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COVID-19 Vaccination: Selected U.S. Data Sources [Updated April 15, 2021]
From the Document: "The sources [in this document] can help congressional staff track the progress of the U.S. COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] vaccination campaign at the national, state, and local levels. Sources were selected for having commonly cited and frequently requested data. This list is not intended to be comprehensive. Additional sources may be added in future updates. Because different resources use different methodologies, readers should check websites' notes, definitions, and caveats. Readers should also use caution when comparing data across sources or geographies."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Cornell, Ada S.; Napili, Angela
2021-04-15
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Latin America and the Caribbean: Impact of COVID-19 [Updated May 21, 2021]
From the Document: "The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is having widespread economic, social, and political effects on Latin America and the Caribbean. As of May 20, 2021, the region had over 31million confirmed cases (19% of cases worldwide) and almost 1 million deaths (29% of deaths worldwide). Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, and Peru had the highest numbers of deaths in the region, and Brazil and Mexico had the second- and fourth-highest deaths globally. Looking at mortality (death) rates per 100,000 population, Brazil had the highest recorded COVID-19 mortality rate in the region, followed by Peru, Mexico, Colombia, and Argentina."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Sullivan, Mark P.; Beittel, June S.; Meyer, Peter J. . . .
2021-05-21
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COVID-19 Vaccination: Selected U.S. Data Sources [Updated May 25, 2021]
From the Document: "The sources [in this document] can help congressional staff track the progress of the U.S. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination campaign at the national, state, and local levels. Sources were selected for having commonly cited and frequently requested data. This list is not intended to be comprehensive. Additional sources may be added in future updates. Because different resources use different methodologies, readers should check websites' notes, definitions, and caveats. Readers should also use caution when comparing data across sources or geographies."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Cornell, Ada S.; Napili, Angela
2021-05-25
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Memorandum on Methods to Enable and Encourage Vaccination Against COVID-19
From the Memorandum: "As the Secretary of Defense has repeatedly stated, the greatest proximate challenge to our Nation's security is coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The secretary directed the Department to act "boldly and quickly" to defend the force against the disease, and we thank you for taking action to do so. But the threat of COVID-19 to our Nation and our allies and partners has not yet abated. As of early May 2021, the Department as a whole has suffered more than 285,000 cases, and we have lost nearly 350 of our teammates. We must continue to do all we can to operate safely and effectively in a COVID-19 environment for the foreseeable future. [...] This memorandum reaffirms our support for initiatives to increase vaccination acceptance among all Service members."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense; United States. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Hyten, John E.; Hicks, Kathleen H.
2021-05-20
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Memorandum on Updated Mask Guidelines for Vaccinated Persons
From the Memorandum: "In support of updates Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines released this afternoon, subject to any applicable labor relations obligations, fully vaccinated DoD personnel (who are at least two weeks beyond their final dose) are no longer required to wear a mask indoors or outdoors at DoD facilities. All DoD personnel should continue to comply with CDC guidance regarding areas where masks should be worn, including within airports. Personnel who are not fully vaccinated should continue to follow applicable DoD mask guidance, including continuing to wear masks indoors. The Department will review and revise all applicable Force Health Protection guidance to address the new CDC guidelines."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense
Hicks, Kathleen H.
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Confronting the Coronavirus: Perspectives on the COVID-19 Pandemic One Year Later, Hearing Before the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, First Session, February 24, 2021
This is the February 24, 2021 hearing on "Confronting the Coronavirus: Perspectives on the COVID-19 Pandemic One Year Later," held before the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security. From the opening statement of Bennie G. Thompson: "The committee is meeting today to examine perspectives on the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic 1 year later. We are fortunate to be joined today by witnesses representing 2 of the same organizations that came before the committee at our March 2020 hearing, and I look forward to resuming our discussion. Examining the failures in the Federal responses so far and applying lessons learned are essential to ending the pandemic and keeping Americans safe." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: A. Nicole Clowers, Crystal R. Watson, Ngozi O. Ezike, J. Ryan McMahon, and Matthew J. Rowan.
