EM January 2021

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FW: DHHS Guidance on Vaccine Distribution Strategy
by Frederick E Sellers 27 Jan '21

27 Jan '21

FREDERICK E. SELLERS Senior Associate Vice President for Safety and Emergency Operations P.O. Box 2688 | Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27515-2688 p: (919) 962-6018 c: (919) 903-2568 fesellers(a)northcarolina.edu<mailto:fesellers@northcarolina.edu> www.northcarolina.edu<http://www.northcarolina.edu/> [email-signature-logo] From: Norma R Houston <nrhouston(a)northcarolina.edu> Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2021 2:27 PM To: Bethany D. Meighen <bdmeighen(a)northcarolina.edu>; Enarson, Cam <cam_enarson(a)med.unc.edu>; Frederick E Sellers <fesellers(a)northcarolina.edu>; Brent T. Herron <bherron(a)northcarolina.edu>; Katherine C Lynn <kclynn(a)northcarolina.edu>; Michael R. Delafield <mrdelafield(a)northcarolina.edu>; Seth Riggins <sriggins(a)northcarolina.edu>; Ziegler, Emily <Emily.Ziegler(a)unchealth.unc.edu>; Tilson, Hugh Hanna Jr <hugh_tilson(a)ncahec.net>; Forcina, Jill Marie <jill_forcina(a)ncahec.net>; thomas.shanahan(a)unchealth.unc.edu Cc: Jane Stancill <mjstancill(a)northcarolina.edu>; Joshua N Ellis <jnellis(a)northcarolina.edu> Subject: DHHS Guidance on Vaccine Distribution Strategy Hi UNC COVID Vaccine Clinic Team: During yesterday's press conference, Sec. Cohen made reference to guidance DHHS would issue that gives providers more detailed information on DHHS's new vaccine distribution allocation strategy. That guidance is attached. Please feel free to share with your affinity groups as you deem appropriate. Thanks! Norma Norma Houston Chief of Staff The University of North Carolina System 910 Raleigh Road Chapel Hill, NC 27515<x-apple-data-detectors://1/0> nrhouston(a)northcarolina.edu<mailto:nrhouston@northcarolina.edu> www.northcarolina.edu<http://www.northcarolina.edu/> [cid:image001.png@01D6F4B8.1A5BC530] Individually Remarkable, Collectively Extraordinary E-mails sent to or from this e-mail address that relate to public business are public records and may be subject to public access under the North Carolina public records law.

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FW: Revised DHHS CI/CT Guidance
by Frederick E Sellers 25 Jan '21

25 Jan '21

EMs, Please see the attached DHHS Modified Guidance/Protocols: Thanks - Fred Sellers FREDERICK E. SELLERS Senior Associate Vice President for Safety and Emergency Operations P.O. Box 2688 | Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27515-2688 p: (919) 962-6018 c: (919) 903-2568 fesellers(a)northcarolina.edu<mailto:fesellers@northcarolina.edu> www.northcarolina.edu<http://www.northcarolina.edu/> [email-signature-logo] From: Norma R Houston <nrhouston(a)northcarolina.edu> Sent: Monday, January 25, 2021 11:46 AM To: Enarson, Cam <cam_enarson(a)med.unc.edu>; Bethany D. Meighen <bdmeighen(a)northcarolina.edu>; Frederick E Sellers <fesellers(a)northcarolina.edu>; Brent T. Herron <bherron(a)northcarolina.edu> Cc: Norma R Houston <nrhouston(a)northcarolina.edu> Subject: Revised DHHS CI/CT Guidance Good morning and Happy Monday! In response to Deborah's email below, I've drafted an email to send to your groups (I'm thinking VCSAs, SHDs, and EMs - and any others you think this info is relevant to). Please feel free to change/modify as you see fit and then send out. Thanks much! Norma Attached is new guidance issued by DHHS to local health departments modifying case investigation and contact tracing (CI/CT) protocols along with FAQs for the new guidance. This new guidance recommends prioritizing CI/CT to allow for reallocation of LHD resources to support vaccination efforts. The new guidance establishes 2 priority groups for which LDHs would continue to conduct CI/CT: * Priority Group 1: Cases known to be linked to a cluster/outbreak or cases known to be living in a congregate or healthcare setting (the FAQs include university dorms in the description of a congregate living setting). * Priority Group 2: Cases known to be working or potentially exposed in a high-density setting, which includes both congregate living and educational institutions. CI/CT is no longer recommended for any cases that do not fall within these two priority groups. Because our campuses fall into both priority groups (dorms in Priority Group 1 and educational institutions in Priority Group 2), DHHS has advised our campuses will not likely experience significant changes in CI/CT conducted by their local health departments for cases/clusters reported in dorms or on campus. However, given the urgent need to prioritize LHD resources for vaccination efforts, our campuses should stay in close contact with their LHDs and be prepared to support LHD CI/CT efforts. Norma Houston Chief of Staff The University of North Carolina System 910 Raleigh Road Chapel Hill, NC 27515<x-apple-data-detectors://1/0> nrhouston(a)northcarolina.edu<mailto:nrhouston@northcarolina.edu> www.northcarolina.edu<http://www.northcarolina.edu/> [cid:image001.png@01D6F30E.0DA57FD0] Individually Remarkable, Collectively Extraordinary E-mails sent to or from this e-mail address that relate to public business are public records and may be subject to public access under the North Carolina public records law. From: Porterfield, Deborah S <deborah.porterfield(a)dhhs.nc.gov<mailto:deborah.porterfield@dhhs.nc.gov>> Sent: Monday, January 25, 2021 10:35 AM To: Norma R Houston <nrhouston(a)northcarolina.edu<mailto:nrhouston@northcarolina.edu>> Cc: Enarson, Cam <cam_enarson(a)med.unc.edu<mailto:cam_enarson@med.unc.edu>>; Wilson, Walker <Walker.Wilson(a)dhhs.nc.gov<mailto:Walker.Wilson@dhhs.nc.gov>> Subject: [External] FW: Revised FAQ on CI/CT Guidance [CAUTION: External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless verified. Send all suspicious email as an attachment to spam(a)northcarolina.edu<mailto:spam@northcarolina.edu>] Norma, hello and happy Monday. I indicated last week that the FAQ which accompanies Zack's memo on prioritization was to be updated. Attached is the document that will be posted today. This one is more specific than the last, but no updates here to alert you to in terms of IHEs that is different than our Friday conversation. Thank you, Deborah ________________________________ Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties by an authorized State official. Unauthorized disclosure of juvenile, health, legally privileged, or otherwise confidential information, including confidential information relating to an ongoing State procurement effort, is prohibited by law. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete all records of this email.

