Vaccination Numbers Rise Along with Variant Concerns Written by Putnam County Health Department
COVID case numbers in Putnam County remain high, and this raises concern among local health officials. Increasing case numbers in March, after an all-time high in January, are especially worrisome given the backdrop of more transmissible virus variants spreading across the country. Officials everywhere are hoping the race to vaccinate can outpace the rise in case numbers.
“Rising case numbers cause concern for setbacks in reopening,” said Alison Kaufman, DVM, MPH, the new epidemiologist, recently welcomed at the Putnam County Department of Health. The science of epidemiology, which is essentially the study of community disease patterns in a search for causes and solutions, is the backbone of evidence-based public health practice. Dr. Kaufman, who holds a doctorate of veterinary medicine, in addition to a master’s degree in public health, joined the staff in March.
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New Report Finds Gaps in States Preparedness for Public Health Emergencies
COVID-19 Illuminated critical harm of underinvestment in public health infrastructure
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WASHINGTON, March 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The COVID-19 pandemic has starkly demonstrated that underinvestment in preparedness to respond to public health emergencies can cost hundreds of thousands of lives and wreak havoc on the economy. A new report released today by Trust for America s Health (TFAH) measured states performance on 10 key emergency preparedness indicators and found room for improvement in every jurisdiction.
The report,
Ready or Not 2021: Protecting the Public s Health from Diseases, Disasters and Bioterrorism measured states readiness for health emergencies of any kind (not just the COVID-19 crisis). It placed 20 states and the District of Columbia in a high level of preparedness category, 15 states in a middle preparation tier and 15 states i