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COVID-19 Presentations

COVID-19 Presentations

2023 Presentations

2023–2024 COVID-19 and Respiratory Virus Season Update, September 14, 2023 (Presentation)

2022 Presentations

Chicago School and Daycare Responses & Outbreaks, January 6, 2022 (Presentation)
Mayor Lori Lightfoot and CDPH Mark 2 Years Since of COVID-19 Pandemic 2022 (Presentation)

Facebook Live - Ask Dr. Arwady

August 8, 2023: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation) with Michael Cabonargi, HHS Region V Director
July 25, 2023: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation) with Alyse Kittner (CDPH)
July 18, 2023: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation) with Megan Cunningham (CDPH)
July 11, 2023: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation) with Sarah Richardson (CDPH)
June 27, 2023: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation) with Dr. Katrine Wallace
June 20, 2023: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
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May 30, 2023: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
May 23, 2023: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation) with Antonio King (CDPH)
May 9, 2023: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation) with Mayor Lori Lightfoot
April 18, 2023: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation) with Candice Robinson (CDPH)
April 4, 2023: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation) with Dr. Irina Tabidze (CDPH)
March 21, 2023: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation) with Matt Richards (CDPH)
March 14, 2023: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
March 7, 2023: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation) with Ayesha Jaco (West Side United) and Theo Crawford (Garfield Park Rite to Wellness Collaborative)
February 21, 2023: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
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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)
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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)
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October 11, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation) with Fikirte Wagaw (CDPH)
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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)
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July 19, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation) with Commissioner Brown (CPL) and Dr. Wilnise Jasmin (CDPH)
July 12, 2022: Ask Dr. Arwady (Presentation)
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City Council Committee on Health and Human Relations

November 28, 2022: COVID-19 and Overdose Prevention Update (Presentation)
August 08, 2022: MPV Update (Presentation)
July 15, 2022: HIV Services Update (Presentation)
June 27, 2022: COVID-19 and MPV Update (Presentation)
February 28, 2022: COVID-19 Update (Presentation)
January 10, 2022: COVID-19 Update (Presentation)
December 9, 2021: COVID-19 Update (Presentation)

Townhalls

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
Latinx Town Hall Data Deck (English | Spanish)
May 13, 2020

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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.

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Your COVID Questions Answered

Dr. Arwady, Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health, answers your COVID questions.

Publications

Chicago Department of Public Health, May 2023.
CDPH Data Brief: COVID-19 in Pregnancy
Public Health Reports. October 2022
Unified Response to COVID-19 Case Investigation and Contact Tracing, Chicago, December 2020–April 2021
*CDPH Authorship
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
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
CDC, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, February–March 2020
Community Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 at Two Family Gatherings — Chicago, Illinois

*CDPH authorship
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