As the region scrambles to vaccinate as many people as possible, the District, Virginia and Maryland have each agreed to vaccinate people who work in essential.
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The American Public Health Association and several other organizations and individuals (collectively “APHA”) sent a January 26th document to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) titled:
Notice of Intent to File Suit to Compel EPA to Perform Non-Discretionary Act under Section 6(b) of TSCA (“NOI”)
The NOI states APHA’s intent to sue under Section 20(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”) to compel EPA to perform what it describes as:
. . . its non-discretionary duty to address the use and disposal of “legacy” asbestos in its risk evaluation for asbestos under TSCA section 6(b).
EPA is stated to have issued a final risk evaluation (“FRE”) for asbestos on December 30, 2020. See 86 Fed. Reg. 89. The FRE is stated to have been described by EPA as a “Part 1” evaluation.
Volunteers Create the First COVID-19 Vaccine Availability Database
The U.S. is currently administering around 1 million shots of the COVID-19 vaccine a day, but that doesn’t mean the process is going well. Of the roughly 48 million doses that have been distributed, only 47.8% have been administered. Many people who are eligible for the vaccine are having trouble getting their hands on a shot.
We know that at least 6.7% of the U.S. population has received at least one shot of the two-dose vaccine, but only 1.1% have gotten both. States like Alaska and West Virginia have either surpassed or are about to surpass the 10% threshold, but large states like New York and California continue to fall short.