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Morris, Max From: Morris, Max Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2020 11:47 PM To: Morris, Max Subject: 10/15/2020 Coronavirus Daily Update These updates are being shared to multiple organizations, individuals and lists who/which are bcc’d. Best effort we are sending Daily updates during the business week, typically in the late afternoon or early evening, a Weekend Recap on Monday mornings, and any significant breaking news events provided anytime and on weekends. Please note some numbers included in the Statistics and news stories come from various sources and so can vary as they are constantly changing and not reported at the same time. All communications are TLP GREEN and can be shared freely. Know someone who might want to be added to our Updates? Of course ask them first, and then have them send us an email to [email protected]. Live the message, share the message: Be safe – Stay home and limit travel as much as possible, self-quarantine if you or any members of your family are or may be sick, if you go out wear your mask – the right way, ensure safe social distancing, and practice good hygiene – wash your hands, avoid touching your face, and sanitize used items and surfaces. Happy Thursday night Everyone! Well if I wait much longer we can say it’s Friday. Sorry for the late send but hope you All had a great day. The weekend is almost here. Following is the Daily Update with Highlights, the “Good Stuff”, Expanded Stories, statistics, trends and items of interest related to the novel coronavirus pandemic. -
Pandemic Data Sharing: How the Canadian Constitution Turned Into a Suicide Pact
Pandemic Data Sharing: How the Canadian Constitution Turned Into a Suicide Pact Amir Attaran & Adam R. Houston “The choice is not between order and liberty. It is between liberty with order and anarchy without either. There is danger that, if the court does not temper its doctrinaire logic with a little practical wisdom, it will convert the constitutional Bill of Rights into a suicide pact.” Justice Robert Jackson in Terminiello v. City of Chicago, 337 U.S. 1 (1949) * * * For decades, public health professionals, scholars, and on multiple occasions the Auditor General of Canada, have raised warnings about Canada’s dysfunctional system of public health data sharing. These warnings have been reiterated in the wake of repeated outbreaks – most prominently SARS in 2003, but also foodborne listeriosis in 2008, and H1N1 influenza in 2009. Every single time, the warnings have been clear that unless Canada better prepares itself for a pandemic, many thousands could die, as when the “Spanish Flu” killed an estimated 55,000 Canadians between 1918 and 1920. Almost exactly a century later, COVID-19 arrived. While SARS killed 44 people in Canada, currently (mid-May 2020) COVID-19 kills several fold that every day. Nor is satisfactory progress being made, for unlike some countries, including very seriously affected ones that promptly reversed the epidemic’s growth, in Canada there is still no reversal after approximately two months of lockdown. Why? There are countless reasons, but legally, the most fundamental problem is that epidemic responses are handicapped by a mythological, schismatic, self-destructive view of federalism, which endures despite being flagrantly wrong. -
China Confronts Covid-19
CHINA CONFRONTS COVID-19 By DAKE KANG and COLLEAGUES Associated Press STORY TK | ASSOCIATED PRESS 1 of 2 CRACKDOWN IN CHINA 1. CHINA DIDN’T WARN PUBLIC OF LIKELY PANDEMIC FOR 6 KEY DAYS April 15, 2020: Top Chinese ofcials secretly determined they were likely facing a pandemic from a new coronavirus in mid-January, ordering preparations even as they downplayed it in public. https://apnews.com/article/68a9e1b91de4fc166acd6012d82c2f9 2. CHINA DELAYED RELEASING CORONAVIRUS INFO, FRUSTRATING WHO June 3, 2020: Even as the World Health Organization publicly praised China, it privately complained about the lack of information it was getting on the new coronavirus. https://apnews.com/article/3c061794970661042b18d5aeaaed9fae 3. CHINA TESTING BLUNDERS STEMMED FROM SECRET DEALS WITH FIRMS Dec. 3, 2020: Secrecy and cronyism crippled China’s testing capacity in the early days of the outbreak, an Associated Press investigation has found. https://apnews.com/article/china-virus-testing-secret-deals-frms- 312f4a953e0264a3645219a08c62a0ad TABLE OF CONTENTS | ASSOCIATED PRESS https://apnews.com/article/68a9e1b91de4fc166acd6012d82c2f9 1 Xie Huanchi/Xinhua via AP Chinese President Xi Jinping talks by video with patients and medical workers at the Huoshenshan Hospital in Wuhan in central China’s Hubei Province in a video released March 10, 2020. April 15, 2020 China didn’t warn public of likely pandemic for 6 key days By ASSOCIATED PRESS Associated Press In the six days after top Chinese ofcials secretly determined they likely were facing a pandemic from a new coronavirus, the city of Wuhan at the epicenter of the disease hosted a mass banquet for tens of thousands of people; millions began traveling through for Lunar New Year celebrations. -