United States. Government Publishing Office
2021
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Small Business Administration: Use of Supplemental Funds for Administering COVID-19-Related Programs, Report to Congressional Committees
From the Highlights: "The COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic disrupted small businesses and generated an immediate need for emergency funding to keep businesses operating. In response, Congress dramatically increased the amount of loans, grants, and other financial assistance available from SBA [Small Business Administration]. To help SBA manage the large volume of assistance, Congress provided the agency additional funds for administrative expenses. Congress included a provision in statute for GAO [Government Accountability Office] to report on SBA's use of supplemental appropriations provided in fiscal year 2020 for administrative expenses. This report discusses (1) the amount of supplemental appropriations SBA received in fiscal year 2020 for administrative expenses and SBA's planned uses for these funds, and (2) the extent to which SBA had obligated and expended these funds as of January 31, 2021, and for what purposes."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2021-06
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MMWR Early Release: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, June 1, 2021: Excess Death Estimates in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease -- United States, February-August 2020
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 early release issue of MMWR contains the following article: "Excess Death Estimates in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease -- United States, February-August 2020." 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.)
2021-06-01
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COVID 19: Future Implications and Lessons Learned from COVID-19
From the Executive Summary: "In the decade ahead, growing geo-political tensions, economic fluctuations, social unrest, and the adoption of emerging technologies by consumers, industry, and governments will give rise to a range of existing and novel threats to global supply chains and organizations. In 2020 these threats were accelerated by the global COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic, corresponding economic recession, and resulting social clashes. The ongoing effects of climate change combined with localized and global destabilizing events will only amplify the impact of these threats for the foreseeable future."
Association for Supply Chain Management
2021-03?
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Cyber Defense Review (Spring 2021)
This Spring 2021 Edition of the Cyber Defense Review contains the following articles: "Cybersecurity within a Pandemic Environment" by Jeffrey M. Erickson; "COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] and the Cyber Challenge" by Keith B. Alexander and Jamil N. Jaffer; "COVID-19 and Cyber - Foreshadowing Future Non-Kinetic Hybrid Warfare" by Rob Schrier; "Seven Cybersecurity Lessons the Coronavirus Can Teach the Armed Forces (and Us All)" by Mike Lloyd and Ray Rothrock; "Achieving Systemic Resilience in a Great Systems Conflict Era: Coalescing against Cyber, Pandemic, and Adversary Threats" by Chris Demchak; "Unleash the Dragon: China's Strategic Narrative during the COVID-19 Pandemic" by Mark Bryan Manantan; "Homefront to Battlefield: Why the U.S. Military Should Care About Biomedical Cybersecurity" by Nataliya D. Brantly; "Factors That Motivate State-Sponsored Cyberattacks" by Lance Y. Hunter, Craig Douglas Albert, and Eric Garrett; and a Book Review: "Censored: Distraction and Diversion Inside China's Great Firewall by Margaret E. Roberts" by Tommy Hall.
Army Cyber Institute, West Point
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Pandemic-Related Provisions Expiring in the 117th Congress [Updated May 25, 2021]
From the Introduction: "Since March 2020, a number of laws have been enacted to provide relief to people and businesses affected by the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic. These include the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA; P.L. 116-127) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act; P.L. 116-136), both enacted in March 2020; the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260), enacted in December 2020; and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA; P.L. 117-2), enacted in March 2021. The laws enacted in response to the pandemic include a wide array of provisions, some of which are amendments to existing programs, benefits, and authorities, and others that are newly established. Many of these provisions were enacted on a temporary basis, where Congress specified an expiration date or a limited period during which they would remain in effect. Some provisions had been set to expire in 2020 or 2021 and were extended with the enactment of P.L. 116-260 or P.L. 117-2, both of which also established a number of additional pandemic relief provisions. For certain other provisions, Congress specified that availability would be tied to the duration of a declared emergency or disaster. This report identifies provisions enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that are set to expire during the 117th Congress (i.e., before January 3, 2023). These provisions are presented in a series of tables organized by subject matter. The expiring provisions that are within the scope of this report are primarily those that define the authority of government agencies or other entities to act, usually by authorizing a policy, project, or activity."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Scott, Andrew P.; Smole, David P.; Aussenberg, Randy Alison . . .
2021-05-25
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Great COVID-19 Divergence: Managing a Sustainable and Equitable Recovery in the European Union
From the Executive Summary: "The COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic has led to the biggest global recession since the Second World War. Forecasts show the European Union underperforming economically relative to the United States and China during 2019-2023. Southern European countries have been particularly strongly affected. While the ICT [information and communications technologies] sector has benefitted from the COVID-19 crisis, tourism, travel and services have suffered. Business insolvencies have, paradoxically, fallen. While total employment has almost recovered, the young and those with low-level qualifications have suffered employment losses. Inequality could rise. The pandemic may lead to medium to long-term changes in the economy, with more teleworking, possibly higher productivity growth and changed consumer behaviour. Policymakers must act to prevent lasting divergence within the EU and to prevent scarring from the fallout from the pandemic. The first priority is tackling the global health emergency. Second, we warn against premature fiscal tightening and recommend instead additional short-term support from national budgets. Over the medium term, fiscal policymakers will need to gradually move away from supporting companies through subsidies, towards tax incentives for corporate investment. A review of the European fiscal framework is needed to achieve the EU's green goals more rapidly."
