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Considerations for Returning to in-Person Worship: Being Church Together During the COVID-19 Pandemic
From the Introduction: "As ELCA [Evangelical Lutheran Church in America] congregations face difficult decisions regarding when and how they will be able to gather again for worship, this resource offers general guidance. Please note that this not a comprehensive, one-size-fits-all resource; it will need to be interpreted and adapted for your local context. In many, if not most contexts, it will not be safe or advisable to gather for in-person worship for some time. National, state, and local medical and legal guidelines will need to be consulted and followed. While risk is not avoidable, this guidance is presented with the aim of reducing the level of risk for your community. [...] In all situations, you will want to err on the side of love for your neighbor and know that change will be inevitable. Patience, grace, and flexibility will be necessary as you strive to make the most appropriate decisions for the people of God in your place at this time. In addition to worship planning, it will be helpful to spend time reflecting upon on what you have done online or in-person, as this time will likely lead to new insights and discoveries for your worshiping community. Please note that resources in this document have been gathered from many sources, including several linked throughout this document."
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
2020-05-12
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Virginia Tech Fall 2020 COVID-19 Operational Plan
From the Purpose: "This plan serves as a foundation upon which to build a safe, effective, and cogent strategic path from a status of essential operations to full operations within the context of the evolving COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic. This novel coronavirus pandemic has been dynamic and challenging to the Virginia Tech community and the institution. This plan recognizes the many unknowns in the public health realm, and balances those with the knowns in higher education: community, innovation, and resiliency. This plan provides specific approaches and mitigation strategies to optimize the educational and research experiences with currently known public health guidance, on-campus impacts of the fall 2020 semester, and the projected impacts of COVID-19 through the end of calendar year 2020."
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
2020-07
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COVID-19 and Homeless American Indians and Alaska Natives [video]
From the Video Description: "Learn about how to best care for our relatives experiencing homelessness during the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic. Featuring Abigail Echo-Hawk, Chief Research Officer at Seattle Indian Health Board and Director of Urban Indian Health Institute, and Colleen Echohawk-Hayashi, Executive Director of Chief Seattle Club and founder of the Coalition to End Urban Indigenous Homelessness." The duration of the video is 1 hour, 19 minutes and 10 seconds.
Urban Indian Health Institute
2020-03-20
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Leading Harris County: Benchmarks for a Healthy Community
From the Document: "HCPH [Harris County Public Health] has developed these local public health recommendations as a guide for residents to understand better state and local COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] orders and guidance. It will take everyone in the community working as a team to continue to slow the spread of COVID-19 and ultimately stop this pandemic. We thank all our community, including businesses, faith-leaders, and other partners for continuing to do their part in reducing the spread of COVID-19 in Harris County. We must all come together to combat COVID-19 today and into the future."
Harris County Public Health & Environmental Services
2020-08-11
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Pivot to Fall: Planning Document for Return to Campus
From the Document: "There are multiple committees composed of faculty, staff and students contributing to our plans for employees to safely return to work this summer so we can safely welcome students back in the fall. This report includes final versions of just two of those committees: the Safe Return to Work Committee and the Academic Scenario Planning Committee. [...] We know it won't be business as usual when our students return for the fall semester, but we believe we can be healthy at work and safe on campus in what many are calling the 'next normal.' Our planning over the last two months has focused on keeping faculty, staff and students safe while providing an excellent educational experience to our students in the fall."
University of Louisville
2020?
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COVID-19 Operational Guidance for Food and Meat Processing Facilities and Workplaces with Assembly Lines
From the Purpose: "This guidance document provides parameters for food and meat processing facilities and manufacturing facilities (collectively, 'facilities') to protect their workers and reduce the transmission of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]."
Illinois. Department of Public Health
2020-06-04
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Georgia's Path to Recovery for K-12 Schools
From the Document: "The Georgia Department of Education, in partnership with the Georgia Department of Public Health, has developed guidance to support districts and communities in determining their plans and strategies for reopening schools. 'Georgia's Path to Recovery for K-12 [kindergarten-12th grade] Schools' provides a tiered approach with clear, actionable steps that are advisable before students and employees return to school buildings, along with guidance that is applicable throughout the 2020-2021 school year. This approach is built upon the guidance and recommendations of health officials; it is strongly aligned to the reopening guidelines that have been provided by our state and federal leaders; and it's designed to help districts prioritize the health and safety of students and teachers as they open school buildings and deliver instruction for the 2020-2021 school year. 'Georgia's Path to Recovery for K-12 Schools' focuses heavily on the health and physical requirements necessary for reopening school buildings. The Georgia Department of Education will continue to provide guidance and recommendations to districts and schools on navigating the academic, social, and emotional effects of the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic on students and employees."
