Online ECHO Clinic | June 22, 2020

Presentation Titles: CDC, FDA Research & Resources

In this presentation, Dr. Alexander Wu, an Epidemic Intelligence Officer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, provides a number of valuable COVID-19 related resources produced by the FDA and CDC. Dr. Wu also provides an overview of some recent updates in COVID-19 research.

Video

Presenter Bios

Alexander Wu, ScD, MPH, is an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Presentation Slides

Emerging Topics

Resources Provided

CDC

• Colleges, Universities, and Higher Learning

• Considerations for Institutes of Higher Education

• Guidance for Dental Settings

• Collection and Submission of Postmortem Specimens from Deceased Persons with Known or Suspected COVID-19
  • Submission of Fixed Autopsy Tissue Specimens to CDC

• Considerations for Casinos and Gaming Operations

• Daily Number of COVID-19 Cases and COVID-19 Associated Deaths

FDA

• FDA advises consumers not to use hand sanitizer products manufactured by Eskbiochem

NPAIHB

• Guidance on Reopening Tribal Communities and Economies
• Guide to COVID-19 Information and Guidelines
• Resources for Community Messaging

Articles/Resources

• Household secondary attack rate of COVID-19 and associated determinants in Guangzhou, China: a retrospective cohort study (The Lancet)

• Genomewide Association Study of Severe Covid-19 with Respiratory Failure (NEJM)
• European study links genes, blood type with risk of severe coronavirus infection (CNN)
• Association between high serum total cortisol concentrations and mortality from COVID-19 (The Lancet)

• Genomewide Association Study of Severe Covid-19 with Respiratory Failure (The Lancet)
• Higher serum total cortisol levels are associated with increased mortality from COVID-19 (The Lancet)