COVID-19 Presentations
COVID-19 Presentations 
Facebook Live - Ask Dr. Arwady
- January 31, 2023: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation) with Matt Richards (CDPH)
- January 24, 2023: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation) with Director Sameer Vohra (IDPH)
- January 17, 2023: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- January 10, 2023: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation) with Stephanie Black (CDPH) and Christopher Shields (CDPH)
- January 3, 2023: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- December 20, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation) with CEO Pedro Martinez (CPS)
- December 6, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation) with Stephanie Gretsch and Dr. Michelle Funk (CDPH)
- November 22, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- November 15, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- November 1, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- October 18, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation) with Megan Cunningham (CDPH)
- October 11, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation) with Fikirte Wagaw (CDPH)
- October 4, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- September 13, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation) with Dr. Isaac Ghinai (CDPH)
- September 20, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation) with Dr. Nicole Gastala (IDHS) and Dr. Wilnise Jasmin (CDPH)
- September 27, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- August 2, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- August 9, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation) with CEO Pedro Martinez (CPS)
- August 23, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- August 30, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- July 28, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation) with Patrick Combs (Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership)
- July 19, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation) with Commissioner Brown (CPL) and Dr. Wilnise Jasmin (CDPH)
- July 12, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- July 5, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady Part 1 | Part 2 (Presentation)
- June 28, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- June 23, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- June 7, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- May 24, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- May 17, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation) with Jessica Newsome (Alternatives, Inc.) and Alicia Martinez (Enlace Chicago)
- May 10, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- May 3, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation) with Matthew Richards (CDPH)
- April 28, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- April 26, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- April 19, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- April 5, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation) with CEO Pedro Martinez (CPS)
- March 31, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- March 24, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- March 17, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation) with Dr. Isaac Ghinai (CDPH)
- March 10, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- March 8, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation) with CEO Pedro Martinez (CPS)
- March 3, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- February 24, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- February 22, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation) with Dr. Erica Taylor (CDPH)
- February 17, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- February 15, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- February 3, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady Part 1 | Part 2 (Presentation) with Stephanie Gretsch (CDPH)
- February 1, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- January 27, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Lightning Round) (Presentation)
- January 25, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- January 20, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- January 18, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- January 13, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- January 11, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- January 6, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation) with Ald. George Cardenas (12th Ward)
- January 4, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- December 30, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- December 23, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation) with Ald. Pat Dowell (3rd Ward)
- December 16, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation) with Jennifer Vidis (CDPH)
- December 14, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- December 9, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation) with Nik Prachand (CDPH)
- December 7, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- December 2, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- November 30, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- November 18, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation) with Raed Mansour (CDPH)
- November 16, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- November 9, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- November 4, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- November 2, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation) with CEO Pedro Martinez (CPS)
- October 28, 2021:Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- October 26, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- October 21, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- October 14, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- October 12, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- October 7, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- October 5, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- September 28, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- September 21, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- September 16, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- September 14, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation) with Dr. Isaac Ghiani (CDPH)
- September 9, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- September 7, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- September 2, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady with Charles Norman (CDPH)
- August 31, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady
- August 19, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- August 17, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady
- August 10, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- August 5, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- August 3, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- July 29, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- July 22, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- July 8, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- July 1, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- June 29, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady
- June 24, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- June 22, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady
- June 10, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady
- June 8, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- June 3, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady
- June 1, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- May 20, 2021 Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- May 18, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- May 13, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- May 11, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady
- May 6, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady
- May 4, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- April 29, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady
- April 27, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady
- April 20, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady
- April 15, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- April 13, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady
- April 8, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady
(Presentation) - April 1, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady
- March 25, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady
- March 23, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady
- March 16, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady
- March 11, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady
- March 9, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady
- March 2, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady
(Presentation) - February 25, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady
(Presentation) - February 23, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady
- February 18, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady
- February 16, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady
(Presentation) - February 9, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady
(Presentation) - February 4, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady
- February 2, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady
(Presentation) - January 28, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady
- January 26, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady
- January 19, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
- January 14, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady
- January 12, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady
- January 7, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady
- January 5, 2021: Ask Dr. Arwady
- December 30, 2020: Ask Dr. Arwady
- December 21, 2020: Ask Dr. Arwady
- December 17, 2020: Ask Dr. Arwady
- December 10, 2020: Ask Dr. Arwady
- December 8, 2020: Ask Dr. Arwady
- December 3, 2020: Ask Dr. Arwady
- December 1, 2020: Ask Dr. Arwady
- November 24, 2020: Ask Dr. Arwady
- November 19, 2020: Ask Dr. Arwady
- November 17, 2020: Ask Dr. Arwady
- November 12, 2020: Ask Dr. Arwady
- November 10, 2020: Ask Dr. Arwady
- November 5, 2020: Ask Dr. Arwady
- November 3, 2020: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)