Bruegel (Organisation)
Claeys, Gregory; Darvas, Zsolt M.; Demertzis, Maria . . .
2021-05
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Turkey: How Not to Handle a Pandemic
From the Executive Summary: "Turkey's official COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] numbers reveal the government's efforts to combat the pandemic as worthy of a 'commedia all'Italiana'. As of mid-April, Turkey was the second-worst performer in the world, with 710.46 cases per million people. This is despite the country's possession of a strong health infrastructure."
Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA Center)
Bekdil, Burak
2021-05-28
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COVID-19 Resources for India: Be a Part of the Solution, A Communication Toolkit
From the Document: "India is amid its worst health crisis in recent history, with the unprecedented second wave of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] leaving millions of citizens infected and many still who have lost their lives. A decrease in the daily number of cases earlier this year led to a sense of complacency among citizens, with a decreased compliance to healthy behaviors such as wearing masks, hand washing and physical distancing among others, which have been shown to be effective at preventing COVID-19 transmission. This, in addition to sociopolitical factors, contributed to an increase in the number of daily infections in March 2021 and pushed the health system to the brink of collapse, causing a dearth of medical supplies and hospital beds and a constant state of uncertainty and panic. [...] [This toolkit aims] to provide partners, affiliates, and citizens with shareable easy-to-understand facts, mythbusters, and guidelines on COVID-19 prevention and mitigation and on maintaining physical and emotional wellbeing. Our hope is that this toolkit serves as a useful resource for all and allows users to access and disseminate 'evidence-based' accurate information."
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Viswanathan, Kristin
2021-05-26
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Rise of Antisemitism Online During the Pandemic: A Study of French and German Content
From the Executive Summary: "This report, conducted by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD), presents a data-driven snapshot of the proliferation of Covid-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] related online antisemitic content in French and German on Twitter, Facebook and Telegram. The study provides insight into the nature and volume of antisemitic content across selected accounts in France and Germany, analysing the platforms where such content is found, as well as the most prominent antisemitic narratives - comparing key similarities and differences between these different language contexts."
European Commission; Institute for Strategic Dialogue
Comerford, Milo; Gerster, Lea
2021-04
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Patterns of Media Use, Strength of Belief in COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories, and the Prevention of COVID-19 from March to July 2020 in the United States: Survey Study
From the Abstract: "Holding conspiracy beliefs regarding the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic in the United States has been associated with reductions in both actions to prevent the spread of the infection (eg, mask wearing) and intentions to accept a vaccine when one becomes available. Patterns of media use have also been associated with acceptance of COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs. Here we ask whether the type of media on which a person relies increased, decreased, or had no additional effect on that person's COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs over a 4-month period. [...] We used panel data to explore whether use of conservative and social media in the United States, which were previously found to be positively related to holding conspiracy beliefs about the origins and prevention of COVID-19, were associated with a net increase in the strength of those beliefs from March to July of 2020. We also asked whether mainstream news sources, which were previously found to be negatively related to belief in pandemic-related conspiracies, were associated with a net decrease in the strength of such beliefs over the study period. Additionally, we asked whether subsequent changes in pandemic conspiracy beliefs related to the use of media were also related to subsequent mask wearing and vaccination intentions."
JMIR Publications
Romer, Daniel, 1946-; Jamieson, Kathleen Hall
2021-04-27
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Locked Out: Unemployment and Homelessness in the COVID Economy
From the Document: "COVID [Coronavirus disease 2019]-driven loss of jobs and employment income will cause the number of homeless workers to increase each year through 2023. Without large-scale, government employment programs the Pandemic Recession is projected to cause twice as much homelessness as the 2008 Great Recession. The Economic Roundtable used data from the 2008 Great Recession to estimate the linkage between job loss and homelessness and forecast the amount and type of pandemic-driven homelessness in Los Angeles, California and the United States."
Economic Roundtable (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Flaming, Daniel J.; Orlando, Anthony W.; Burns, Patrick . . .