Georgia. Department of Education; Georgia. Department of Public Health
2020-06-03?
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Recommendations for Responding to COVID-19 in Domestic Violence Shelters
From the Introduction: "Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a newly discovered, highly contagious infectious disease. For most people, COVID-19 causes mild to moderate respiratory illness, but for a small percentage of the population, particularly people with underlying conditions, COVID-19 can cause severe illness requiring hospitalization and death. Until such time as an effective vaccine or treatment is identified, domestic violence shelters need plans for safely accommodating survivors and families, while protecting staff. Therefore, this document was prepared by a team of health care professionals with expertise in infectious disease, pediatrics, adult medicine, nursing, and sexual and domestic violence survivor advocacy in order to provide information and recommendations for practice."
National Network to End Domestic Violence
Barocas, Joshua A.; Bair-Merritt, Megan H.; Lewis-O'Connor, Annie . . .
2020-04-22
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Lessons from Early Implementation of Pandemic-EBT: Opportunities to Strengthen Rollout for School Year 2020-2021
From the Document: "Before the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic hit, nearly 30 million low-income children were approved to receive free or reduced-price meals at school each day. When schools closed, parents, administrators, and policymakers worried about how families would provide these children with ten extra meals each week even as workers' earnings and jobs were disappearing. One key way federal policymakers responded was by promptly enacting Pandemic EBT [Electronic Benefit Transfer] (P-EBT) in March 2020, an entirely new program that allowed states to provide approximately $250 to $450 per child in grocery benefits (depending on the average number of days schools closed in the state) to make up for the meals missed in the spring of 2020. The goal of P-EBT was simple: while schools are closed, to provide families whose children qualified for free or reduced-price meals with the funds that otherwise would have gone to schools to provide them with breakfast and lunch. [...] Though P-EBT was optional for states and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) required them to bear half of the administrative costs, all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Virgin Islands rose to the challenge. [...] This report reviews early findings regarding state implementation of P-EBT in the spring and summer of 2020 in order to support improved implementation for the current school year."
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (Washington, D.C.); Food Research and Action Center
Neuberger, Zoë; FitzSimons, Crystal; Rosenbaum, Dottie . . .
2020-10-30
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New Data: Millions Struggling to Eat and Pay Rent: Joblessness Continues to Affect Tens of Millions
From the Document: "Millions of households are having serious trouble affording food and are falling behind on the rent, the Census Bureau's Household Pulse Survey for September 2-14 shows. Twenty-three million adults reported that their household didn't get enough to eat, and an estimated 1 in 4 renters with children lived in a household that was behind on rent. Also, data for August show that some 35 million people -- including 9 million children -- either met the federal definition of 'unemployed' (which understates the actual number of jobless workers) or lived with an unemployed family member, according to Census' latest Current Population Survey. These data underscore the urgent need for federal policymakers to agree on further robust relief measures. The measures enacted earlier this year -- such as expanded unemployment benefits and stimulus payments -- mitigated hardship but were temporary and had significant shortcomings. Without a new relief package, hardship likely will rise and grow more severe, endangering children's long-term health and educational outcomes."
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (Washington, D.C.)
Llobrera, Joseph; Mazzara, Alicia; Nchako, Catlin . . .
2020-09-23
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Uninsured Rate Rose in 2019; Income and Poverty Data Overtaken by Pandemic Recession
From the Document: "Income rose and poverty declined in 2019, as would be expected in the peak year of a decade-long economic recovery, but the number of Americans without health insurance increased for the third consecutive year despite a growing economy. The rise in the share of Americans who were uninsured at the time of the Census Bureau survey -- from 8.9 percent (28.6 million people) in 2018 to 9.2 percent (29.6 million people) in 2019 -- likely reflects continued Administration actions that have reduced access to health insurance coverage. The data show a 0.7 percentage-point decline in health insurance among Hispanic individuals, driven by a large, 1.4 percentage-point drop in the share of Hispanic individuals with public coverage."
