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KAUST Rapid Research Response Taskforce (R3T) and CBRC King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (2021) CC

A COVID-19 virus mutation tracker system (CovMT; appendix) based on SARS-CoV-2 isolate genomes deposited to GISAID to track the worldwide sequencing efforts and the evolution of the mutational landscape of this virus. CovMT, which is updated daily, summarises mutations from more than 450 000 isolates into groups of generic virus clades, lineages, and more specific mutation sets we call mutation fingerprints

Tags: dashboard, mutation, tracker, COVID-19,

Source: https://www.cbrc.kaust.edu.sa/covmt/

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World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

1 June 2021 This aide-mémoire presents information on use and procurement of masks for community outreach interventions, with a focus on those for malaria, neglected tropical diseases, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and vaccine-preventable diseases. It details requirements for the different types of professionals involved (e.g. health workers, social mobilizers, data collectors, logisticians, insecticide spraying personnel, etc.), based on their level of risk of potential exposure to SARS-CoV-2

Tags: face mask, community level, COVID-19, community masks, medical masks, SARS-CoV-2, non-pharmaceutical interventions NPI,

Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/rest/bitstream

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African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2021) CC

2-Day Orientation training Orientation Training, 1 Febr. 2021 Community Health Workers (CHWs) are an essential part of the Partnership to Accelerate COVID-19 Testing (PACT) Initiative • Africa CDC set up PACT to drive forward the Africa Union Joint Continental Strategy for COVID-19 Available in English, French and Arabi

Tags: community health, Community Health Worker (CHW), COVID-19, Training, curriculum,

Source: https://africacdc.org/download/orientati

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Organización Mundial de la Salud OMS (2021) C_WHO

sobre la base de las orientaciones actuales de la OMS, 31 de mayo de 2021. Memorando This aide-mémoire presents information on use and procurement of masks for community outreach interventions, with a focus on those for malaria, neglected tropical diseases, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and vaccine-preventable diseases. It details requirements for the different types of professionals involved (e.g. health workers, social mobilizers, data collectors, logisticians, insecticide spraying personnel, etc.), based on their level of risk of potential exposure to SARS-CoV-2

Tags: face mask, community level, COVID-19, community masks, medical masks, SARS-CoV-2, non-pharmaceutical interventions NPI,

Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand

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World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

sur la base des orientations actuelles de l’OMS, 31 may 2021. Aide mémoire This aide-mémoire presents information on use and procurement of masks for community outreach interventions, with a focus on those for malaria, neglected tropical diseases, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and vaccine-preventable diseases. It details requirements for the different types of professionals involved (e.g. health workers, social mobilizers, data collectors, logisticians, insecticide spraying personnel, etc.), based on their level of risk of potential exposure to SARS-CoV-2

Tags: face mask, community level, COVID-19, community masks, medical masks, SARS-CoV-2, non-pharmaceutical interventions NPI,

Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand

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Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2021) C_WHO

Aide Memoire. O foco desta nota são as implicações da orientação atual da OMS sobre o uso máscaras cirúrgicas e não cirúrgicas/ de tecido durante a pandemia de COVID-19 para trabalhadores da saúde e trabalhadores que não são da área da saúde, mas que estão envolvidos em atividades assistenciais comunitárias, especialmente as de combate à malária, doenças tropicais negligenciadas (DTN), tuberculose (TB), infecção pelo vírus da imunodeficiência humana/síndrome da imunodeficiência adquirida (HIV/ AIDS) e doenças imunopreveníveis (VPDs). O uso de máscaras deve ser sempre acompanhado de outras medidas de prevenção e controle de infecção (PCI), como o distanciamento físico de pelo menos 1 metro, a higiene das mãos, evitar tocar o rosto e a etiqueta respiratória usando o cotovelo dobrado sempre que tossir ou espirrar. A limitação da permanência em locais com aglomeração ou espaços fechados, a garantia da ventilação adequada dos ambientes internos e fechados (6), e a limpeza regular das superfícies de alto contato também são medidas de precaução importantes a serem seguidas

Tags: infecções, COVID-19, máscaras, non-pharmaceutical interventions NPI, Serviços de Saúde Comunitária, trabajadores de la salud,

Source: https://iris.paho.org/bitstream/handle/1

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African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2021) CC

Since the emergence of COVID 19 in December 2019, various public health responses measures have been implemented to control the pandemic. Among measures taken by the Africa CDC was the launch of PACT initiative to accelerate COVID 19 testing. Key to the initiative is the engagement of Community Health Workers (CHWs) in risk communication and community engagement (RCCE), surveillance activities for early case identification, contacts tracing and in facilitating referrals for testing and continuum of care. As of 31 May 2021, Through PACT support, over 17154 CHWs have been trained and locally deployed in 24 AU Member states. The PACT supported CHWs visited more than 2,568,654 households for community engagement activities, active case search and contact tracing, identified 1,618,601 Contacts, 710,167 COVID 19 suspect cases based on the standard case definition and facilitated referrals for 553053 (78%) suspect cases for testing. These efforts were crucial for early identification and isolation of cases in limiting further transmission

