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“A Snapshot of Work by the COVID-19 Public Health Response”

Since early 2020, U.S. federal, state, and local public health agencies and personnel have been focusing their highest effort on the COVID-19 pandemic response. As vaccination levels in the United States increase and new variants are identified, a Clinical Infectious Diseases supplement takes a look back at the public health response to COVID-19 and what can be learned and built upon during the next phase of this pandemic and for future pandemics.

The supplement, “A Snapshot of Work by the COVID-19 Public Health Response,” provides a look at some of the science and experience involved in supporting the response.

Papers in the supplement include:

Introduction
  • Evidence, experience, expertise, and the U.S. COVID-19 public health response
Clinical Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection
  • Late conditions diagnosed 1–4 months following an initial COVID-19 encounter: a matched cohort study using inpatient and outpatient administrative data — United States, March 1–June 30, 2020
  • Risk factors for illness severity among pregnant women with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection – Surveillance for Emerging Threats to Mothers and Babies Network, 22 state, local, and territorial health departments, March 29, 2020–March 5, 2021
  • Adverse pregnancy outcomes, maternal complications, and severe illness among U.S. delivery hospitalizations with and without a COVID-19 diagnosis
  • Adults hospitalized with COVID-19—United States, March-June and October-December 2020: Implications for the potential effects of COVID-19 tier-1 vaccination on future hospitalizations and outcomes
SARS-CoV-2 Testing
  • Results of a shortened quarantine protocol on a Midwestern college campus
  • COVID-19 mitigation efforts and testing during a survey training — Uganda, October 12–29, 2020
  • SARS-CoV-2 transmission in intercollegiate athletics not fully mitigated with daily antigen testing
  • Performance of repeat BinaxNOW SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing in a community setting, Wisconsin, November–December 2020
  • A comparison of less invasive SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic specimens in nursing home residents — Arkansas, June–August 2020
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection on self-collected saliva or anterior nasal specimens compared with healthcare personnel-collected nasopharyngeal specimens
COVID-19 and Other Infectious Diseases
  • Delayed tuberculosis diagnoses during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 — King County, Washington
  • Investigation of a suspect SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A mixed outbreak: Lessons learned for long-term care facilities nationwide
COVID-19 and Disproportionately Affected Persons
  • COVID-19 outbreaks at two construction sites — New York City, October–November 2020
  • Changes in emergency medical services before and during COVID-19 in the United States, January 2018–December 2020
  • Influenza vaccination in health centers during the COVID-19 pandemic—United States, November 7–27, 2020
  • Building a virtual global knowledge network during COVID-19: The Infection Prevention and Control Global Webinar Series
SARS-CoV-2 Transmission
  • Widespread SARS-CoV-2 transmission among attendees at a large motorcycle rally and their contacts, 30 U.S. jurisdictions, August–September 2020
  • Changes in seasonal respiratory illnesses in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic
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