CIDRAP's curated list of trustworthy sources on all things COVID-19.
Last updated: Dec 5, 2022
General COVID-19 information
- COVID-19 (CDC)
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) (NIH)
- Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) (Government of Canada)
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) (PHE)
- COVID-19 pandemic (ECDC)
- Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) (PAHO)
- Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic (WHO)
- Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) resources (ASM)
- COVIDGuidance.org (APHA)
- Novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) resources (SHEA)
- COVID-19 resource center (IDSA)
- COVID-19 (Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security)
- SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus portal (Global Biodefense)
- The Coronavirus outbreak (New York Times)
- The Coronavirus crisis (NPR)
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) (New England Journal of Medicine)
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) (JAMA)
- COVID-19 resource centre (Lancet)
- Coronavirus: latest news and resources (BMJ)
- Coronavirus (Nature)
- Novel coronavirus information center (Elsevier)
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (UpToDate)
- Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public (WHO infographics and videos)
- COVID-19: videos (CDC)
- COVID-19 communication resources for travelers (CDC)
- COVID-19: communication materials (PAHO)
- COVID-19 fact sheets (Johns Hopkins)
- COVID-19 infographics (Lancet)
- Posters on COVID-19 (Govt of Singapore fact sheets, multiple languages)
- Videos on COVID-19 (Govt of Singapore videos, multiple languages)
- Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) training: online training (OpenWHO free online courses, registration required)
- SHEA/CDC outbreak response training program (online course, registration required)
- LitCovid bibliography (NIH NLM)
- Global research on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) (WHO)
Supply chain issues
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Drug shortages: Why supply chains fall short (Modern Healthcare, May 30)
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FDA teams with Veterans Health Administration to make medtech supply chains more resilient (MedTechDive, May 24)
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Healthcare supply chains still in survival mode, report finds (HIT Consultant, May 23)
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Biden drug czar: 'All options are on the table' for expanding methadone access (Stat, May 18)
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Pharmaceutical experts weigh in on strengthening supply chain: 3 takeaways (Becker's Hospital Review, May 18)
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FDA: Health care supply chain troubles existed before COVID-19, and they could get worse (Becker's Hospital Review, May 5)
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Pfizer reducing risk of supply chain disruptions through scale (HealthLeaders, May 3)
- Preparing for the next pandemic (Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, May 3)
- EU capitals propose Chips Act for medicines (Politico, May 2)
- Third round of the global pulse survey on continuity of essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic: November 2022-January 2023-Interim report (Relief Web, May 1)
- Build API facilities in Central and Eastern Europe to fix drug shortages, says report (Pharmaceutical Technology, Apr 28)
- The end of the federal COVID-19 public health emergency is near: What to expect as HHS transitions beyond the emergency phase (Mintz, Apr 27)
- EU outlines plan to take control of medicine production in health crises (Financial Times, Apr 24)
- Biden to secure COVID vax for uninsured Americans (Politico, Apr 19)
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) update: FDA authorizes changes to simplify use of bivalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccines (FDA, Apr 18)
- Shortages of commonly used cancer drugs compromise and complicate care (Everyday Health, Apr 13)
- Capitol Hill lawmakers vow to end US drug shortages, dependency on Chinese pharma (Homeland Preparedness News, Apr 10)
- The supply chain demons have been (mostly) banished (Financial Times, May 30)
- COVID-induced supply chain concerns to continue in aviation sector, industry experts say (National News, May 23)
- What bananas can tell us about supply chains (MIT, May 22)
- US manufacturers can't shake that inflation feeling even as supply snarls ease (Reuters, May 18)
- US supply chain woes shift and persist in 2023 (Reuters, May 17)
- Supply chain has excess capacity for first time since early stages of pandemic (Consulting.us, May 16)
