{"id":13338,"date":"2021-12-07T18:56:34","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T18:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imph.org\/?page_id=13338"},"modified":"2021-12-14T03:16:14","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T03:16:14","slug":"august-2021","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/imph.org\/taskforces\/pandemic-preparedness-taskforce\/august-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"August 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"agenda\"><strong><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><strong>Monthly Taskforce Meeting<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/imph.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Carolinas-Pandemic-Preparedness-Meeting-Minutes-August-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View meeting minutes<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/imph.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Carolinas-Pandemic-Preparedness-Meeting-Agenda-August-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View agenda<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><meta charset=\"utf-8\">This meeting focused on the identification of the disease outbreak and lessons learned during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic (January \u2013 March\/April 2020).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"background\">Background Materials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p><strong>General<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>New York Times: <ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/06\/27\/health\/overdose-harm-reduction-covid.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Helping Drug Users Survive, Not Abstain: \u2018Harm Reduction\u2019 Gains Federal Support<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/article\/coronavirus-timeline.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Timeline of the Coronavirus Pandemic<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/08\/12\/nyregion\/david-lat-coronavirus-nyc.html?searchResultPosition=25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Catching Up With One of the First Covid Patients to Be Put on a Ventilator&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>New England Journal of Medicine: <ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nejm.org\/doi\/10.1056\/NEJMe2002387\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COVID-19 \u2013 Navigating the Uncharted<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>The Atlantic: <ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/health\/archive\/2021\/08\/delta-has-changed-pandemic-endgame\/619726\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How the Pandemic Now Ends<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation: <ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/covid19.healthdata.org\/united-states-of-america\/north-carolina?view=cumulative-deaths&amp;tab=trend\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COVID-19 Projections<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p><strong>North Carolina<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>&nbsp;News &amp; Observer:&nbsp; <ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/local\/article240750876.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CDC reports first coronavirus case in North Carolina<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/local\/article241055751.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NC governor declares state of emergency as state deals with coronavirus<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/coronavirus\/article241680741.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How has North Carolina been hit by COVID-19? Let\u2019s look at the numbers.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/coronavirus\/article241245211.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gov. Roy Cooper orders NC bars and restaurants closed, new help for unemployed<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/coronavirus\/article241707251.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Community transmission of coronavirus is now \u2018widespread\u2019 in NC. What does that mean?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/local\/article242260041.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coronavirus shutters NC schools for the academic year, but virtual learning continues<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>&nbsp;NC Health News: <ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northcarolinahealthnews.org\/2020\/03\/19\/covid-19-has-doctos-move-to-telemedicine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COVID-19 prompts a shift to telehealth<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>&nbsp;ABC11:<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/abc11.com\/nc-coronavirus-update-stay-at-home-order\/6124648\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here are the 3 phases of Gov. Roy Cooper's reopening plan<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>&nbsp;UNC Kenan Institute:&nbsp;<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kenaninstitute.unc.edu\/kenan-insight\/venture-backed-vs-main-street-a-widening-business-gap\/?th=184&amp;tp=178&amp;ex=60-10057&amp;tm=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Venture-backed vs. Main Street: A Widening Business Gap<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>&nbsp;News &amp; Observer:&nbsp;<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/coronavirus\/article253417660.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COVID-19 hospitalizations in NC continue to mount; almost 5,000 new cases reported<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p><strong>South Carolina<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>&nbsp;The State:&nbsp; <ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestate.com\/news\/politics-government\/article239755498.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here\u2019s how South Carolina is preparing for a potential coronavirus outbreak<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestate.com\/news\/nation-world\/national\/article241030476.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What would change if the coronavirus outbreak is officially declared a pandemic?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestate.com\/news\/politics-government\/article241103141.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gov. McMaster: SC not changing coronavirus plan after WHO declares pandemic<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestate.com\/news\/coronavirus\/article241209451.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gov. McMaster closes all SC public schools through March as coronavirus cases rise<\/a><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestate.com\/news\/coronavirus\/article241281036.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gov. McMaster orders restaurants to close in-house dining because of Coronavirus<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>The Post and Courier: <ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postandcourier.com\/business\/covid-19s-effects-on-businesses-have-varied-heres-how-scs-top-private-employers-are-doing\/article_311449ba-122b-11eb-84bb-8fbc78d2e22c.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COVID-19\u2032s effects on businesses have varied. Here\u2019s how SC\u2019s top private employers are doing<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>&nbsp;WLTX News:<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wltx.com\/article\/news\/health\/coronavirus\/sc-businesses-covid19-impact-1year\/101-1f236f7b-8ca3-4cab-864b-77e9811ccf5d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A look at South Carolina businesses since the pandemic started<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>The State: <ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestate.com\/news\/local\/education\/article253086478.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Let parents make decision whether to mask their child in school, SC Gov. McMaster says<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"agenda\"><strong><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><strong>Monthly Taskforce Meeting<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/imph.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Carolinas-Pandemic-Preparedness-Meeting-Minutes-August-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View meeting minutes<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/imph.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Carolinas-Pandemic-Preparedness-Meeting-Agenda-August-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View agenda<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><meta charset=\"utf-8\">This meeting focused on the identification of the disease outbreak and lessons learned during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic (January \u2013 March\/April 2020).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13248,"parent":13242,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/imph.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13338"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/imph.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/imph.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imph.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imph.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13338"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/imph.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13338\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13395,"href":"https:\/\/imph.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13338\/revisions\/13395"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imph.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13242"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imph.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imph.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}