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WeArePublicHealth.org twitter.com/Maricopahealth facebook.com/MCDPH Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Public Health Brief: 10/18/21 Marcy Flanagan, DBA, MPH, MA Rebecca Sunenshine, MD, FIDSA COVID-19 in Maricopa County Maricopa County Cases by Date Data updated: 10/13/21 CDC US Trends – We look very different Updated 10/13/21 Data updated: 10/12/21 Ward/ICU Beds & Ventilators at 100% Capacity Maricopa County is still more than 2X limit for High Community Transmission Updated 10/13/21 Deaths still not decreasing 10/15/2021 9 Children and Schools 1 in 4 cases are children 10/15/2021 11 1 in 6 cases are children under 12 10/15/2021 12 6% of hospitalizations are among children- 80 pediatric hospitalizations in September 10/15/2021 13 Data updated: 10/05/21 Almost 3X as many school outbreaks in August compared to the previous peak in February 10/15/2021 15 Newly Iidentified School Outbreaks have continued to rise since schools opened 10/15/2021 16 Maricopa County schools without mask requirements were 3.5X more likely to have a COVID-19 outbreak 10/15/2021 17 Association Between K–12 School Mask Policies and School- Associated COVID-19 Outbreaks — Maricopa and Pima Counties, Arizona, July–August 2021 Weekly / October 1, 2021 / 70(39);1372–1373 Almost 54% of Maricopa County residents and 65% of adults have received ≥1 dose of COVID-19 vaccine 10/15/2021 18 More than half are 3rd doses/boosters Boosters • FDA met on October 14th approved Moderna Boosters ≥ 65 and vulnerable populations • FDA to meet on October 15th to discuss Janssen Boosters ≥ 18 • Also discussing the use of a booster dose that is not the same as the previous vaccine type received “mix and match” – Preliminary data shows that getting a Moderna or Pfizer gives a similar response when combined – Getting Moderna or Pfizer after Johnson and Johnson improves response Pfizer submitted data for EUA for kids 5-11 • FDA to review and discuss data October 26th • ACIP and CDC scheduled to meet November 2nd and 3rd to make recommendations with rollout the same week 36.1% of MC 10-19 Year Olds have received ≥ 1 dose compared with 65% of adults Only 1/3 of Parents of 5-11 Year Olds Plan to Vaccinate their Children Right Away Looking Ahead Public Health Focus in coming months • Continue to support schools to quickly identify and address outbreaks • Continue to identify opportunities for vaccine & testing events, especially in areas with low vaccine rates • Reinforce messages about how we safely celebrate the holiday season • Communicate with providers and public about latest recommendations for boosters • Continue to monitor new variants, hospital capacity, case rates and latest CDC/ADHS recommendations • Prepare for arrival of pediatric vaccine 10/15/2021 24 MCDPH Plan to vaccinate kids • Working with pediatricians and primary care providers to provide COVID-19 vaccine to their own patients and others – Survey of on-boarded providers to find out their plans – Offering support to help them with events and logistics • Offering to set up county vaccine events at doctors’ offices for those who don’t want to provide vaccine • Working directly with elementary schools who want vaccine events; pairing them with vendors and/or high schools with prior success • Working with larger pharmacies to host “dark sites” in gap areas • Planning events for those with special healthcare needs Questions/Discussion