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Government Executive email Coronavirus Roundup: Possible Identity Theft in Small Business Relief Program; Biden COVID Equity Task Force to Take Up Discrimination and Xenophobia Theres a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed. On Friday, Pfizer and BioNTech submitted a biologics license application to the Food and Drug Administration for their vaccine for individuals 16 and older, which is part of the process for seeking full...

Pandemic Heightens Inequities for People with Disabilities Experts, Justice Advocates to Address Change at May 14 Symposium News provided by Share this article Share this article New York, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- AHRC New York City, a leading social justice organization dedicated to supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live full lives, is co-hosting a free symposium in partnership with Pace University and Georgetown Universitys National Center for Cultural ...

etichy@post-journal.com Several COVID-19 vaccination clinics are taking place this week in Chautauqua County, providing several opportunities for those looking to get the previously coveted shots. The abundance of doses come as 43,083 county residents have completed their vaccination series, according to the state’s online tracker, along with 51,997 who have received at least one shot. There are clinics scheduled every day this week, including today at the Jamestown Community College campus ...

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Updated on April 29, 2021 at 7:26 pm NBC Universal, Inc. Assistant U.S. Secretary of Health, Dr. Rachel Levine, on Thursday touted Philadelphia’s Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium as an example of a model that can be used to reduce health care inequality throughout the country. Levine, Pennsylvania’s former health secretary and the first openly transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate, said she plans to present some of the BDCC’s accomplishments when she and other members of the B...

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(Photo by Morsa Images/Getty Images) COVID-19, against a background of growing awareness of health inequities, has expanded how we define population health. New laws, policies and funding have helped spur solutions. The Black Lives Matter movement, begun in 2013 to highlight the deaths of Black men and women by law enforcement, has swelled to include an honest assessment of the disparities in healthcare between white patients and people of color.   The background of rising awareness was alread...

Governor Kelly creates task force to look at disparities in COVID-19 vaccination Governor Kelly has created a task force to promote equitable distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine in Kansas.    The COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Taskforce had its first meeting on April 14th, and it will involve leaders of various medical and community organizations and agencies. The governor said Black, Hispanic and Native American populations are getting the vaccine at a significantly lower rate than white Kansans.�...

On Friday, COVID-19 Health Equity Chair, Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith convened the second COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force to discuss the Biden-Harris

In a statement, the White House said that Moritsugu “will bring her experience and expertise to the Biden-Harris administration where she will be a vital voice to advance the president and administration’s priorities”. Following the shooting of eight people in Atlanta, six of whom were Asian American women, Biden announced he would establish a committee within the administration’s Covid-19 Health Equity Task Force to address racism against Asian Americans. He also said the Department of...