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (Washington, D.C.)
Greenstein, Robert; Sherman, Arloc; Broaddus, Matt
2020-09-15
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How Many Americans Have Lost Jobs with Employer Health Coverage During the Pandemic?
From the Introduction: "In response to the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic, most states issued lockdown orders that closed many workplaces and dramatically slowed U.S. economic activity in the spring of 2020. The result was a massive increase in unemployment, which peaked in April at 14.7 percent. During the 15 weeks from mid-March to the end of June, Americans filed nearly 49 million new claims for unemployment benefits. The strong link between employment and health insurance coverage has important implications for Americans' insurance coverage and access to health care. Employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) is the most common form of health insurance in the United States. In March 2019, 69 percent of the 152 million workers age 16 and older had ESI, meaning that 175 million workers and their dependents had coverage. But if millions of workers and their dependents have lost ESI during the pandemic, we would expect increased enrollment in COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) continuous coverage, Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace plans, and Medicaid, as well as an increase in the number of uninsured. The path from loss of a job with ESI to loss of health insurance is not simple and depends on three factors."
Commonwealth Fund
Fronstin, Paul; Woodbury, Stephen A.
2020-10
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COVID-19 and Affordability of Coverage and Care for Medicare Beneficiaries
From the Introduction: "In this policy brief we 1) summarize financial challenges faced by Medicare beneficiaries before and after the pandemic; 2) identify federal measures to assist beneficiaries financially during the pandemic; and 3) recommend policy changes to ensure beneficiaries with COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019], and potentially all beneficiaries, have affordable access to care."
Commonwealth Fund
Davis, Karen, 1942-; Willink, Amber
2020-09
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Incidence of COVID-19 and Connections with Air Pollution Exposure: Evidence from the Netherlands
From the Abstract: "The fast spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has resulted in the emergence of several hot-spots around the world. Several of these are located in areas associated with high levels of air pollution. This study investigates the relationship between exposure to particulate matter and COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] incidence in 355 municipalities in the Netherlands. The results show that atmospheric particulate matter with diameter less than 2.5 is a highly significant predictor of the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and related hospital admissions. The estimates suggest that expected COVID-19 cases increase by nearly 100 percent when pollution concentrations increase by 20 percent. The association between air pollution and case incidence is robust in the presence of data on health-related preconditions, proxies for symptom severity, and demographic control variables. The results are obtained with ground-measurements and satellite-derived measures of atmospheric particulate matter as well as COVID-19 data from alternative dates. The findings call for further investigation into the association between air pollution and SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2] infection risk. If particulate matter plays a significant role in COVID-19 incidence, it has strong implications for the mitigation strategies required to prevent spreading."
World Bank Group
Andrée, Bo Pieter Johannes
2020-04
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COVID-19 Waste Management Factsheet 6: Linkages of Air Quality and COVID-19
From the Document: "Air quality is negatively impacted by environmentally unsound practices, such as open burning or other suboptimal waste management methods; thus, adhering to environmentally sound practices for waste management, and maintaining high environmental standards and enforcement is essential. [...] Studies and data show unprecedented reduction in air pollution, especially Nitrogen Oxides (NOx), and atmospheric particulate matter that have a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometers (PM2.5), in countries affected by reduced economic activity as a result of measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]. These decreases and any short-term benefits that may derive come with major health, economic and social costs."
United Nations Environment Programme
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Exposure to Air Pollution and COVID-19 Mortality in the United States: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study
From the Objective: "United States government scientists estimate that COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] may kill tens of thousands of Americans. Many of the pre-existing conditions that increase the risk of death in those with COVID-19 are the same diseases that are affected by long-term exposure to air pollution. We investigated whether long-term average exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is associated with an increased risk of COVID-19 death in the United States."
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Wu, Xiao; Nethery, Rachel C.; Sabath, Matthew Benjamin . . .
