As the COVID pandemic has entered a more endemic stage, we will be moving materials that are still current and useful to document repositories where similar UK HealthCare materials are kept. This activity will happen during the month of June, with the goal of having still usable materials moved and available elsewhere by July 1.

If all goes as planned, we will them de-activate and archive this site as of July 1, 2023.

If you have questions about this de-activation, please contact corpcomm@uky.edu.

In preparation, we will do the following:

1. Discontinue posting COVID numbers on digital screens, COVID site dashboard and System Operations Update as of  Friday, June 2.
2. Identify owners of policy or protocols that may need to be moved.
3. Move all information that is still relevant to identified document repositories or The Loop by June 30.
4. On July 1, restrict traffic to the site and freeze its use.
5. Redirect COVID buttons on The Loop to a new landing page with links to the “moved” content.

Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services released information about the end of the public health emergency declared for COVID-19.

“Based on current COVID-19 trends, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is planning for the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19, declared under Section 319 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, to expire at the end of the day on May 11, 2023.”

Read their fact sheet on what the end of the public health emergency will mean.

The following have been reviewed and updated under Guidelines and Documents:

• Interim Pharmacotherapy Guidance for the Inpatient Management of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Infection in Pediatric Patients

This update taken today from the CDC Tracker for community transmission describes the amount of COVID-19 spread within each county. Health care facilities use Transmission Levels to determine infection control interventions.

NOTE: Current 7-days is Thu Apr 06 2023 – Wed Apr 12 2023 for case rate and Tue Apr 04 2023 – Mon Apr 10 2023 for percent positivity. The percent change in counties at each level of transmission is the absolute change compared to the previous 7-day period.

This update taken today from the CDC Tracker for community transmission describes the amount of COVID-19 spread within each county. Health care facilities use Transmission Levels to determine infection control interventions.

NOTE: Current 7-days is Thu Mar 30 2023 – Wed Apr 05 2023 for case rate and Tue Mar 28 2023 – Mon Apr 03 2023 for percent positivity. The percent change in counties at each level of transmission is the absolute change compared to the previous 7-day period.

Please note that as of Monday, March 13, UK HealthCare no longer requires employees to perform daily screening for COVID symptoms.

Employees are still encouraged not to come to work sick.

Because the screening tool has been discontinued, we have also discontinued the screening for employee drive-thru testing. If an employee is experiencing COVID or other symptoms, they should consult with their primary care physician or obtain a test at one of the UK retail pharmacies that offer testing and treatment.

You may request an appointment at:

• Kentucky Clinic Retail Pharmacy
• Apothecary (Gatton Student Center) Retail Pharmacy
• Fountain Court PharmacistCare clinic

The following have been reviewed and updated under Guidelines and Documents:

• Interim Pharmacotherapy Guidance for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Infection in Hospitalized Adult Patients (updated 2-28-23)
• Interim Pharmacotherapy Guidance for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Infection in Nonhospitalized Adult Patients (updated 2-28-23)
• Interim Pharmacotherapy Guidance for the Inpatient Management of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Infection in Pediatric Patients  (updated 2-23-23)
• Interim Pharmacotherapy Guidance for Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) (updated 1-26-23)

This update taken today from the CDC Tracker for community transmission describes the amount of COVID-19 spread within each county. Health care facilities use Transmission Levels to determine infection control interventions.

NOTE:  Current 7-days is Thu Mar 09 2023 – Wed Mar 15 2023 for case rate and Tue Mar 07 2023 – Mon Mar 13 2023 for percent positivity. The percent change in counties at each level of transmission is the absolute change compared to the previous 7-day period.

This update taken today from the CDC Tracker for community transmission describes the amount of COVID-19 spread within each county. Health care facilities use Transmission Levels to determine infection control interventions.

NOTE: Current 7-days is Thu Mar 02 2023 – Wed Mar 08 2023 for case rate and Tue Feb 28 2023 – Mon Mar 06 2023 for percent positivity. The percent change in counties at each level of transmission is the absolute change compared to the previous 7-day period.