- China flags supply chains, population as top policy priorities (Nationwide, May 8)
- Biden administration ramps up data exchange program to boost US supply chains (Reuters, May 2)
- Apple and 10 other stocks tied to China at risk, Morgan Stanley says (Market Watch, May 2)
- Taiwan sees accelerating shift of production away from China (Bloomberg, May 1)
- United Airlines' plan to revamp narrow-body cabins faces supply chain delays (CNBC, Apr 28)
- Airbus, Safran warn supply-chain snarls will drag into 2024 (Bloomberg, Apr 26)
- Here's how supply chains are being reshaped for a new era of global trade (Wall Street Journal, Apr 24)
- Chatbots are stepping toward supply chains (Wall Street Journal, Apr 19)
- Moody's Analytics report puts supply chains under scrutiny (Enterprise Times, Apr 19)
- China sourcing tied to largest supply chain risks of 2023: Report (Supply Chain Dive, Apr 18)
- Nearshoring and the new countries driving growth in emerging markets (Global X, Apr 12)
- Investors have soured on China's stocks, renewing fears about economy (New York Times, Jun 2)
- Historic gains: Low-income workers scored in the COVID economy (Politico, May 29)
- Why haven't workers returned to the labor force after COVID-19? (Brookings, May 25)
- Landmark report charts route for reorienting economies to deliver health for all (World Health Organization, May 23)
- Federal contractors' COVID-related changes likely to linger (Law360, May 18)
- Post-pandemic world economy still feeling COVID-19's sting (UN News, May 16)
- COVID-19's total cost to the economy in US will reach $14 trillion by end of 2023--New research (The Conversation, May 16)
- The US caring economy was broken long before COVID-19 (Bloomberg, May 9)
- The most important thing Warren Buffett said Saturday, and it isn't good news for the economy (CNBC, May 8)
- Service sector claws back after COVID shift toward goods (Axios, May 4)
- Whack-a-Mole for hospitals (Los Angeles Business Journal, May 1)
- COVID-19 cases are rising in China but economic impact seen as 'limited' (South China Morning Post, Apr 27)
- Return to pandemic hunger levels could signal economic fragility (Reuters, Apr 23)
- Mortgage performance improves as COVID-19 national emergency ends (MPA, Apr 18)
- Inflation tests a global economy that has weathered COVID-19 (Wall Street Journal, Apr 16)
- China's exports surge as economy rebounds from 'zero COVID' (Al Jazeera, Apr 13)
- China has reopened to tourists. The hard part is getting there. (New York Times, Apr 10)
Healthcare preparedness resources
- Infection prevention and control and preparedness for COVID-19 in healthcare settings - sixth update (ECDC, Feb 9, 2021)
- Novel coronavirus (COVID-19)–fighting products (Center for Biocide Chemistries)
- Infection prevention and control recommendations for healthcare personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic (CDC)
- COVID-19: personal protective equipment use for non-aerosol generating procedures (PHE)
- COVID-19: personal protective equipment use for aerosol generating procedures (PHE)
- Collection and submission of postmortem specimens from deceased persons with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 (CDC)
- Personal protective equipment (PPE) burn rate calculator (CDC)
- WHO recommendations on mask use by health workers, in light of the Omicron variant of concern (WHO)
- Elastomeric respirators: strategies during conventional and surge demand situations (CDC)
- Elastomeric half mask respirator resources (NIOSH)
- Respirator exhale valve research (NIOSH)
- Facial hairstyles and filtering facepiece respirators (NIOSH infographic)
- What are air-purifying respirators? (NIOSH infographic)
- NETEC: personal protective equipment for COVID-19 (2019 novel coronavirus, 2019-nCoV) (NETEC video)
- Assessing risk for healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic (BMJ, Mar 15, 2021)
- Facility planning and operations for COVID-19 (CDC)
- Guidance for health system contingency planning during widespread transmission of SARS-CoV-2 with high impact on healthcare services (ECDC, Mar 17, 2020)
- Considerations for inpatient obstetric healthcare settings (CDC)
- Considerations related to the safe handling of bodies of deceased persons with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 (ECDC)
- Emergency responders: tips for taking care of yourself (CDC)
- COVID-19 resources for first responders and other partners (DHS)
- COVID-19 resources for fire and EMS (US Fire Administration)
- Burnout, self-care, and COVID-19 exposure for first responders (ACEP)
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COVID-19 resources for EMS & fire first responders and clinicians (University of Pittsburgh Dept of Emergency Medicine)
- Clinical care guidance for healthcare professionals about coronavirus (CDC)
- COVID-19: Evidence-based medicine (U of M)
