Senior Analyst for Infectious Disease Outbreak Response and Recovery, details an expanded contact tracing training curriculum for case investigators and teams doing COVID-19 work; CDC’s Dr. Lisa Grohskopf and Joynetta Kelly talk about the coming flu season and possible vaccination fatigue; and we preview an article written by Dr. Esther Muna, Chief Executive Officer of the CNMI Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation, about a looming Sept. 30th deadline for Medicaid funding in the Territories.

CDC Webpage: Influenza vaccine recommendations

CDC Webpage: Flu information for health professionals

ASTHO Training: Making contact – A training for COVID-19 case investigators and contact tracers

The Hill: Devastating decisions loom for the territories if Congress does not act by Sept. 30