by Jordana Choucair | Jul 29, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
Senate Democrats are seeking $21 billion in new emergency spending on COVID-19 as well as preparedness measures for additional outbreaks, including monkeypox. The bill would appropriate $16 billion for a key Health and Human Services program to be used in the fight...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 27, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The Biden administration unveiled a new website called heat.gov to help local planners, farmers, and citizens prepare for and cope with heat waves. The website features interactive maps, forecasts, tips on keeping cool, and other data designed to prevent deaths....
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 27, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The Commonwealth Fund released a new analysis projecting that early fall COVID-19 vaccination campaign could prevent as many as 160,000 more deaths and avert between $63 billion and $109 billion in direct medical costs. As immunity from earlier vaccinations or...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 27, 2022 | Newsroom, Public Health/Prevention
The Biden administration released a memo indicating that it will cost nearly $7 billion to mount a response to the monkeypox outbreak. The administration did not submit a formal request for the funds, which would cover tests, vaccines, and treatments. Republicans have...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 26, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The White House is planning to name a national monkeypox coordinator and will decide this week if the administration will declare the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency. According to people familiar with the plans, the coordinator will have expertise in...
by Jordana Choucair | Jul 25, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
White House COVID-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha said Sunday that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) might declare monkeypox a public health emergency. Jha reported that the federal government has increased vaccinations, treatments, and testing, and...
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