Past Updates from the Clinician Listserv
Update Sent January 25, 2010
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The following updates were made to CDC information and guidance from Jan 19 - Jan 25, 2010. If you have any questions on these or other clinical issues, please write to us at coca@cdc.gov.
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Haiti Earthquake 2010 Update
New and Updated Interim Guidance and Links to Resources for Clinicians
- CDC Responds to the Haiti Earthquake - CDC - Jan 24
CDC is working with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), various branches of the U.S. military, and other federal and international agencies to help communities in Haiti recover from the powerful earthquake that struck the country on January 12, 2010. http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/earthquakes/haiti/cdc_earthquake_response.asp
- Updated - Guidance for Relief Workers and Others Traveling to Haiti for Earthquake Response - CDC - Jan 22
This notice is to advise relief workers and other personnel traveling to Haiti to assist with the humanitarian response following the January 12th earthquake near Port-au-Prince. Conditions in the area remain hazardous, including extensive damage to buildings, roads, and other infrastructure.
http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/content/news-announcements/relief-workers-haiti.aspx
- Updated - TB Guidance for Haiti Earthquake Responders - CDC - Jan 21
This web link provides the most recent CDC recommendations on TB guidance in the wake of CDC's response to the Haiti Earthquake:
http://www.cdc.gov/tb/NewsandAnnoucements/earthquakes.htm
- Traveler’s Health
http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/content/travel-health-warning/haiti-earthquake.aspx
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CDC Emergency Preparedness and Response Earthquakes Information
http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/earthquakes/
2009 Influenza Situation Update
Weekly FluView Map and Surveillance Report - CDC - Jan 22
Updated CDC FluView for 2009-2010 Influenza Season Week 02 ending January 16, 2010. All data are preliminary and may change as more reports are received.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/
Influenza and Pneumonia-Associated Hospitalizations and Deaths from August 30 to January 02, 2010 - CDC - Jan 22
Flu activity decreased slightly in the United States during the week of January 10 - 16, 2010, as reported in FluView. No states reported widespread influenza activity, seven states reported regional influenza activity. Visits to doctors for influenza-like illness and flu-associated hospitalizations decreased from the previous week. Flu-associated deaths increased over the previous week and is higher than expected for this time of year.
http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/updates/us/#totalcases
WHO Updates International H1N1 Situation - WHO- Jan 22
As of 17 January 2010, worldwide more than 209 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including at least 14,142 deaths.
http://www.who.int/csr/don/2010_01_22/en/index.html
Summary of 2009 Monovalent H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Data – Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System - CDC - Jan 22
CDC and FDA provide weekly updates on vaccine safety monitoring activities. The information summarizes adverse event reports to VAERS after the administration of 2009 H1N1 monovalent influenza vaccine.
http://vaers.hhs.gov/resources/2010H1N1Summary_Jan22.pdf
2009 Influenza Key Points and Messages
- As of Thursday, January 21, 2010, a cumulative prorata total of 144,741,750 doses had been made available for ordering since vaccine shipping began.
- As of Thursday, January 21, 2010, there were a total of 118,072,700 doses ordered.
- The vaccine for 2009 H1N1 flu will be the same for the entire 2009-2010 influenza season, which extends into the spring of 2010. The "2009" in the name only relates to the year the virus was first identified; it does not have to do with how long the vaccine will work or the year in which it should be administered. The 2009 H1N1 strain is not included in the 2009-2010 seasonal flu vaccine because it was identified after manufacturers had started making the seasonal flu vaccine.
2009 H1N1 Influenza Resources for Clinicians
Update: Influenza Activity - United States, August 30, 2009 - January 9, 2010 - MMWR/CDC - Jan 22
MMWR article Update: Influenza Activity - United States is now available. This report summarizes U.S. influenza activity from August 30, 2009, through January 9, 2010. The complete article can be viewed at: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5902a3.htm
Locate all H1N1 Flu guidance documents
http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/guidance/
2009 H1N1 Influenza: Resources for Clinicians
http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/clinicians/
Emergency Preparedness & Response
GAO Reports about Health State Efforts to Plan for Medical Surge Could Benefit from Shared Guidance for Allocating Scarce Medical Resources - GAO (Government Accountability Office) -
Jan 25
In its June 2008 report, which is summarized in this statement, GAO found that following a mass casualty event that could involve thousands, or even tens of thousands, of injured or ill victims, health care systems would need the ability to "surge," that is, to adequately care for a large number of patients or patients with unusual medical needs. The federal government has provided funding, guidance, and other assistance to help states prepare for medical surge in a mass casualty event.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-381T
Food and Drug Safety
Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts - FDA - Jan 22
For additional information on recent FDA recalls, market recalls & safety alerts please click on the following link: http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/default.htm
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