US - Media Advisory: CDC Media Telebriefing: Update on COVID-19 Today June 12 at 12:00 p.m. ET

[sharon sanders]

From: "Media@cdc.gov (CDC)" <sohco@CDC.GOV>
To: MMWR-MEDIA@LISTSERV.CDC.GOV
Subject: Media Advisory: CDC Media Telebriefing: Update on COVID-19
Date: Jun 12, 2020 9:36 AM


Media Advisory

For Immediate Release
Friday, June 12, 2020

Contact: CDC Media Relations
(404) 639-3286

CDC Media Telebriefing: Update on COVID-19


What The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will provide an update to media on the COVID-19 response.

Who Robert Redfield, M.D., CDC Director
Jay C. Butler, M.D., CDC’s Deputy Director of Infectious Diseases and COVID-19 Response Incident Manager

When 12:00 p.m. ET Friday, June 12, 2020

Dial-In

Media: 800-857-9756
International: 1-212-287-1850


Non-Media: 800-988-9459
International: 1-517-308-9146


Important Instructions
Due to anticipated high volume, please plan to dial in to the telebriefing 15 minutes before the start time.

Media: If you would like to ask a question during the call, press *1 on your touchtone phone. Press *2 to withdraw your question. You may queue up at any time. You will hear a tone to indicate your question is pending.

TRANSCRIPT
A transcript will be available following the briefing at CDC’s web site: www.cdc.gov/media.

[sharon sanders]

Teleconference notes:

6th month of response...a lot of work ahead as US re-opens

Focus on spread and transmissible and also asymptomatic transmission

Social distancing, hand washing, face covering - key defenses

Thanks US people for protecting most vulnerable

The situation is unprecedented and the pandemic is not over

MMWR has some recommendations

Bad news - pandemic is not over

Good news - flattened curve

As communities re-open cases are increasing in some areas

Higher risk when associate with more people and length of time of exposures

Use social distancing, wash hands / alcohol cleaner, face coverings

Giving some examples of how to deal with pandemic going ahead...i.e. maintain distancing, avoid sharing frequently touched items, use drive-up

Asking for continuing efforts to changing life practices..could see more cases as states re-open

Gear up for fall and winter - just-in-case - also pushing flu vaccine for this flu season to differentiate between COVID-19 and flu

some technical problems as question and answer period starts...can't hear any voices....

nada....some technical noises...no voices....

Mass gatherings? political rallies? Guidelines are for any type of gathering - backyard gatherings or anything - don't attend events if you are ill or recently exposed to a positive case.

Want to keep curve flattened

Wide spread lock downs in the future? Monitoring and surveillance is key. Extensive mitigation efforts might need to happen again. Local decisions. Vast majority of people have not been exposed to this virus.

Embargo on info from this meeting until 1 p.m. ET - (No guideline to link to on CDC site yet. I will link when it is available.)

Nationally hospitalization rates going down. Ongoing situation. Very concerned about hospitalization rates.

Pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic nature of COVID-19 needs aggressive surveillance in vulnerable groups. i.e. test all nursing home residents, all prisons, all risk settings, some urban areas....

A document says infections spiking in US? Haven't seen that document that indicates spiking like Brazil, please forward to CDC media.....

Redfield thanks media for reporting on CDC public health efforts.

Conference over.

(I am literally just sitting here waiting for 1 p.m. to push the Post Reply button.....)


Report mentioned above:

Public Attitudes, Behaviors, and Beliefs Related to COVID-19, Stay-at-Home Orders, Nonessential Business Closures, and Public Health Guidance — United States, New York City, and Los Angeles, May 5–12, 2020

link

[sharon sanders]

I don't see how that document linked above is a list of recommendations.

edited to add that apparently another document will be out later today....?