2021-01-11
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Analysis of the National Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic Through the Lens of Medical Military Support Requirements
From the Introduction: "The aim of this Open Publication for Allied Command Transformation is to examine national responses, both civil and military, to the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic and especially the coordination function between them. It will look at the strategic directions that nations have taken, including the NATO partner nations. It will also include the experiences and comparisons of the non-NATO nations of Russia, China, and Brazil as they present a differing strategic approach to NATO and western nations. The paper will support further analysis of current and future capabilities required of military medical services, especially how this pandemic compares to large scale warfighting operations. It will identify areas of similarity and differences within and between nations that could inform future conceptual and novel capability development. This will support future conceptual and capability development of military medical support for NATO."
NATO Allied Command Transformation
Bricknell, Martin; Homan, Zenobia; Gheorghe, Adrian . . .
2020
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One for All: An Updated Action Plan for Global Covid-19 Vaccination
From the Foreword: "Right now, the world is only a little closer to ending the Covid-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic than it was at this time last year. Despite the tireless work of health care workers, the miracles of vaccine researchers and producers, and the trillions of dollars spent by governments, there are still too many people falling ill around the world and too many who have yet to receive the benefits of vaccination. And, with each new infection, we risk a mutation that could produce a variant - like the B1.1.7, B1.351 and B.1.617 variants we are seeing now - that could break out, cross borders and challenge vaccine efficacy. Nearly everyone agrees that we must vaccinate the world as soon as possible, or risk wasting all this work, sacrifice and investment. Unfortunately, until this report, 'One for All: An Updated Action Plan for Global Covid-19 Vaccination', there have been few workable, comprehensive plans to meet that objective nor the support to achieve it. The result has been inertia - a global vaccination initiative that lacks resources and ambition - and a growing gulf between the vaccinated world and the unvaccinated world."
Rockefeller Foundation
2021-06
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Feeding Iowans Task Force: 'Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic'
From the Background: "The Feeding Iowans Task Force (Task Force) was created by Governor Kim Reynolds in March 2020 to assist Iowans impacted by food insecurity during the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic. The objective of the Task Force was to obtain a complete picture of the feeding operation across all applicable populations and identify any current or potential future shortfalls or gaps in Iowa's capacity to continue feeding operations as needed. The Task Force met this objective through raising awareness of hunger, identifying potential gaps in Iowa's food system, supporting the food supply chain, and connecting Iowans with food resources during the pandemic."
Feeding Iowans Task Force
2021-05
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COVID-19: DOD Has Focused on Strategy and Oversight to Protect Military Servicemember Health, Report to Congressional Addressees
From the Highlights: "The COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic poses risks to the health of U.S. servicemembers. Protecting forces from COVID-19 is therefore essential to DOD's ability to defend the United States, maintain warfighting readiness, and support the whole-of-government response to the pandemic. To help facilitate the COVID-19 pandemic response, Congress appropriated about $10.5 billion to DOD through the CARES [Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security] Act. The CARES Act includes a provision for GAO [Government Accountability Office] to report on its ongoing monitoring and oversight related to the pandemic. GAO was also asked to examine the military health system response to COVID-19. This report examines, in regard to COVID-19, DOD's (1) strategy for protecting military servicemember health, (2) oversight of its strategy, and (3) research and development projects for vaccines, therapeutics, and testing. GAO reviewed guidance and plans for health protection and pandemic response that comprise DOD's strategy, and evaluated alignment of the strategy with key considerations from prior GAO work on pandemic preparedness. To identify oversight efforts, GAO reviewed DOD briefings on the progress of health protection measures, and analyzed 2020 DOD data on COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and testing. GAO also interviewed DOD leaders, officials from the military department medical organizations, combatant commands, and four military medical treatment facilities selected on the basis of military department and location."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2021-06-03
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Conspiracy Theories as Barriers to Controlling the Spread of COVID-19 in the U.S.