Sars and Public Health in Ontario
THE SARS COMMISSION INTERIM REPORT SARS AND PUBLIC HEALTH IN ONTARIO The Honourable Mr. Justice Archie Campbell Commissioner April 15, 2004 INTERIM REPORT ♦ SARS AND PUBLIC HEALTH IN ONTARIO Table of Contents Table of Contents Dedication Letter of Transmittal EXECUTIVE SUMMARY................................................................................................................1 1. A Broken System .....................................................................................................................24 2. Reason for Interim Report .....................................................................................................25 3. Hindsight...................................................................................................................................26 4. What Went Right?....................................................................................................................28 5. A Constellation of Problems..................................................................................................30 Problem 1: The Decline of Public Health ...............................................................................32 Problem 2: Lack of Preparedness: The Pandemic Flu Example..........................................37 Problem 3: Lack of Transparency.............................................................................................47 Problem 4: Lack of Provincial Public Health Leadership .....................................................51 Problem 5: Lack of Perceived -
Monday, May 25
MONDAY, MAY 25 14:20 – 15:50 CONCURRENT SESSIONS PHPC Ebola in Canada: What have we learned from this outbreak that we didn’t know before? PLAZA C, SECOND FLOOR MSPC The Ebola virus disease outbreak(s) in West Africa have raised several issues for public health and health care, especially with respect to infection prevention and control in health and other settings. The issues have ranged from world travel policy to personal protective equipment protocols. As with many similar public health events in the past (e.g., SARS, H1N1 influenza), the scientific foundations, valid and relevant surveillance data, estimates of risk and burden, effectiveness of interventions, principles and ethics, priorities and goals should provide the basis for evidence-informed, wise and fair decisions. These decisions may result in reaffirmation or change of policies, programs and practice and often have many consequences, including levels of preparedness and response, resource allocation, protocol changes, and specific education and advice for health practitioners and others working and living in the settings of everyday life. These, in turn, can be expected to affect attitudes and behaviour in society. What have we learned (or should we learn) from this outbreak that we didn’t know (or should have known) before? To address these issues from a knowledge translation perspective, panel members will provide the stimuli for interactive responses from the audience and other members of the panel for what promises to be an engaging and educational event. Learning Objectives: Describe the scientific, practical, political and ethical considerations for policy and program decisions for a low-probability, high- consequence public health event in Canada. -
Summary of National Advisory Committee on Immunization (Naci) Updates of July 2, 2021
SUMMARY OF NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON IMMUNIZATION (NACI) UPDATES OF JULY 2, 2021 MRNA COVID-19 VACCINES AND MYOCARDITIS On July 2, 2021, the Public Health Agency of Canada released updated advice from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) on the use of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. These recommendations are based on current scientific evidence and NACI's expert opinion. On June 30, 2021, Health Canada updated the product monographs, the documents that provide information for health care providers on the use of the vaccines, for the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines (Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna) to include very rare reports of myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle) and pericarditis (inflammation of the tissue surrounding the heart) following vaccination. In light of these changes, NACI is providing updated advice on second doses for individuals who experienced myocarditis and/or pericarditis after receiving a first dose of an mRNA vaccine. NACI continues to strongly recommend that a complete series with an mRNA vaccine should be offered to all eligible individuals without contraindications, including those 12 years of age and older. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is approved for use in people 12 years and over and the Moderna vaccine is approved for use in people 18 years of age and over. NACI is now also recommending the following: Informed consent for people receiving an mRNA vaccine should include a discussion about the very rare risk of myocarditis and/or pericarditis following immunization. As a precaution, NACI recommends that individuals who experienced myocarditis and/or pericarditis after a first dose of an mRNA vaccine should wait to get their second dose until more information is available. -
