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Incorporating Lessons Learned During COVID-19 into Future Planning for Emergencies and Disasters

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The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for disaster planners and responders, bringing to light both shortfalls and opportunities. The rapid pace of operations and ongoing evolution of the public health emergency have prompted modifications to plans and procedures in emergency response; however, many of the leaders within local and state agencies involved in these

Respiratory Protection for the Public and Workers without Respiratory Protection Programs at their Workplaces

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This is the eighth virtual meeting of a consensus study focused on respiratory protection for the public and workers without respiratory protection programs. During the public portion of this meeting, the committee will explore current processes and systems for evaluating infectious agents transmissible by inhalation routes and determining the need for public use of respiratory

COVID-19 Vaccines: A Global Experts’ Summit

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Hear from researchers and public health experts on present and future scenarios as they explore the changing landscape of the virus, including the Delta variant's impact on children, and the latest in vaccine availability, hesitancy and boosters. This is the last in a series of three virtual events, hosted by Florida International University in partnership

Poxvirus Research After Smallpox Eradication: New Findings With An Old Vaccine

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In 1980 smallpox was declared eradicated after a global vaccination campaign. Today, only two labs in the world retain variola virus, the cause of smallpox, one in the USA and one in Russia – and the World Health Assembly has recommended these virus stocks be destroyed when essential research with variola virus is complete. Professor

VRBPAC Meeting on Janssen and Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters

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On Oct. 14 and 15, the FDA Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) will meet to discuss the use of booster doses of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine and the Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine. Both vaccines are currently authorized for emergency use to prevent COVID-19 in individuals 18 years of age and older. The committee

Protecting Health Care in Zones of Conflict: A Webinar

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Panelists Leonard Rubenstein (author of the recently released Perilous Medicine: The Struggle to Protect Health Care from the Violence of War) and Joanne Liu will discuss attacks on health workers, patients, and hospitals in conflict settings around the world, along with urgent actions that need to be taken to help ensure safe access to and delivery of health

Opportunities & Challenges for Next Generation Sequencing of SARS-CoV-2

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Dr. Natalie Prystajecky explores how the various public health applications of sequencing has played a crucial role in outbreak response, surveillance, emerging variant detection, and more during the COVID-19 pandemic. This free event is brought to you by the 2021 ASM Clinical Virology Symposium (CVS), one of a 4-part CVS Online: SARS-CoV-2 Webinar Series featuring leading experts

Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Meeting

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The CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will convene 20-21 October 2021. ACIP typically holds three meetings each year at CDC in Atlanta, Georgia to make vaccine recommendations. Due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, ACIP meetings have been held more frequently and have been virtual only (no in-person attendance). The agenda will include