Week in Review May 18, 2020 - Immunization Coalition

Week in Review
                                   May 18, 2020

Continuing Education!
http://www.immunizedelaware.org/for-professionals/continuing-education-events/

CDC Webinar: Vaccinating Adults with Chronic Conditions
It is especially important for adults with chronic health conditions to be up-to-date on
recommended vaccinations as they are at increased risk for complications from certain
vaccine-preventable diseases. Especially in these challenging times, patients rely on
healthcare professionals (HCPs) to advise them about important measures to protect
their health—and an HCP recommendation is the strongest predictor of whether adults
get vaccinated.

Thursday, May 28, 2020 from 3:00 – 4:00 pm ET

2019 Novel Coronavirus:
CDC Situation Summary: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

COVIDView: A weekly surveillance summary of US COVID-19 activity:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/covidview.html

Confirmed Cases
                            Total Confirmed: 4,731,987
              Within 50 United States           Worldwide Cases
           Total               1,467,065 Total              4,731,987
           Deaths              88,709    Deaths             315,488
           Recovered           346,389   Recovered          1,739,890

News
  - Delaware (https://de.gov/coronavirus)
       o Cases: 7,670 (NCC 2,682, KC 1,197, SC 3,739)
                 Hospitalizations: 229, deaths: 290, recovered: 3,478
       o Check out the ICD website for up to date information -
           http://www.immunizedelaware.org/in-the-news/newsletter-and-
           bulletins/2019-novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov/
       o Gov. Carney introduces Phase I Reopening Guidance -
           https://governor.delaware.gov/wp-
           content/uploads/sites/24/2020/05/Delaware-Economic-Reopening-
           Guidance_Phase.pdf
  - United States
       o CDC issues health advisory on rare illness in children linked to
           coronavirus - https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2020-
           05-15/cdc-issues-health-advisory-on-rare-illness-in-children-linked-to-
           coronavirus
       o In Iowa, no stay at home order may have increased cases of COVID-19 -
           https://www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/articles/2020-05-
           15/absence-of-iowa-stay-at-home-order-may-have-increased-
           coronavirus-disease-cases
       o NIH begins clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin to treat
           COVID-19 - https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-begins-
           clinical-trial-hydroxychloroquine-azithromycin-treat-covid-19

o   Projected US coronavirus deaths jump as states reopen -
               https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2020-05-
               12/projected-us-coronavirus-deaths-jump-as-states-reopen
   -   World

www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly

Week 19 (Week ending May 9, 2020).

Laboratory confirmed flu activity as reported by clinical laboratories remains low.
Influenza-like illness activity continues to decrease and is below the national
baseline. The percent of deaths due to pneumonia or influenza (P&I) is
decreasing but remains elevated, primarily due to COVID-19, not influenza.
Reported pediatric flu deaths for the season are high at 174.

May 2020 – Volume 26, Number 5 – Respiratory Viruses
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid

WHO Afro Outbreaks & Emergencies
Week 19: May 4 - 10, 2020
  • https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/332067/OEW19-
       0410052020.pdf
   •   New Events
   •   Ongoing Events
          o Coronavirus Disease (43,074 cases; 1,404 deaths; CFR 3.3%).
                 46 reporting countries
                 80% cases: South Africa (10,015), Algeria (5,723), Nigeria
                    (4,399), Ghana (4,263), Cameroon (2,579), Guinea (2,146),
                    Senegal (1,709), Cote d’Ivoire (1,700), Democratic Republic of the
                    Congo (1,024) and Niger (821).
                 Remaining 20%: Burkina Faso (751), Mali (704), Kenya (672),
                    Gabon (661), Guinea-Bissau (642), United Republic of Tanzania
                    (509), Equatorial Guinea (439), Mauritius (332), Chad (322), Benin
                    (319), Sierra Leone (307), Congo (287), Rwanda (284), Zambia

(267), Cape Verde (246), Ethiopia (239), Liberia (204), Central
                     African Republic (179), Togo (173), Eswatini (172), Madagascar
                     (169), Sao Tome and Principe (165), South Sudan (156), Uganda
                     (121), Mozambique (91), Malawi (56), Angola (45), Eritrea (39),
                     Zimbabwe (36), Botswana (23), Gambia (20), Burundi (19),
                     Namibia (16), Comoros (11), Seychelles (11) and Mauritania (8).
         o Central African Republic – Measles (19,676 cases; 86 deaths; CFR
            0.43%). The outbreak declared in January shows a declining trend. A
            total of 21 health districts attained epidemic threshold. Immunization
            coverage for 2 – 59 months of age is 97% overall, but four districts did not
            attain the 95% goal.
         o DRC – Ebola Virus Disease (3,462 cases; 2,279 deaths; CFR 66%).
            There have been no confirmed cases since May 2. Since the resurgence
            on April 10, seven confirmed cases have been recorded in Beni Health
            Zone (with four deaths). Beni remains the only zone affected.
   •   Humanitarian Crisis

WHO Disease Outbreak News (www.who.int/csr/don/en/)
   -   5/14: DRC – Ebola Virus Disease

CDC Current Outbreak List (https://www.cdc.gov/outbreaks/index.html)
   -   Listeria – Enoki Mushrooms (March 2020)
Travel Notices
   -   April – Ethiopia: Yellow Fever WATCH
   -   March – COVID-19
          o Warnings: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, Iran, Israel, Japan,
               South Korea, UK and Ireland
          o Global COVID-19 Pandemic Notice
          o Covid-19 and cruise ship travel

            From the Immunization Action Coalition

Issue 1495: May 13, 2020
http://www.immunize.org/express/issue1495.asp

Issue 1494: Special Edition – Routine Vaccine Orders Plummet
https://www.immunize.org/express/issue1494.asp

In other news…
   -   Ebola Sudan and Marburg Vaccines: Sabin Vaccine Institute gets $20 million
       from BARDA for further development - http://outbreaknewstoday.com/ebola-
       sudan-and-marburg-vaccines-sabin-vaccine-institute-gets-20-million-from-barda-
       for-further-development-30962/
   -   Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Routine Pediatric Vaccine Ordering and
       Administration — United States, 2020 -
       https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6919e2.htm
   -   Texas: Additional Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease confirmations reported -
       http://outbreaknewstoday.com/texas-additional-rabbit-hemorrhagic-disease-
       confirmations-reported-88839/

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