Situation Awareness: As of 6am 12/11/2020. COVID-19 Washington, D.C. and Nationally.,,,Nevada parking garage into a wing for COVID-19 patients.

 

COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS)

Case and Fatality Counts (as of 6AM)

 

Jurisdiction	Cases		Fatalities
DC	24,098	+244	708	+4
MD NCR	96,963	+1,280	2,166	+9
Charles	4,945	+59	108	+1
Frederick	8,226	+152	147	+0
Montgomery	37,738	+544	958	+2
Prince George’s	46,054	+525	953	+6
VA NCR	83,868	+934	1,320	+8
Arlington	7,097	+35	164	+2
City of Alexandria	6,012	+62	82	+1
Fairfax HD	35,796	+440	648	+3
Loudoun	11,420	+150	151	+0
Prince William HD	23,543	+247	275	+2
NCR Total	204,929	+2458	4,194	+21

Sources: DC Health, MDH, Prince George’s County Health Department, VDH

 

Metric	United States		Worldwide
Cases	15,616,378	+224,182	69,664,639	+693,980
Fatalities	292,190	+2,740	1,583,242	+11,866
Recoveries	5,985,047	+95,151	44,963,147	+491,607

Source: Johns Hopkins University

 

National Capital Region

·       Montgomery County: Effective Tuesday, December 15 at 5PM, a new executive order will restrict restaurant service to outdoor dining (prohibited between the hours of 10PM and 6AM). Carry-out delivery and drive-through service will be allowed to continue, indoor sports gatherings to a maximum of 10 people. Retail establishments changed to one person per 200 square feet of retail space, not to exceed a maximum of 150 persons.

 

·       Virginia: Effective Monday, December 14 through January 31, officials have enacted universal mask requirements, a curfew from 12AM to 5AM, and a reduction in social gatherings (from 25 to 10 people).

 

United States

·       Nevada: As cases surge in Reno, a hospital has turned its parking garage into a wing for COVID-19 patients.

Parking garage becomes hospital wing in Reno Nevada (Source: CNN)

 

·       Nationwide: The practical effectiveness of consumer-grade masks available to the public is, in many cases, comparable with or better than their non-N95 respirator medical mask counterparts.

 

·       Nationwide: Supply Chain Organizations have requested that cargo transportation workers be on the priority list to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, as they are working to prepare for vaccine distribution. Timely access to the vaccine will minimize the potential for supply chain disruptions, delays in vaccine distribution, and further adverse economic impact.

 

·       Nationwide: The Department of Defense plans to administer its initial allocation of 43,875 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to uniformed service members, civilian employees, and select DoD contract personnel as authorized in accordance with DoD regulation. Prioritization schema includes those providing direct medical care, maintaining essential national security and installation function, deploying forces, and those beneficiaries at the highest risk for developing severe illness from COVID-19.

VACCINE QUESTIONS: Black Boston COVID-19 Coalition. Saturday, December 19, 2020: 4:00 - 6:00PM, special guests with expertise on COVID-19 and the vaccine to answer any questions

This week will be a special Black Boston COVID-19 meeting where we will host special guests with expertise on COVID-19 and the vaccine to answer any questions we have. We will also be hosting members of the Black Directors' Network to participate.

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During our following meeting time on December 19th, we will host a public forum for community members to hear the answers to many of the questions we asked and to ask their own questions that do not come up during this week's meeting. The link will probably not be the same for this community forum. We will send that information out as soon as possible.

Thank you to those who participated in last week's meeting to provide suggestions on how to handle engagement with the community about vaccines while maintaining our commitment to not try to convince people to take it. Instead, to provide quality information so people can make an informed decision. 

Please join your fellow BBCC members in our online community where we share information, resources, and events. Thank you for your time and commitment.

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Bid Opportunity. Water Security. NOTE: Notification was rather short with the deadline date provided.