From the Abstract: "'Rationale': The COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic poses extraordinary challenges to public health. 'Objective': Because the novel coronavirus is highly contagious, the widespread use of preventive measures such as masking, physical distancing, and eventually vaccination is needed to bring it under control. We hypothesized that accepting conspiracy theories that were circulating in mainstream and social media early in the COVID-19 pandemic in the US would be negatively related to the uptake of preventive behaviors and also of vaccination when a vaccine becomes available. 'Method': A national probability survey of US adults (N = 1050) was conducted in the latter half of March 2020 and a follow-up with 840 of the same individuals in July 2020. The surveys assessed adoption of preventive measures recommended by public health authorities, vaccination intentions, conspiracy beliefs, perceptions of threat, belief about the safety of vaccines, political ideology, and media exposure patterns. [...] 'Conclusions': Because belief in COVID-related conspiracy theories predicts resistance to both preventive behaviors and future vaccination for the virus, it will be critical to confront both conspiracy theories and vaccination misinformation to prevent further spread of the virus in the US. Reducing those barriers will require continued messaging by public health authorities on mainstream media and in particular on politically conservative outlets that have supported COVID-related conspiracy theories."
ScienceDirect (Online service)
Romer, Daniel, 1946-; Jamieson, Kathleen Hall
2020-09-21
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H. Rept. 117-49: DHS Medical Countermeasures Act, Report to Accompany H.R. 3263, June 1, 2021
From the Document: "H.R. 3263, the 'DHS Medical Countermeasures Act,' requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary to establish a medical countermeasures program to facilitate personnel readiness and protection for the Department's employees and working animals in the event of a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosives attack, naturally occurring disease outbreak, or pandemic, and to support Department mission continuity. First introduced in the 114th Congress, and passed by the House of Representatives in the 115th Congress as part of H.R. 2825, the 'Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019,' this legislation is responsive to findings of an August 2014 DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) report entitled, 'DHS Has Not Effectively Managed Pandemic Personal Protective Equipment and Antiviral Medical Countermeasures.' At the time, it was developed due to concern about the possibility of a severe pandemic that could cause illnesses, fatalities, and disrupt U.S. economic and social stability. The concerns of the DHS OIG report were realized on December 31, 2019, when the World Health Organization (WHO) identified a media report from the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission in China regarding dozens of patients receiving treatment for a 'viral pneumonia' from an unknown source. The virus, 'severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2' (SARS-CoV-2), causes Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Since the initial cases, COVID-19 has resulted in a global pandemic. In the U.S. alone, the pandemic has resulted in the death of at least 590,000 people. COVID-19's impact was felt within the DHS workforce, which stands at more than 240,000 employees. With nearly 85 percent of the DHS personnel working on the frontlines and unable to work remotely or practice social distancing, keeping personnel safe during the pandemic has had homeland security implications."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2021-06-01
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Streamlining State Business Regulatory Processes to Support Economic Recovery: 'Learning from Administrative and Compliance Process Improvements During COVID-19'
From the Executive Summary: "As Governors work to facilitate a strong, rapid and equitable economic recovery from the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic, Governors have made reviewing business regulations and regulatory processes a priority. Innovations and changes to business regulations and their associated administrative processes were explored by many states to counter the economic fallout from the pandemic and can provide valuable lessons moving forward. This paper explores high-profile state-level changes to regulatory compliance and administrative processes from the past year, and addresses ways to assess their value and the benefit of continuing them with improved procedures for more streamlined implementation. It suggests policy areas that might be considered 'low hanging fruit' for Governors and state agencies interested in streamlining the administration of their regulations, as well as next steps to consider."
National Governors' Association; Pew Charitable Trusts
Rood, Sally A.; Rahn, Madelyn; Stephens, Rachel . . .
2021-06-01?
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Law Enforcement Solutions by the Field, for the Field: Collaborative Reform Third Annual Review
From the Executive Summary: "This report highlights the work of CRI-TAC [Collaborative Reform Initiative Technical Assistance Center] since the release of the second annual report in May 2020. In this report, the reader will find a breakdown of program performance metrics as well as eight case studies highlighting diverse topics and agency size, type, and geography. The report provides testimonials on the impact of the technical assistance and a description of the intake process. The report also highlights a special initiative in 2020 focused on COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]. It concludes with an overview of activities taking place in 2021 including work with tribal law enforcement and the development of community engagement resources and trainings in the topics of de-escalation, hate crimes, and peer intervention."
United States. Department of Justice. Office of Community Oriented Policing Services; Collaborative Reform Initiative Technical Assistance Center
2021
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Urban and Rural Districts Showed a Strong Divide During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from the Second American School District Panel Survey
From the Document: "Over the course of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, progressively more complete data have shed light on the tremendous variation in districts' approaches to schooling (Burbio, 2021; Diliberti and Kaufman, 2020; Gross, Opalka, and Gundapaneni, 2021; and National Center for Education Statistics, undated-b). Some districts have provided fully remote learning since the outset of the pandemic, some have mostly provided in-person learning, and others have fallen somewhere in between. In this report, we reveal the extent of the divisions in public education during the 2020-2021 school year, from the mode of delivery to the length of the school day."