WHO: Global Coronavirus Deaths Rise for 1St Time in 6 Weeks 22 March 2021
WHO: Global coronavirus deaths rise for 1st time in 6 weeks 22 March 2021 the Philippines, Van Kerkhove said. The eastern Mediterranean region saw cases rise 8% percent, while the number of cases reported in the Americas and Africa declined. "I do want to mention that it had been about six weeks where we were seeing decreases in deaths," said Van Kerkhove. "And in the last week, we've started to see a slight increase in deaths across the world, and this is to be expected if we are to see increasing cases. But this is also a worrying sign." WHO emergencies chief Dr. Michael Ryan acknowledged an urge among the public in many Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain places to emerge from pandemic restrictions. Ryan insisted that any easing should coincide with measures such as strict case surveillance and high levels of vaccination, but said vaccines alone would A top World Health Organization expert on the not be enough. coronavirus pandemic said Monday the weekly global count of deaths from COVID-19 is rising "I'm afraid we're all trying to grasp at straws. We're again, a "worrying sign" after about six weeks of trying to find the golden solution: 'So we just get declines. enough vaccine and we push enough vaccine to people and that's going to take care of it,'" he said. Maria Van Kerkhove, technical lead on COVID-19 "I'm sorry, it's not." at the U.N. health agency, said the growth followed a fifth straight week of confirmed cases increasing © 2021 The Associated Press. -
COVID-19: Make It the Last Pandemic
COVID-19: Make it the Last Pandemic Disclaimer: The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city of area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Report Design: Michelle Hopgood, Toronto, Canada Icon Illustrator: Janet McLeod Wortel Maps: Taylor Blake COVID-19: Make it the Last Pandemic by The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness & Response 2 of 86 Contents Preface 4 Abbreviations 6 1. Introduction 8 2. The devastating reality of the COVID-19 pandemic 10 3. The Panel’s call for immediate actions to stop the COVID-19 pandemic 12 4. What happened, what we’ve learned and what needs to change 15 4.1 Before the pandemic — the failure to take preparation seriously 15 4.2 A virus moving faster than the surveillance and alert system 21 4.2.1 The first reported cases 22 4.2.2 The declaration of a public health emergency of international concern 24 4.2.3 Two worlds at different speeds 26 4.3 Early responses lacked urgency and effectiveness 28 4.3.1 Successful countries were proactive, unsuccessful ones denied and delayed 31 4.3.2 The crisis in supplies 33 4.3.3 Lessons to be learnt from the early response 36 4.4 The failure to sustain the response in the face of the crisis 38 4.4.1 National health systems under enormous stress 38 4.4.2 Jobs at risk 38 4.4.3 Vaccine nationalism 41 5. -
Coronavirus Fact Sheet
CORONAVIRUS FACT SHEET The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is providing this overview of the coronavirus, and information on resources in your region. As the situation is evolving rapidly, please visit the Public Health Agency of Canada and Indigenous Services Canada for the most updated information. Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr Theresa Tam, has assessed the public health risk of COVID-19 within Canada to be low. • Coronaviruses in general are part of a large family of viruses which may cause illness in people and in animals. Human coronaviruses are common and are typically associated with mild illnesses, like the common cold. • Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a new disease that has not been previously identified in humans. • Currently there is NO vaccine to protect against 2019 novel coronavirus infection. • Those who are infected with COVID-19 may have little to no symptoms. You may not know you • The flu vaccine doesnot protect against have symptoms of COVID-19 because they are coronaviruses. similar to a cold or flu. • For now, there is no specific treatment. Most o Symptoms may take up to 14 days to appear people with the common coronavirus illness after exposure to COVID-19. This is the lon- will recover on their own and your health care gest known infectious period for this disease. provider may recommend steps you can take to relieve symptoms. o Symptoms have included fever, cough, difficulty breathing, pneumonia in both lungs. • Common prevention measures for viruses, such as the COVID-19 and influenza, include: • Coronavirus infections are diagnosed by a health care provider based on symptoms and confirmed o Regular hand washing with soap and warm through laboratory tests. -
2021-03-15 No Clear Significant Benefit to Lockdowns
