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From our Surgeon General!

CDC on Twitter “ ? CDC’s recommendation on wearing a cloth face covering may help protect the most vulnerable from . Watch Jerome Adams make a face covering in a few easy steps. https://t.co/bihJ3xEM15 https://t.co/mE7Tf6y3MK”

With all the disinformation out there now, I thought I would share a bit of insight and commentary.

1. The SNS Cache

The Strategic National Stockpile (SNS)was designed as a cache of drugs and supplies stored at secret strategic locations around the country. After several catastrophic disasters, the stockpile was called upon for very specific items such as PPE, and subsequently additional needed items were identified. There was never, nor was it ever intended to have necessary supplies during the initial distribution to impact every person in the US. Actually, in the first phase much of it might go to first responders and their families to ensure order and safety during the SNS distribution. In Illinois, we actually planned for our own stockpile to help these first responders. The second and much larger piece is the follow on pipeline of specific supplies for the emergency provided by private sector manufacturers. Unfortunately it’s not like turning on a light switch or turning an ocean liner, it takes some doing. If items are used in the cache, they must be immediately funded and replaced.

2. The Request

The States must request the SNS from the Federal government. There is only so much in the first phase of distribution, so in the same vein that medics have to triage, so does the CDC with the cache. Then it is transported by the Federal government until it arrives at the state level distribution center and signed over to state jurisdiction. That distribution center needs to be guarded and fortified and be able to support air operations. The state would take local requests and convoy items available to local hospitals and health departments, where the locals would then do the same transfer process.

3. Plan-Prepare-Respond-Recover

Both the public and private sector engage in planning and exercises routinely. But if there is no dedication to properly equipping for emergencies, you’re just wasting time. It’s hard to justify spending money on supplies that may not be used. Some of those supplies need to be rotated out due to quality expiration or technology updates. The private sector should recognize the need, plan, fund and position corporate and regional Emergency Management Coordinators dedicated to mission planning, preparation, exercise, responding and recovering to all hazards that could impact the enterprise. Lastly the private sector should embrace the Incident Command System concept.

4. Conclusion

The paradigm on lack luster dedication to emergency management will hopefully change after this disaster. The Kennedy Leadership Institute concluded years ago that companies that engage in emergency management and preparedness, recover faster and get staff back to work quicker than those that don’t. It’s a great return on investment at the public and private levels.

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From the CDC:

CDC continues to study the spread and effects of the novel coronavirus across the United States. We now know from recent studies that a significant portion of individuals with coronavirus lack symptoms (“asymptomatic”) and that even those who eventually develop symptoms (“pre-symptomatic”) can transmit the virus to others before showing symptoms. This means that the virus can spread between people interacting in close proximity—for example, speaking, coughing, or sneezing—even if those people are not exhibiting symptoms. In light of this new evidence, CDC recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain (e.g., grocery stores and pharmacies) especially in areas of significant community-based transmission.

It is critical to emphasize that maintaining 6-feet social distancing remains important to slowing the spread of the virus. CDC is additionally advising the use of simple cloth face coverings to slow the spread of the virus and help people who may have the virus and do not know it from transmitting it to others. Cloth face coverings fashioned from household items or made at home from common materials at low cost can be used as an additional, voluntary public health measure.

The cloth face coverings recommended are not surgical masks or N-95 respirators. Those are critical supplies that must continue to be reserved for healthcare workers and other medical first responders, as recommended by current CDC guidance.

This recommendation complements and does not replace the President’s Coronavirus Guidelines for America, 30 Days to Slow the Spreadexternal icon, which remains the cornerstone of our national effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus. CDC will make additional recommendations as the evidence regarding appropriate public health measures continues to develop.