2020-04-27
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Air Pollution Exposure and COVID-19
From the Abstract: "In light of the existing preliminary evidence of a link between Covid-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] and poor air quality, which is largely based upon correlations, we estimate the relationship between long term air pollution exposure and Covid-19 in 355 municipalities in the Netherlands. Using detailed secondary and administrative data we find compelling evidence of a positive relationship between air pollution, and particularly PM2.5 [particulate matter] concentrations, and Covid-19 cases, hospital admissions and deaths. This relationship persists after controlling for a wide range of explanatory variables. Our results indicate that a 1 μ/m3 increase in PM2.5 concentrations is associated with 9.4 more Covid-19 cases, 3.0 more hospital admissions, and 2.3 more deaths. The relationship between Covid-19 and air pollution withstands a number of sensitivity and robustness exercises including instrumenting pollution to mitigate potential endogeneity and modelling spatial spillovers using spatial econometric techniques."
IZA Institute of Labor Economics
Cole, Matthew A.; Ozgen, Ceren; Strobl, Eric
2020-06
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Beneficial Impacts of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Air Pollution: Evidence from Vietnam
From the Abstract: "Little evidence currently exists on the effects of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] on air quality in poorer countries, where most air pollution-linked deaths occur. We offer the first study that examines the pandemic's impacts on improving air quality in Vietnam, a lower-middle income country with worsening air pollution. Employing the Regression Discontinuity Design method to analyze a rich database that we compile from satellite air pollution data and data from various other sources, we find the concentration of NO2 [nitrogen dioxide] to decrease by 24 to 32 percent two weeks after the COVID-19 lockdown. While this finding is robust to different measures of air quality and model specifications, the positive effects of the lockdown appear to dissipate after ten weeks. We also find that mobility restrictions are a potential channel for improved air quality. Finally, our back-of-the-envelope calculations suggest that two weeks after the lockdown, the economic gains from better air quality are roughly $0.6 billion US dollars."
IZA Institute of Labor Economics
Dang, Hai-Anh H.; Trinh, Trong-Anh
2020-09
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Food Industry Recommended Protocols When Employee/Visitor/Customer Tests Positive for COVID-19
From the Background: "Food production facilities, distributors, retailers and wholesalers are part of our nation's 'critical infrastructure' and must remain operational to feed the country. Inconsistent approaches to reacting to an individual, particularly manufacturing personnel, who test positive for COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019], have the potential to jeopardize our food system. This document recommends a consistent approach in how a company can continue operations in the event an individual has tested positive or is potentially exposed, given the global COVID-19 pandemic and high transmissibility of this respiratory virus from person to person. This guidance is not intended to replace or supersede federal, state, or local guidance or authority. It highlights key recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on: [1] Steps to be taken when an employee tests positive for COVID-19 or has symptoms (cough, fever, sore throat, shortness of breath) associated with COVID-19 (presumptive or suspected case); and [2] Steps to be taken when an employee/facility visitor/customer has been exposed (in close contact) to an individual who is positive for COVID-19."
Food and Beverage Issue Alliance
2020-04-02
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Screening Food Industry Employees for COVID-19 Symptoms or Exposure
From the Preface: "As community transmission of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] occurs in certain regions and is spreading rapidly to other regions, parts of the food and beverage production system may consider implementing employee screening programs to evaluate staff and visitors for symptoms of COVID-19 or possible exposure prior to entering company facilities. This guidance suggests factors that companies should consider when deciding whether or not employee screening is appropriate and practical, and if it is, how best it can be implemented. Food and agriculture is considered part of our nation's Critical Infrastructure as recognized by Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's (DHS-CISA) Guidance for Tier 1 Type of Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers . Companies should consider how to best protect the health of their employees through appropriate screening, while also being sensitive about exacerbating fear and anxiety within their workforce. Companies must recognize that screening options are evolving and soon, it may be possible to readily and quickly obtain COVID-19 testing rather than using indirect screening mechanisms such as temperature checks or questionnaires. When this option becomes available, it may necessitate revising this guidance. Please note that this guidance focuses on federal law considerations. When undertaking screening, please consult applicable state and local law, as well as any collective bargaining agreements or employment agreements that may restrict actions that can be taken. Companies should also understand that the law is changing rapidly in this area, and stay apprised of any applicable changes."
Food and Beverage Issue Alliance
2020-03-30
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Emergency Prevention Measures to Achieve Physical (Social) Distancing in Food Manufacturing Facilities as Related to COVID-19
From the Preface: "In order to manage COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] risks to employees it is critical for food manufacturing facilities to closely review current policies and procedures relative to current knowledge of the risks. The following guidance is based on our current knowledge of the virus and designed to help companies review and amend current policies. 'Ultimately, each facility will need to implement their own policies tailored to their specific facilities and risks, recognizing that food is a critical infrastructure and facilities must remain operational in order to fulfill societal needs. Unless required by authorities, physical (social) distancing should be a tool, but not a requirement, in facilities needed to operate at capacity.'"