- Interim clinical guidance for management of patients with confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection (CDC)
- Healthcare professionals: frequently asked questions and answers (CDC)
- COVID-19: guidance for health professionals (PHE)
Support for public health workers and health professionals (CDC)
COVID-19 public health toolkit (CDC Foundation)
COVID-19 (American Public Health Association)
Mental well-being tips, resources, and tools to share with public health responders and employees (Minnesota Department of Public Health)
Community preparedness resources
- COVID-19 one-stop shop toolkits (CDC)
- Vaccine central (National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants, UMN)
- Communication resources (CDC)
- Communication toolkit for migrants, refugees, and other limited-English-proficient populations (CDC)
- Spanish communication resources - Recursos de comunicacion (CDC)
- Health departments (CDC)
- Global surveillance for human infection with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) (WHO)
- COVID-19 contact tracing communication toolkit for health departments (CDC)
- Information for health departments on reporting a person under investigation (PUI) or laboratory-confirmed case for COVID-19 (CDC)
- Contact tracing (CDC)
- HIPAA and COVID-19 (US HHS)
Higher education resources
- Guidance for institutes of higher education (CDC)
- COVID-19 ('coronavirus') information and resources for schools and school personnel (US Department of Education)
- Key planning recommendations for mass gatherings in the context of the current COVID-19 outbreak: interim guidance (WHO)
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): Communication resources (CDC)
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance for schools and other educational settings (PHE)
- Closure of educational settings: information for parents and carers (PHE)
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): travel advice for educational settings (PHE)
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance on isolation for residential educational settings (PHE)
- COVID-19 information and resources (Massachusetts Dept of Higher Education)
- Arizona State University
- Ball State
- Baylor University
- Harvard University
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Pepperdine
- Princeton University
- Purdue University
- University of Arizona
- University of California
- University of Houston
- University of Minnesota
- University of Notre Dame
- University of Washington
- Yale University
- Chronicle of Higher Education: List of colleges' plans for reopening in the fall
- College Crisis Initiative: Database of fall plans
- Outbreak of COVID-19 (American College Health Association [ACHA] resource page)
- Encouraging protective COVID-19 behaviors among college students (National Academies)
- COVID-19 planning guide and self-assessment for higher education (OpenSmartEDU)
- Coronavirus information for higher ed (American Association of University Professors)
- Research and higher education in the time of COVID-19 (publication in Lancet, Aug 29, 2020)
- COVID-19: consequences for higher education (publication in Lancet, May 21, 2020)
- Five tips for moving teaching online as COVID-19 takes hold (Nature, Mar 24, 2020)
Lab guidance & diagnostics
- Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) technical guidance: laboratory testing for 2019-nCoV in humans (WHO)
- Interim guidelines for collecting, handling, and testing clinical specimens from patients under investigation (PUIs) for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (CDC)
- Interim laboratory biosafety guidelines for handling and processing specimens associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (CDC)
- Laboratory guidelines for detection and diagnosis COVID-19 infection (PAHO)
- COVID-19: guidance for sampling and for diagnostic laboratories (PHE)
- Policy for diagnostics testing for coronavirus disease-2019 during the Public Health Emergency (FDA)
- Diagnostic tools and virus: questions and answers (CDC)
- Disease commodity package - novel coronavirus (COVID-19) (WHO)
- Responding to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic (APHL)
- CDC diagnostic test for COVID-19 (CDC)
- Information for laboratories (CDC)
- FAQs on diagnostic testing for SARS-CoV-2 (FDA)
- How to obtain a nasopharyngeal swab specimen (NEJM, Apr 17, 2020)
- Research use only 2019-novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) real-time RT-PCR primer and probe information (CDC)
- Testing in the US (CDC)
- Serology-based tests for COVID-19 (Johns Hopkins)
- PCR diagnostic testing for SARS-CoV-2 (Johns Hopkins fact sheet)
- Serology testing for COVID-19 (Johns Hopkins fact sheet)
- Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) R&D (WHO)
- Emergency Use Authorizations (FDA)