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FW: UNC COVID Vaccination Clinic Plan
by Frederick E Sellers 19 Jan '21

19 Jan '21

EMs, Please see the below UNC COVID Vaccination Clinic Plan. Thanks - Fred Sellers FREDERICK E. SELLERS Senior Associate Vice President for Safety and Emergency Operations P.O. Box 2688 | Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27515-2688 p: (919) 962-6018 c: (919) 903-2568 fesellers(a)northcarolina.edu<mailto:fesellers@northcarolina.edu> www.northcarolina.edu<http://www.northcarolina.edu/> [email-signature-logo] From: Norma R Houston <nrhouston(a)northcarolina.edu> Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2021 9:42 PM To: Brent T. Herron <bherron(a)northcarolina.edu>; Frederick E Sellers <fesellers(a)northcarolina.edu>; Bethany D. Meighen <bdmeighen(a)northcarolina.edu> Cc: Sprayberry, Mike <Mike.Sprayberry(a)ncdps.gov>; Mallick, Aditi <Aditi.Mallick(a)dhhs.nc.gov>; Kinsley, Kody <kody.kinsley(a)dhhs.nc.gov>; Wilson, Walker <Walker.Wilson(a)dhhs.nc.gov>; Graney, Justin <Justin.Graney(a)ncdps.gov>; Thomas, Diana <Diana.Thomas(a)ncdps.gov> Subject: UNC COVID Vaccination Clinic Plan Hi Brent/Fred and Bethany: I just shared the campus clinic plan with the 3 campuses in Phase One (WCU, UNCP, and A&T). I'd also like to distribute the plan to the other campus EMs and Campus Health Directors for their awareness and to assist with their planning efforts for future clinic operations (after Phase One). Would you please forward the attached plan to the remaining 14 campus EMs and Campus Health Directors with the following note from me (and any additional information you want to share): Dear Campus Emergency Managers and Student Health Directors: Please find attached a draft Mass Vaccination Plan Concept of Operations that NCEM has developed in collaboration with the UNC System Office and NC DHHS. The purpose of this document is to offer planning guidance for standing up COVID Community Vaccination Clinics on your campuses. We are grateful for the efforts of our partners at NC Emergency Management and NC DHHS in pulling this plan together. For those of you who are considering establishing a campus vaccination clinic or who are partnering with a community partner to support a community clinic, we hope the attached guide is helpful. We'll be in touch with you next week to determine how we can best support your efforts. Thanks for all you do and best wishes, Norma Norma Houston Chief of Staff The University of North Carolina System 910 Raleigh Road Chapel Hill, NC 27515<x-apple-data-detectors://1/0> nrhouston(a)northcarolina.edu<mailto:nrhouston@northcarolina.edu> www.northcarolina.edu<http://www.northcarolina.edu/> [cid:image001.png@01D6EEAA.6F22F020] Individually Remarkable, Collectively Extraordinary E-mails sent to or from this e-mail address that relate to public business are public records and may be subject to public access under the North Carolina public records law.

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Fwd: FW: New Vacancy Announcement for Guilford County Government- Emergency Services
by Zachary Smith 14 Jan '21

14 Jan '21

Morning folks, Can you please help share this opportunity amongst your EM circles? Having worked in this shop before, it is an excellent way to get a tremendous amount of experience quickly. They are a very energetic and progressive group at Guilford EM. Thanks, Zach *Zachary R. Smith, MPA, CEM* Director, Office of Emergency Management UNC Greensboro 1200 W. Gate City Blvd. Greensboro, NC 27412 Direct: 336.334.3452 | Cell: 336.215.5875 Main Office: 336.256.8632 | emg.uncg.edu *From:* Lisa Kimber <Lkimber(a)guilfordcountync.gov> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 13, 2021 4:42 PM *Subject:* New Vacancy Announcement for Guilford County Government- Emergency Services Good Afternoon, The Guilford County Emergency Services Department is seeking an experienced professional to join its team as an *EM Coordinator-Chemical Planner. *Please click the link below for the announcement and please share with anyone who may be interested. EM Coordinator-Chemical Planner (10011274) <https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/guilfordnc/jobs/2952504/em-coordinat…> *For more information and to apply on line, please go to:* *https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/guilfordnc* <https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/guilfordnc> Thank you! Lisa Kimber, MSHRM Guilford County Human Resources Human Resources Analyst 201 South Greene St.|Greensboro, NC 27401 (336) 641-3354| *lkimber(a)guilfordcountync.gov <lkimber(a)guilfordcountync.gov>* http://www.guilfordcountync.gov/ ------------------------------ E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties by an authorized county official. If you have received this communication in error , please do not distribute it. Please notify the sender by E-mail at the address shown and delete the original message.

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