Fact Sheets Handwashing and COVID-19 Prevention for Unhoused People Washing hands with soap and water is one of the best things we can do to prevent any number of infections and diseases, including COVID-19.
Press Room Statement from Dr. Neil Schluger, Senior Advisor for Science at Vital Strategies, on results from the NEJM on the efficacy of Hydroxychloroquine on COVID-19 The New England Journal of Medicine has released results from the largest study of patients with moderate to severe COVID-19 and found those who received hydroxychloroquine did not fare any better than patients who did not get the drug.
Fact Sheets COVID-19, Surface and Disinfection for Syringe Service Providers and Other Harm Reduction Providers Download this fact sheet on COVID-19: How to safely disinfect surfaces to prevent infection.
Fact Sheets COVID-19 Stimulant Use and Harm Reduction Vital Strategies has joined partners Higher Ground Harm Reduction and Reynolds Health Strategies to create this COVID-19 harm reduction toolkit and fact sheets for people who use drugs.
Press Room New Interactive Playbook Provides Critical Tool for World’s Public Health Decision-makers to Manage and Adapt COVID-19 Responses Online tool synthesizes guidance documents and best practices from WHO, US CDC, and Africa CDC and links them to where countries are in the disease curve.
CEO Perspective Statement on U.S. government’s decision to withhold funding from the World Health Organization Statement from José Luis Castro, President and Chief Executive Officer, Vital Strategies, on the U.S. government’s decision to withhold funding from the World Health Organization (WHO).
Press Room “There is only one adversary here: the coronavirus. It is in all our best interests to work with and strengthen the World Health Organization.” Statement from José Luis Castro, President and Chief Executive Officer, Vital Strategies, on the U.S. government’s decision to withhold funding from the World Health Organization (WHO).
Press Room Pennsylvania Governor Wolf Issues Executive Order to Allow Early Release for Vulnerable People in State Corrections Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf issued an order to release vulnerable inmates from state prisons in response to the growing threat of COVID-19 among those who are incarcerated.
Press Mentions Overdose Prevention Is COVID-19 Prevention, Too Filter Magazine: Overdose Prevention Op-Ed: People who use drugs also face socially produced vulnerabilities to COVID-19.
Press Room State and Local Government Stakeholders Need to Take Decisive Action to Decarcerate in Response to COVID-19 As the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in prisons and jails continues to rise, Vital Strategies, a global health organization, is adding its voice to the growing movement of criminal justice and public health advocates calling on city and state governments to decarcerate to save lives.