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Editorial: Data fix, super site, would give Texas more COVID vaccines Express-News Editorial Board FacebookTwitterEmail Methodist Hospital holds for COVID-19 patients. That the city hasn’t been given a vaccine super site is inexplicable.Robin Jerstad / Contributor The White House says it places “equity at the core” of its strategy to end the pandemic by targeting historically underserved communities, yet for weeks officials have failed to reply to communications from state leaders who say...

R. Tamara Konetzka, Professor of Public Health Sciences, University of Chicago David Gifford, Chief Medical Officer, the American Health Care Association For more information, click here. March 18 Examining Our COVID-19 Response: An Update from Federal Officials" 10:00 a.m. Anthony Fauci, M.D., Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases David Kessler, M.D., Chief Science Officer for COVID Response at the Department of Health and Human Services Peter Marks, M.D., Ph.D...

Meet the Nation’s New Health Leaders Advertisement Meet the Nation’s New Health Leaders A roll call from team Biden-Harris Advertisement After enduring nonstop efforts by Republican leaders to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, allow discrimination in health care and ignore basic science, many Americans—especially those living with chronic illnesses—are relieved to have a new Democratic administration at the helm. Here’s a look at key health officials working with President Jo...

Transcript: Marcella Nunez-Smith on "Face the Nation," March 14, 2021 The following is a transcript of an interview with Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, chair of the COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force, that aired Sunday, March 14, 2021, on "Face the Nation." MARGARET BRENNAN: Im joined now by the Chair of the White House COVID Equity Task Force and Associate Dean at Yale, that is Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith. Welcome to the program. COVID-19 HEALTH EQUITY TASK FORCE CHAIR DR. MARCELLA NUNEZ-SMITH: Thank y...

Despite the country hitting record numbers of daily vaccinations against COVID-19, recent polling has shown higher vaccine hesitancy among Republicans…

Many people understand the COVID-19 fear and weaponization will continue until the political leftists promoting the narrative have exhausted its usefulness.  To support that opinion a Vanderbilt University medical director for the National Foundation for Infections Disease tells CBS news: “that it would be best to give up the idea of life going “back to normal,” and instead embrace a “new normal” where our lives revolve around COVID-19.” (VIA CBS) “We’ve been told that this vir...

Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Duckworth and other senators are pushing the White House to make COVID vaccination more equitable. People of color and other vulnerable groups have been hit hardest but have got fewer COVID shots.  A letter seen by Insider warned that without quick action, "inequities will continue to grow."  Se...

MDOH partners with local organizations to vaccinate vulnerable groups Maryland Department of Health | Mar 11, 2021 Share this: Maryland Department of Health (MDH) Acting Secretary Dennis R. Schrader and Maryland National Guard Brigadier General Janeen Birckhead, who also serves as the head of Maryland’s Vaccine Equity Task Force, visited a vaccination site opened Wednesday to serve monitory and vulnerable populations in Gaithersburg and greater Montgomery County. Get the latest sta...

Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in healthcare regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies, and analyses; and other health policy news. Week in Review Highlight of the Week: This week, CMS announced additional funding to support the 2021 Special Enrollment Period (SEP) for Marketplace health coverage. Read more about the announcement and other news below. I. Regul...

Kamala Harris announces $250 million in funding to help address COVID response inequities By Tim Perry Harris announces $250 million grant funding Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday announced that the Biden administration will invest $250 million in federal grants to community organizations that work to address gaps in the response to COVID-19. In remarks to the National League of Cities, Harris announced the funding, which is targeted at organizations that are encouragi...