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She Ought to Be In Pictures

​When Colorado opened one of the first drive-through COVID-19 testing sites in the United States, CDC epidemiologist Jennifer Lehman was deployed to help. She didn’t expect to become the subject of a widely used photo in news stories and an ad. ​read more »

Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of Isolation Gowns

Purpose: This document offers a series of strategies or options to optimize supplies of isolation gowns in healthcare settings when there is limited supply. It does not address other aspects of pandemic planning; for those, healthcare facilities can refer to COVID-19 preparedness plans.read more »

COVID-19 Rapid Assessment of Point of Entry Capacity (RAPC)

CDC’s rapid risk assessment protocol for point of entry capacity provides a qualitative assessment tool for determining public health needs and capabilities at a point of entry (POE) to address Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) preparedness and response. This qualitative assessment tool is meant to complement other more quantitative tools for POE assessment.read more »