PHILADELPHIA-More people are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine in Philadelphia. People with intellectual disabilities, those who take immunosuppression drugs, and members of clergy now qualify. Friday ended with a round of applause from the staff working the FEMA-run vaccination site ...
“The supplies that governors are looking for are the same supplies that every other country in the world is looking for, so this is a global problem,” FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor tells@MarthaRaddatzon shortage of health care supplies amid COVID-19.https://t.co/YAA9JYwqJ6pic.tw...
This action is part of President Joe Biden's federal response to the omicron surge. He said he also directed FEMA and the Pentagon to send medical personnel and ambulances to hospitals facing shortages. In remarks on Tuesday, Biden acknowledged the country may have "COVID fatigue" but he said...
General State and Local Fiscal Assistance and COVID-19: Background and Available Data, by Grant A. Driessen; and “How the COVID-19 Pandemic is Transforming State Budgets,” Urban Institute, updated March 12, 2021, https://www.urban.org/policy-centers/cross-center-initiatives/state-...
The emerging crisis at the border comes as the Biden administration works to encourage minority and marginalized communities to receive their COVID-19 vaccinations, regardless of immigration status. "We're very mindful of the fact that people need to access medical attention in the fight against th...