Food and Beverage Issue Alliance
2020-03-31
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COVID-19 Information in Indigenous, Endangered, and Under-Resourced Languages [website]
This resource provides information on the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Indigenous, Endangered, and Under-Resourced Languages. From the Webpage: "These resources are not a substitute for professional medical advice. They may not reflect current information that is being provided by your jurisdiction. The information provided here is largely collected from governments, NGOs [non-governmental organizations], and public health organizations."
Endangered Languages Project (Website)
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Poll Shows Ways to Overcome Wariness of a COVID-19 Vaccine, Highest Among Black Americans
From the Introduction: "We know that successfully vaccinating a majority of Americans against COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] will have critical implications for our health and our eventual ability to return to a semblance of normalcy. But probable 2020 general election voters have significant concerns about the safety of a COVID-19 vaccine. [...] With only half of Black Americans polled saying they would take the vaccine, work remains to be done to boost public confidence in vaccine trials and development. Amid this skepticism, however, Third Way finds that the CDC [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention], Dr. Anthony Fauci, and others could play a pivotal role in increasing voters' confidence that the COVID-19 vaccine works safely. Trump's decision to sow doubts about the coronavirus--its virulence, its prevention, and its treatment--will require a concerted push from trusted messengers to encourage Americans to take the COVID-19 vaccine. Without it, they risk prolonging its spread."
Third Way
Toth, Jackie
2020-10-06
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COVID-19 and the Information Space: Boosting the Democratic Response
From the Document: "The essays in this collection of global insights are the product of six workshops held by the International Forum for Democratic Studies during the spring and summer of 2020. These workshops--which gathered civil society representatives, journalists, academics, researchers, donor organizations, and policymakers--aimed to assess the likely challenges that the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic would pose to the democratic nature of the 'information space,' or the broad public square in which societies exchange information and debate ideas." This resource contains the following essays: "Sickness and Health in the Information Space: Reflections from the First 10 Months of COVID-19" by Dean Jackson; "Surviving the Pandemic: The Struggle for Media Sustainability in Africa"
by Dapo Olorunyom; "Authoritarian Disinformation: A COVID Test for Latin America's Information Space" by Vladimir Rouvinski; "Mendacious Mixture: The Growing Convergence of Russian and Chinese Information Operations" by Andrea Kendall-Taylor; "Scaling Up the Truth: Fact-Checking Innovations and the Pandemic" by Will Moy; "Shhhh… Combating the Cacophony of Content with Librarians" by Joan Donovan; "Dancing in the Dark: Disinformation Researchers Need More Robust Data and Partnerships" by Renée DiResta; and "Public Health, Big Tech, and Privacy: Squaring the Contact-Tracing Circle?" by Mallory Knodel.
National Endowment for Democracy (U.S.); International Forum for Democratic Studies
Jackson, Dean
2021-01
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COVID-19 Minority Health Strike Force Blueprint
From the Document: "The purpose of this blueprint is to provide actionable recommendations to both eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] and other health outcomes and improve overall well-being for communities of color in Ohio. Prompted by the deep-seated health inequities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, this blueprint goes beyond the current crisis to establish a vision of Ohio as a model of justice, equity, opportunity, and resilience to withstand future challenges. Developed by the COVID-19 Minority Health Strike Force with input from many community members around the state, the 35 actionable recommendations in this blueprint serve as a roadmap for the administration of Governor Mike DeWine to advance health equity in partnership with state, local and community officials in Ohio."
Ohio. Department of Health
2020-08-13?
