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Standing Committee on Emerging Infectious Diseases and 21st Century Health Threats: Annual Report 2020
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... Standing Committee on Emerging Infectious Diseases and 21st Century Health Threats ANNUAL REPORT 2020
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... Drawing on contemporary evidence and best practices from previous preparedness and response efforts, the standing committee's work has helped to correct misinformation and provided the nation with rapid, objective, evidence-based guidance to face this pandemic. The standing committee's novel rapid expert consultations have covered urgent questions such as crisis standards of care, diagnostic testing, and virus seasonality.
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... Chair, Standing Committee on Emerging Infectious Diseases and 21st Century Health Threats
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... examines four topics related to the use and interpretation of COVID-19 diagnostic tests: advantages and limitations of reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction testing; the status of point-of-care tests; strategies and considerations for certain types and sequences of tests; and next-generation sequencing testing.  Rapid Expert Consultation on Staffing Considerations for Crisis Standards of Care for the COVID-19 Pandemic (July 28, 2020) outlines considerations for clinical staffing needs during crisis standards of care.
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... focuses on the guiding principles, key elements, and core messages that undergird crisis standards of care decision making at all levels. Rapid Expert Consultation Update on SARS-CoV-2 Surface Stability and Incubation for the COVID-19 Pandemic (March 27, 2020)
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... responds directly to a question from OSTP about evidence on the effectiveness and costs of social distancing measures in contending with COVID-19. Rapid Expert Consultation on SARS-CoV-2 Surface Stability and Incubation for the COVID-19 Pandemic (March 15, 2020)
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... This consensus study report provides guidance on the reopening and operation of elementary and secondary schools for the 2020–2021 school year. The recommendations aim to help districts and schools navigate the complex decisions around reopening school buildings, keeping them open, and operating them safely.
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... Expert Call on Genotypic Drift and Potential Phenotypic Manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 (May 7, 2020) Joint Meeting of the Standing Committee on Emerging Infectious Diseases and 21st Century Health Threats and the Roundtable on Genomics and Precision Health on Host Genomics Research and Data Collection Efforts Related to COVID-19 (July 1, 2020)
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... Joint Meeting of the Standing Committee on Emerging Infectious Diseases and 21st Century Health Threats, the Forum on Microbial Threats, and the Board on Global Health on Globalization and Future Health Crises (September 18, 2020) This joint meeting explored the impact of globalization on future health crises, such as the probability of pandemics and other infectious disease events in the future.
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... The standing committee contributed to SEAN rapid expert consultations, including: COVID-19 Testing Strategies for Colleges and Universities. This rapid expert consultation summarizes effective COVID-19 testing strategies for college and university campus reopening, including the types of diagnostic testing employed, testing frequency targets, metrics typically reported, responses to positive tests, and efforts to ensure compliance.
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... POPE, Senior Director, Board on Health EMMA FINE, Associate Program Officer Sciences Policy For more information about the Standing Committee on Emerging Infectious Diseases and 21st Century Health Threats, visit our website.
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... Standing Committee on Emerging Infectious Diseases and 21st Century Health Threats


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