 From DevelopmentAid

. Please find below to open tenders accepting bids. Tender #1. Increasing Water Production from Laasdhure Aquifer and connecting to existing system at New Geed Deeble Pumping Station Project activities Project: Assessment of Ground Water Sources Potential and Possibility of Surface Water Sources for Hargeisa City. Deadline: 23 Dec, 2020 Location: Somalia Category: Consulting services Status: Open   More information here: https://www.developmentaid.org/#!/tenders/view/615002/increasing-water-production-from-laasdhure-aquifer-and-connecting-to-existing-system-at-new-geed-dee    Tender #2. Increasing Water Production from Laasdhure Aquifer and connecting to existing system at New Geed Deeble Pumping Station Project activities Project: Somaliland Urban Towns Water Tariff Study   Deadline: 23 Dec, 2020 Location: Somalia Category: Consulting services Status: Open   More information here: https://www.developmentaid.org/#!/tenders/view/615005/increasing-water-production-from-laasdhure-aquifer-and-connecting-to-existing-system-at-new-geed-dee

 

 

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DOD Announces COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Plan. December 2020

 

The Department of Defense announced its deliberate and phased plan to distribute and administer initial and subsequent allocations of the COVID-19 vaccine.

The Department continues to work closely with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. As one of the 64 jurisdictions to which the United States government has allocated vaccines, the DOD plans to administer its initial allocation of 43,875 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to CONUS and OCONUS populations of DoD uniformed service members, both active and Selected Reserve components, including members of the National Guard; dependents; retirees; civilian employees; and select DoD contract personnel as authorized in accordance with DoD regulation.

The two key considerations that inform the Department’s plan are: 1) who will receive the vaccine; and 2) where the DOD can most effectively receive and administer the vaccine.

The Department prioritizes DOD personnel to receive the vaccine based on CDC guidance, which is informed by data gathered during vaccine trials about the effectiveness of a vaccine among demographic groups and the CDC assessment of the risks COVID-19 poses to certain demographic groups. DOD prioritization schema is consistent with CDC guidance and prioritizes those providing direct medical care, maintaining essential national security and installation functions, deploying forces, and those beneficiaries at the highest risk for developing severe illness from COVID-19 before other members of the DOD population.

Distribution will be conducted in phases. Due to limited availability of initial vaccine doses, the first phase will distribute and administer vaccines at select locations. Initial distribution sites were selected by the DOD’s COVID Task Force from sites recommended by the military services and U.S. Coast Guard, to best support several criteria:

·        Anticipated supply chain requirements for initially approved vaccines (i.e. ultra-cold, bulk storage facility);

·        Local population of at least 1,000 priority personnel across the military services to facilitate rapid vaccine administration;

·        And sufficient necessary medical personnel to administer vaccines and actively monitor vaccine recipients after initial and second-dose administration.

Initial vaccination sites in the continental United States (CONUS) are:

·        Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, TX 

·        Willford Hall, Joint Base San Antonio, TX 

·        Madigan Army Medical Center, Joint Base Lewis McChord, WA  

·        Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, NC 

·        Navy Branch Health Clinic, Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, FL 

·        Base Alameda Health Services (clinic), U.S. Coast Guard Base, Alameda, CA 

·        Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA 

·        Naval Hospital, Camp Pendleton, CA (distribution from San Diego)

·        Naval Hospital Pensacola, Pensacola, FL 

·        Armed Forces Retirement Home, Gulfport MS (Keesler AFB will administer) (distribution from Pensacola)

·        Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD 

·        Armed Forces Retirement Home, Washington, DC (distribution from Walter Reed)

·        Portsmouth Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA 

·        U.S. Coast Guard Base Clinic, Portsmouth, VA (distribution from Portsmouth Naval Medical Center)

·        Indiana National Guard, Franklin, IN 

·        New York National Guard Medical Command, Watervliet, NY 

Initial vaccination sites outside of the continental United States (OCONUS) are:

·        Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI 

·        Allgood Army Community Hospital, Camp Humphreys, Korea 

·        Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany 

·        Kadena Medical Facility, Kadena AB, Japan

The distribution of the allocated COVID-19 vaccines will begin once the Federal Drug Administration authorizes the COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use and in accordance with Operation Warp Speed guidance.

 

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