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November 28, 2022: COVID-19 and Overdose Prevention Update (Presentation)
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August 08, 2022: MPV Update (Presentation)
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July 15, 2022: HIV Services Update (Presentation)
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June 27, 2022: COVID-19 and MPV Update (Presentation)
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February 28, 2022: COVID-19 Update (Presentation)
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January 10, 2022: COVID-19 Update (Presentation)
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December 9, 2021: COVID-19 Update (Presentation)
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Chicago School and Daycare Responses & Outbreaks, January 6, 2022 (Presentation)
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot and CDPH Mark 2 Years Since of COVID-19 Pandemic 2022 ( Presentation)
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Long Term Care Facilities COVID-19 Vaccine Update (presentation)
January 7, 2021 -
Vaccine Update English
Vaccine Update Spanish
(presentation)
December 17, 2020 -
Protect Chicago - Spanish (presentation)
November 21, 2020 -
Protect Chicago - English (presentation)
November 21, 2020




A COVID ASK
In times of crisis, words can change how we feel, think and act. The Chicago Department of Public Health has A COVID Ask. Words by Commissioner Allison Arwady read by members of CDPH.
COVID Questions Answered
Dr. Arwady, Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health, answers your COVID questions.




Publications
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Public Health Reports. October 2022
Unified Response to COVID-19 Case Investigation and Contact Tracing, Chicago, December 2020–April 2021
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AAAS, Science. April 2021
Household COVID-19 risk and in-person schooling -
CDC, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). April 2021
Postvaccination SARS-CoV-2 Infections Among Skilled Nursing Facility Residents and Staff Members — Chicago, Illinois, December 2020–March 2021 -
CDC, Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal. June 2021
Epidemiologic Evidence for Airborne Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 during Church Singing, Australia, 2020 -
JAMA Network Open. April 2021
Association of Sociodemographic Factors and Blood Group Type With Risk of COVID-19 in a US Population -
CDC, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). February 2021
COVID-19 Outbreak Among Attendees of an Exercise Facility — Chicago, Illinois, August–September 2020 -
CDC Science Brief - February 2021
Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in K-12 schools -
New York Times - Opinion, January 2021
Children Need to Be Back in School Tomorrow -
JAMA Pediatric. January 2021
To Spread or Not to Spread SARS-CoV-2—Is That the Question? -
CDC, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). January 2021
COVID-19 Cases and Transmission in 17 K–12 Schools — Wood County, Wisconsin, August 31–November 29, 2020 -
Journal of Public Health Practice & Management, January/February 2021
Data-Driven Reopening of Urban Public Education Through Chicago’s Tracking of COVID-19 School Transmission*CDPH authorship
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CDC, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, July–August 2020
COVID-19 Outbreak Among a University’s Men’s and Women’s Soccer Teams — Chicago, Illinois*CDPH authorship
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CDC, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, February–March 2020
Community Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 at Two Family Gatherings — Chicago, Illinois*CDPH authorship
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New England Journal of Medicine, January 2021
Open schools, COVID-19 and child and teacher morbidity: A nationwide study -
Eurosurveillance, January 2021
Minimal transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from paediatric COVID-19 cases in primary schools, Norway, August to November 2020 -
Pediatrics, January 2021
Incidence and Secondary Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Schools -
The New York Times, January 2021
What Does a More Contagious Virus Mean for Schools? -
CDC, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), January 2021
COVID-19 Trends Among Persons Aged 0–24 Years -
Public Health England, December 2020
Investigation of novel SARS-CoV-2 variant: Variant of Concern