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Pandemic Flu and Medical Biodefense Countermeasure Liability Legislation: P.L. 109-148, Division C (2005) [April 12, 2006]
"Division C of P.L. 109-148 (2005) limits liability with respect to pandemic flu and other public health countermeasures. Specifically, upon a declaration by the Secretary of Health and Human Services of a public health emergency or the credible risk of such emergency, Division C would, with respect to a 'covered countermeasure,' eliminate liability, with one exception, for the United States, and for manufacturers, distributors, program planners, persons who prescribe, administer or dispense the countermeasure, and employees of any of the above. The exception is that a defendant who engaged in willful misconduct would be subject to liability under a new federal cause of action, though not under state tort law. Division C's limitation on liability is a more severe restriction on victims' ability to recover than exists in most federal tort reform statutes. However, victims could, in lieu of suing, accept payment under a new 'Covered Countermeasure Process Fund,' if Congress appropriates money for this fund."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Cohen, Henry, 1949-
2006-04-12
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Pandemic Flu and Medical Biodefense Countermeasure Liability Limitation [December 05, 2006]
"Division C of P.L. 109-148 (2005), 42 U.S.C. §§ 247d-6d, 247d-6e, limits liability with respect to pandemic flu and other public health countermeasures. Specifically, upon a declaration by the Secretary of Health and Human Services of a public health emergency or the credible risk of such emergency, Division C would, with respect to a 'covered countermeasure,' eliminate liability, with one exception, for the United States, and for manufacturers, distributors, program planners, persons who prescribe, administer or dispense the countermeasure, and employees of any of the above. The exception is that a defendant who engaged in willful misconduct would be subject to liability under a new federal cause of action, though not under state tort law. Division C's limitation on liability is a more severe restriction on victims' ability to recover than exists in most federal tort reform statutes. However, victims could, in lieu of suing, accept payment under a new 'Covered Countermeasure Process Fund,' if Congress appropriates money for this fund."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Cohen, Henry, 1949-
2006-12-05
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COVID-19 and the Power Sector in Southeast Asia: Impacts and Opportunities
From the Document: "The purpose of this report is twofold: 1. Present an early assessment of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] impacts on the power sectors of countries in SE [Southeast] Asia. 2. Identify opportunities to build power sector resilience as SE Asian countries respond to and recover from these impacts."
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.); United States. Agency for International Development
Lowder, Travis; Lee, Nathan; Leisch, Jennifer E.
2020-06
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MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, February 5, 2021
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [It] is the agency's primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations. This issue of MMWR contains the following: "Sexual Orientation Disparities in Risk Factors for Adverse COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]-Related Outcomes, by Race/Ethnicity -- Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2017-2019"; "Decreases in Young Children Who Received Blood Lead Level Testing During COVID-19 -- 34 Jurisdictions, January-May 2020"; "Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Prevalence of Stress and Worry, Mental Health Conditions, and Increased Substance Use Among Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic -- United States, April and May 2020"; "'Vital Signs': Prevalence of Multiple Forms of Violence and Increased Health Risk Behaviors and Conditions Among Youths -- United States, 2019"; "Demographic Characteristics of Persons Vaccinated During the First Month of the COVID-19 Vaccination Program -- United States, December 14, 2020-January 14, 2021"; "Early COVID-19 First-Dose Vaccination Coverage Among Residents and Staff Members of Skilled Nursing Facilities Participating in the Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program -- United States, December 2020-January 2021"; and "'QuickStats': Death Rates for Motor-Vehicle-Traffic Injuries, Suicide, and Homicide Among Adolescents and Young Adults Aged 15-24 Years -- United States, 1999-2019." Notifiable Diseases and Mortality Tables from this issue can be accessed at the following link [http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index2021.html].
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2021-02-05
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COVID-19 and Direct Payments to Individuals: Comparison of the Second Round of 'Stimulus Checks' in P.L. 116-260 to the First Round in the CARES Act (P.L. 116-136) [Updated January 22, 2021]
From the Document: "At the end of 2020, lawmakers included a second round of direct payments in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260). The payments equal $600 per eligible individual ($1,200 for most married couples) plus an additional $600 per eligible child, phasing down for higher-income households. The first round of direct payments was enacted in the CARES [Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security] Act (P.L. 116-136) in March 2020. As with the first round of direct payments, the second round of payments are structured as a new one-time refundable credit against 2020 income taxes. Generally, these payments are being automatically issued by the Treasury based on 2019 tax data until January 15, 2021. Eligible households who do not automatically receive a second payment (or who receive less than they would based on their 2020 income and family size) are to generally be able to receive the payment (or receive an additional payment) as a refundable credit when they file their 2020 income tax return. These payments are not taxable and do not count as income or resources for a 12-month period in determining eligibility for, or the amount of assistance provided by, any federally funded public benefit program."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Crandall-Hollick, Margot L.
2021-01-22
