27: New COVID-19 Contact Tracing Info

Amelia Poulin, an ASTHO Senior Analyst for Infectious Disease Outbreak Response and Recovery, details an expanded contact tracing training curriculum for case investigators and teams doing COVID-19 work; CDC's Dr. Lisa Grohskopf and Joynetta Kelly talk about the coming flu season and possible vaccination fatigue; and we preview an article written by Dr. Esther Muna, Chief Executive Officer of the CNMI Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation, about a looming Sept. 30th deadline for Medicaid funding in the Territories.

CDC Webpage: Influenza vaccine recommendations

CDC Webpage: Flu information for health professionals

ASTHO Training: Making contact – A training for COVID-19 case investigators and contact tracers

The Hill: Devastating decisions loom for the territories if Congress does not act by Sept. 30