FOR INDIANA’S FRONTLINE RESPONDERS
The COVID-19 Daily Digest is made possible by WISE Indiana (Wellbeing Informed by Science and Evidence in Indiana) – a partnership between the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute’s Monon Collaborative and the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration to engage Indiana’s nationally-recognized academic experts to evaluate and inform Indiana practices, programs and policies.
| Indiana | |
| Confirmed Cases | Deaths |
| 703,345 | 12,789 |
| Updated 4-14-2021 @ 11:59 pm |
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| USA | |
| Confirmed Cases | Deaths |
| 32,159,704 | 578,223 |
| Updated 4-15-2021 @ 11:48 am |
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| World | |
| Confirmed Cases | Deaths |
| 138,450,452 | 2,976,229 |
| Updated 4-15-2021 @ 11:20 am |
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EXPERT REVIEWS OF RELEVANT AND EMERGING LITERATURE
Weekly Review: Ethics, Law & Policy – Staff, Stuff, Space & Systems – April 12, 2021
Weekly Review: Schools, Students, and COVID-19 – April 12, 2021
This week’s summary highlights a few burning questions that have persisted throughout the pandemic –
Read MoreWeekly Review: What’s new in the COVID-19 clinical world? – April 21, 2021
Weekly Review: COVID-19 Legal and Ethics Issues – April 12, 2021
Ethics and Law of Requiring Proof of Immunity to Access Public Places
Notre Dame, Rutgers,
Read MoreSTATE UPDATES
Indiana COVID-19 Vaccination Dashboard (IDOH)
IDOH’s Vaccination Dashboard provides updates on Indiana’s progress to vaccinate Hoosiers against COVID-19. Data is updated at 12:00 PM EST.
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL UPDATES
World Health Organization Weekly Epidemiological Update (WHO)
Globally, new COVID-19 cases rose for a seventh consecutive week, with over 4.5 million new cases reported in the last week. The number of new deaths increased for the fourth consecutive week, increasing by 7% compared to last week, with over 76,000 new deaths reported.
Joint CDC and FDA Statement on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine (CDC)
CDC and FDA are reviewing data involving six reported U.S. cases of a rare and severe type of blood clot in individuals after receiving the J&J vaccine. CDC will convene a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on Wednesday, April 13 and FDA will review the cases. Until the process is complete, CDC is recommending a pause in the use of this vaccine out of an abundance of caution.
COVID-19 Forecasts: Hospitalizations
This week’s national ensemble predicts that the number of new daily confirmed COVID-19 hospital admissions will remain stable or have an uncertain trend over the next 4 weeks, with 2,500 to 9,300 new confirmed COVID-19 hospital admissions likely reported on May 10, 2021.
COVID-19 Forecasts: Deaths
This week’s national ensemble predicts that the number of newly reported COVID-19 deaths will remain stable or have an uncertain trend over the next 4 weeks, with 2,500 to 10,500 new deaths likely reported in the week ending May 8, 2021. The national ensemble predicts that a total of 574,000 to 598,000 COVID-19 deaths will be reported by this date.
EXPERT RESPONSES TO KEY QUESTIONS
These documents were prepared by teams of research librarians and faculty experts in response to specific questions posed by individuals involved in Indiana’s frontline COVID-19 response. They summarize information that frontline responders may find useful. Please note that information is current for the dates specified. New studies, priorities and literature are being published daily, and best practices are rapidly evolving. These documents do not represent clinical guidelines, standard operating procedures, or the opinions or positions of FSSA.