Two minutes with the Justice Centre In other words, locking people down made no difference. No clear, significant Meanwhile in Ontario, one of the province’s former chief medical officers sent an open letter to Premier Doug Ford in benefit to lockdowns January, saying: “Lockdown was never part of our planned pandemic response, nor is it supported by strong science.” March 15, 2021 Dr. Richard Schabas had been Ontario CMO for ten years, and was personally involved with the 2003 SARS crisis, as chief of staff at York Central Hospital. Schabas wrote in support of North York MPP Roman Baber, who had been expelled from the Ontario Conservative caucus after writing to Ford that: “The lockdown isn’t working. It’s causing an avalanche of suicides, overdoses, bankruptcies, divorces and takes an immense toll on children.” Schabas noted Baber had been correct in his criticisms and in his call for an end to the Ontario lockdowns. Lockdowns are said to be necessary to slow the spread of Covid, so that health systems are not overwhelmed. “Lockdowns more lethal than Covid” -Dr. Modry Not everybody agrees the health system is in danger, however. In Alberta a highly qualified cardiovascular surgeon, Sometimes it seems a rational discussion of lockdowns is Dr. Dennis Modry, questioned Premier Kenney’s rationale for beyond Canadians. However, more and more the credible continued lockdowns in a December open letter. “We are voices are confirming what has been suspected from the start: nowhere close to overwhelming our healthcare system. As of Lockdowns don’t work and are actually harmful. -
Covid-19: How Doctors and Healthcare Systems Are Tackling Coronavirus
BMJ 2020;368:m1090 doi: 10.1136/bmj.m1090 (Published 18 March 2020) Page 1 of 5 Feature BMJ: first published as 10.1136/bmj.m1090 on 18 March 2020. Downloaded from FEATURE GLOBAL HEALTH Covid-19: how doctors and healthcare systems are tackling coronavirus worldwide As coronavirus continues to spread, doctors and healthcare systems are facing a multitude of challenges at all stages of the pandemic Janice Hopkins Tanne 1, Erika Hayasaki 2, Mark Zastrow 3, Priyanka Pulla 4, Paul Smith 5, Acer Garcia Rada 6 1New York; 2Boston; 3Seoul; 4Bangalore; 5Sydney; 6Madrid United States least one site already open in the New York City suburb of New Rochelle, handling around 250 people a day. The United States declared a national emergency on 13 March The American Medical Association, which represents about as covid-19 spread to 49 of the country’s 50 states. half of US doctors, called the emergency declaration “necessary http://www.bmj.com/ President Donald Trump announced $50bn (£42.1bn; €45.6bn) to help ensure that America’s health system has sufficient to help combat the virus, as well as powers to waive laws and resources.” Meanwhile, some doctors complained that they did restrictions to make care more available, such as through not have test kits and were short of protective equipment. Other telehealth and allowing doctors to practise in states they are not physicians said that access to Medicaid, insurance for poor licensed in. patients, should be improved and sped up. The president—who has tested negative for covid-19 after At a 15 March press conference Anthony Fauci, head of the contact with an infected Brazilian official—said that many more National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told the on 30 April 2020 by guest. -
Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/16/2021 11:18:01 AM
Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/16/2021 11:18:01 AM 02/12/21 Friday This material is distributed by Ghebi LLC on behalf of Federal State Unitary Enterprise Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency, and additional information is on file with the Department of Justice, Washington, District of Columbia. Lincoln Project Faces Exodus of Advisers Amid Sexual Harassment Coverup Scandal by Morgan Artvukhina Donald Trump was a political outsider in the 2016 US presidential election, and many Republicans refused to accept him as one of their own, dubbing themselves "never-Trump" Republicans. When he sought re-election in 2020, the group rallied in support of his Democratic challenger, now the US president, Joe Biden. An increasing number of senior figures in the never-Trump political action committee The Lincoln Project (TLP) have announced they are leaving, with three people saying Friday they were calling it quits in the wake of a sexual assault scandal involving co-founder John Weaver. "I've always been transparent about all my affiliations, as I am now: I told TLP leadership yesterday that I'm stepping down as an unpaid adviser as they sort this out and decide their future direction and organization," Tom Nichols, a “never-Trump” Republican who supported the group’s effort to rally conservative support for US President Joe Biden in the 2020 election, tweeted on Friday afternoon. Nichols was joined by another adviser, Kurt Bardella and by Navvera Hag, who hosted the PAC’s online show “The Lincoln Report.” Late on Friday, Lincoln Project co-founder Steve Schmidt reportedly announced his resignation following accusations from PAC employees that he handled the harassment scandal poorly, according to the Daily Beast.