Kelly Craighead - CLIA February-March 2020 Newsletter

FEBRUARY/MARCH 2020 NEWSLETTER
Here are highlights of some of the actions the Rapid
Response Team has taken to date:
Maritime Policy
• Coordinated industry alignment for CLIA Global
Public Health Policy amendments including travel
history, contact history and health pre-screening
measures;
• Designed and finalized CLIA Advisory on COVID-19,
Sample Traveler Declaration/Questionnaire and
Sample Prevention, Surveillance and Response
Protocol;
• Engaged with and educated the following entities on
CLIA’s Advisory and Sample Protocol:
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC), Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP) and Division
of Global Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ)
• U.S Department of State Consular Affairs and
American Citizen Services
• Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO)
• Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA)
• U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port of New York
• U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet Chief Medical Officer
• Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (F-CCA)
• Participating in a weekly coordination call between
IMO/WHO related to COVID-19.
• Liaised with WHO Assistant Director-General,
Emergency Preparedness and International Health
Regulations, to supply data regarding ship delays
and denials of entry and industry-level input on WHO
Interim Guidance and Operational Considerations for
COVID-19 on Passenger Ships;
• Liaised with WHO and IMO to provide industry input on
Joint IMO/WHO Statement emphasizing international
principles of “free pratique,” avoidance of unnecessary
delays to ships and people and avoidance of
unnecessary interference with traffic and trade;
• Established recurring weekly COVID-19 telecons for
the CLIA MWG to share information and best practices
and to review any needed amendments to CLIA Public
Health Policy;
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