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COVID-19 Update��September 14, 2021

11:00 a.m. CST

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Agenda

  • Welcome and Overview - Commissioner
  • Public Health Updates - Dr. Kari Simonson
  • Reminders and Resources - Commissioner
  • Question and Answer (time permitting)

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Commissioner’s Welcome

  • Déjà vu moment

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  • Purpose and rationale for these meetings:
    • Continued rise in cases
    • Confirmed spread within schools
    • Issues/concerns surrounding data sharing and confusion around protocols
    • Need to share resources

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Public Health Updates

Dr. Kari Simonson, MD

  • Chair of the Dept of Pediatrics at UNMC
  • Professor, Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease
  • Practices at Children’s Hospital and Nebraska Medical Center

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Delta Variant and Pediatric COVID-19 Cases

What do we need to know about Delta Variant? What is different?

What does the data reveal about children and COVID-19?

What are the key principles for individuals who are eligible for COVID-19 vaccine?

What are the key principles for individuals who are not eligible yet for COVID-19 vaccine?

What are the recommendations for schools in responding to confirmed cases of spread?

What are the most important reminders right now?

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Reminders and Resources

September 1 Email:

  • Nebraska’s COVID-19 Liability Act
  • Authority for Quarantining
  • Pooled Testing Available - Midwest Coordination Center
  • Vaccination, Vaccination, Vaccination
  • Layered NPI
  • Plans for Pivoting to Virtual Learning
  • Continued Flexibilities

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DHHS Email re: HEPA Filters

  • https://redcap.link/fikaxuvl

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Next Call

Tuesday, September 28 at 11 a.m. CST

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Submit Topics/Questions: https://forms.gle/op7ZRq3h3CmFz3hs7

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