RAND Corporation
Schwartz, Heather L.; Grant, David; Diliberti, Melissa . . .
2021
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COVID-19 and Excess Mortality in the United States: A County-Level Analysis
From the Background: "Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) excess deaths refer to increases in mortality over what would normally have been expected in the absence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Several prior studies have calculated excess deaths in the United States but were limited to the national or state level, precluding an examination of area-level variation in excess mortality and excess deaths not assigned to COVID-19. In this study, we take advantage of county-level variation in COVID-19 mortality to estimate excess deaths associated with the pandemic and examine how the extent of excess mortality not assigned to COVID-19 varies across subsets of counties defined by sociodemographic and health characteristics."
Public Library of Science
Stokes, Andrew C.; Lundberg, Dielle J.; Elo, Irma T. . . .
2021-05-20
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What Has Covid-19 Taught Us About Strengthening the DOD's Global Health Security Capacities?
From the Document: "The Covid-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic has led to millions of deaths and cases of enduring illness, destabilized economies, diminished U.S. international standing, and exposed the U.S. military to challenges not experienced in over a century. Since the pandemic began, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has been heavily involved in addressing challenges to the armed forces while supporting the overall national Covid-19 response. Future biological threats will undoubtedly present new challenges. Yet broad U.S. military expertise in health, biosecurity, and biosafety will continue to contribute substantially to coordinated, interagency global health security efforts. Below are five recommendations for how the Biden-Harris administration and members of Congress can help steer impending deliberations over the future of the DOD's contributions to global health security. As U.S. diplomatic engagement expands to address the worsening vaccine crisis and other related global health security challenges, there will soon be increased calls for the DOD to contribute in new and important ways that draw on its exceptional logistics, planning, lift, and scientific capacities. These recommendations are meant to complement the excellent and extensive recent analysis [hyperlink] by Mark Cancian and Adam Saxton of the CSIS [Center for Strategic and International Studies] International Security Program on how the U.S. military responded to Covid-19 to guarantee the protection and readiness of U.S. forces and how it supported the civilian pandemic response at home."
Center for Strategic and International Studies (Washington, D.C.)
Cullison, Thomas; Morrison, J. Stephen
2021-05
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ACA Offers Protection as the COVID-19 Pandemic Erodes Employer Health Insurance Coverage
From the Document: "The COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic presents the first major test of how well the Affordable Care Act (ACA) can protect people's health insurance coverage during a recession, as job losses threaten employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI). According to newly available data from the Urban Institute's Coronavirus Tracking Survey, 3.1 million adults lost ESI between March/April and September 2020, but most of them retained some form of insurance with the ACA in place. However, the 'California v. Texas' lawsuit the Supreme Court will hear on November 10, 2020, could put the protections offered by the ACA at risk."
Urban Institute
Karpman, Michael; Zuckerman, Stephen
2020-11
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Vulnerability, Inequity, and COVID-19: A Portrait of the Pandemic in Allegheny County Tracking Evolving Disparities in Testing, Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths, and the Ability to Practice Physical Distancing
From the Preface: "Although coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has touched every community in the United States, certain geographic areas and populations have been affected more than others. To examine vulnerability to COVID-19 and the pandemic's impacts within a specific community, the RAND Corporation, the Black Equity Coalition, and Surgo Ventures partnered to consider disparities in Allegheny County in southwest Pennsylvania. Allegheny County, which is home to the city of Pittsburgh, is representative of many of the challenges faced throughout the country in combating the coronavirus. The Allegheny County Health Department offers granular, public data describing how testing, cases, and deaths have been distributed across neighborhoods and populations. When we combine this data with Surgo Ventures' COVID-19 Community Vulnerability Index (CCVI), a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention resource that identifies communities that are most in need of support during the pandemic, we explore how COVID-19 testing, cases, and deaths have played out on a local scale throughout the pandemic. Additionally, we use other publicly available data resources, such as measures of physical distancing, to explore potential drivers of the spread of COVID-19. The results of these analyses describe lessons learned and aim to inform individual and policymaker efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 during the late winter and spring months of 2021, prior to widespread vaccine dissemination."
RAND Corporation
Peet, Evan D.; Warren May, Linnea; Fischbach, Jordan R. . . .
2021