Tags: CHW, Community Health Worker (CHW), COVID-19, outbreak management, public health services, case detection,

Source: https://africacdc.org/download/the-criti

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World Health Organization WHO (2021) CC

27 July 2021

Tags: vaccine, effectiveness, covid-19, SARS-CoV-2, virus variants,

Source: https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/

COVID-19 Genomic Surveillance Regional Network Americas

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2021) CC

Sequencing SARS-CoV-2 in the Americas The COVID-19 Genomic Surveillance Regional Network was created in 2020 not only to strengthen the sequencing capacity in the participating laboratories, but also for them to establish a routine SARS-CoV-2 genomic sequencing, as a strategy to increase the amount of genetic sequence data available to the global community, which is critical to support the development of diagnostic protocols, the information for vaccine development and to better understand the evolution and molecular epidemiology of the SARS-CoV-2

Tags: sequencing, virus variants, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Americas, laboratoires, network,

Source: https://www.paho.org/en/topics/influenza

Special Focus: Update on SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Interest and Variants of Concern

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

Weekly epidemiological update on COVID-19 - 20 July 2021

Tags: covax, Vaccines, COVID-19, Supply, Access, variants, virus variants, mutation, Brazil, South Africa, Great Britain, Delta, Beta, Gamma,

Source: https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/

	COVID-19 virus mutation tracker NEW KAUST Rapid Research Response Taskforce (R3T) and CBRC King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (2021) CC Open external link (83) Add to my MEDBOX A COVID-19 virus mutation tracker system (CovMT; appendix) based on SARS-CoV-2 isolate genomes deposited to GISAID to track the worldwide sequencing efforts and the evolution of the mutational landscape of this virus. CovMT, which is updated daily, summarises mutations from more than 450 000 isolates into groups of generic virus clades, lineages, and more specific mutation sets we call mutation fingerprints Tags: dashboard, mutation, tracker, COVID-19, Source: https://www.cbrc.kaust.edu.sa/covmt/
	Use of medical and non-medical/fabric masks for community outreach activities during the COVID-19 pandemic NEW World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO View PDF(1) Download (0) Add to my MEDBOX 1 June 2021 This aide-mémoire presents information on use and procurement of masks for community outreach interventions, with a focus on those for malaria, neglected tropical diseases, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and vaccine-preventable diseases. It details requirements for the different types of professionals involved (e.g. health workers, social mobilizers, data collectors, logisticians, insecticide spraying personnel, etc.), based on their level of risk of potential exposure to SARS-CoV-2 Tags: face mask, community level, COVID-19, community masks, medical masks, SARS-CoV-2, non-pharmaceutical interventions NPI, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/rest/bitstream
	COVID-19 & Community Health Workers NEW African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2021) CC View PDF(6) Download (7) Add to my MEDBOX 2-Day Orientation training Orientation Training, 1 Febr. 2021 Community Health Workers (CHWs) are an essential part of the Partnership to Accelerate COVID-19 Testing (PACT) Initiative • Africa CDC set up PACT to drive forward the Africa Union Joint Continental Strategy for COVID-19 Available in English, French and Arabi Tags: community health, Community Health Worker (CHW), COVID-19, Training, curriculum, Source: https://africacdc.org/download/orientati
	Uso de mascarillas médicas y no médicas/de tela para actividades comunitarias de salud durante la pandemia de COVID-19 NEW Organización Mundial de la Salud OMS (2021) C_WHO View PDF(0) Download (0) Add to my MEDBOX sobre la base de las orientaciones actuales de la OMS, 31 de mayo de 2021. Memorando This aide-mémoire presents information on use and procurement of masks for community outreach interventions, with a focus on those for malaria, neglected tropical diseases, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and vaccine-preventable diseases. It details requirements for the different types of professionals involved (e.g. health workers, social mobilizers, data collectors, logisticians, insecticide spraying personnel, etc.), based on their level of risk of potential exposure to SARS-CoV-2 Tags: face mask, community level, COVID-19, community masks, medical masks, SARS-CoV-2, non-pharmaceutical interventions NPI, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand
	Utilisation des masques médicaux et non médicaux/en tissu dans le cadre des activités de santé à base communautaire pendant la pandémie de COVID-19 NEW World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO View PDF(0) Download (0) Add to my MEDBOX sur la base des orientations actuelles de l’OMS, 31 may 2021. Aide mémoire This aide-mémoire presents information on use and procurement of masks for community outreach interventions, with a focus on those for malaria, neglected tropical diseases, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and vaccine-preventable diseases. It details requirements for the different types of professionals involved (e.g. health workers, social mobilizers, data collectors, logisticians, insecticide spraying personnel, etc.), based on their level of risk of potential exposure to SARS-CoV-2 Tags: face mask, community level, COVID-19, community masks, medical masks, SARS-CoV-2, non-pharmaceutical interventions NPI, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand
	Uso de máscaras cirúrgicas e não cirúrgicas/de tecido nas atividades assistenciais à comunidade durante a pandemia de COVID-19, de acordo com as orientações atuais da OMS, 31 de maio de NEW Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2021) C_WHO View PDF(0) Download (0) Add to my MEDBOX Aide Memoire. O foco desta nota são as implicações da orientação atual da OMS sobre o uso máscaras cirúrgicas e não cirúrgicas/ de tecido durante a pandemia de COVID-19 para trabalhadores da saúde e trabalhadores que não são da área da saúde, mas que estão envolvidos em atividades assistenciais comunitárias, especialmente as de combate à malária, doenças tropicais negligenciadas (DTN), tuberculose (TB), infecção pelo vírus da imunodeficiência humana/síndrome da imunodeficiência adquirida (HIV/ AIDS) e doenças imunopreveníveis (VPDs). O uso de máscaras deve ser sempre acompanhado de outras medidas de prevenção e controle de infecção (PCI), como o distanciamento físico de pelo menos 1 metro, a higiene das mãos, evitar tocar o rosto e a etiqueta respiratória usando o cotovelo dobrado sempre que tossir ou espirrar. A limitação da permanência em locais com aglomeração ou espaços fechados, a garantia da ventilação adequada dos ambientes internos e fechados (6), e a limpeza regular das superfícies de alto contato também são medidas de precaução importantes a serem seguidas Tags: infecções, COVID-19, máscaras, non-pharmaceutical interventions NPI, Serviços de Saúde Comunitária, trabajadores de la salud, Source: https://iris.paho.org/bitstream/handle/1
	The Critical Role of Community Health Workers in COVID-19 Vaccine Roll Out NEW African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2021) CC View PDF(0) Download (0) Add to my MEDBOX Since the emergence of COVID 19 in December 2019, various public health responses measures have been implemented to control the pandemic. Among measures taken by the Africa CDC was the launch of PACT initiative to accelerate COVID 19 testing. Key to the initiative is the engagement of Community Health Workers (CHWs) in risk communication and community engagement (RCCE), surveillance activities for early case identification, contacts tracing and in facilitating referrals for testing and continuum of care. As of 31 May 2021, Through PACT support, over 17154 CHWs have been trained and locally deployed in 24 AU Member states. The PACT supported CHWs visited more than 2,568,654 households for community engagement activities, active case search and contact tracing, identified 1,618,601 Contacts, 710,167 COVID 19 suspect cases based on the standard case definition and facilitated referrals for 553053 (78%) suspect cases for testing. These efforts were crucial for early identification and isolation of cases in limiting further transmission Tags: CHW, Community Health Worker (CHW), COVID-19, outbreak management, public health services, case detection, Source: https://africacdc.org/download/the-criti
	Special Focus: Evaluations of the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in real-world settings NEW World Health Organization WHO (2021) CC View PDF(0) Download (0) Add to my MEDBOX 27 July 2021 Tags: vaccine, effectiveness, covid-19, SARS-CoV-2, virus variants, Source: https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/
	COVID-19 Genomic Surveillance Regional Network Americas Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2021) CC Open external link (3) Add to my MEDBOX Sequencing SARS-CoV-2 in the Americas The COVID-19 Genomic Surveillance Regional Network was created in 2020 not only to strengthen the sequencing capacity in the participating laboratories, but also for them to establish a routine SARS-CoV-2 genomic sequencing, as a strategy to increase the amount of genetic sequence data available to the global community, which is critical to support the development of diagnostic protocols, the information for vaccine development and to better understand the evolution and molecular epidemiology of the SARS-CoV-2 Tags: sequencing, virus variants, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Americas, laboratoires, network, Source: https://www.paho.org/en/topics/influenza
	Special Focus: Update on SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Interest and Variants of Concern World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO View PDF(15) Download (5) Add to my MEDBOX Weekly epidemiological update on COVID-19 - 20 July 2021 Tags: covax, Vaccines, COVID-19, Supply, Access, variants, virus variants, mutation, Brazil, South Africa, Great Britain, Delta, Beta, Gamma, Source: https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/

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