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'CARES Act Flash Report': January 2021: Where's the Money?
From the Document: "On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) was enacted. To date, the CARES Act has provided the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) with $909.7 million. This report describes the DOI's funding status as of January 31, 2021, updated OS [Office of the Secretary] fund transfers, and updated information on the DOI's completion of CARES Act milestones."
United States. Department of the Interior. Office of Inspector General
2021-03-29
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'CARES Act Flash Report': June 2020: Where's the Money?
From the Document: "On March 27, 2020, the President signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). To date, the CARES Act has provided the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) with $909.7 million, which includes direct apportionments of $756 million to support the needs of DOI programs, bureaus, Indian Country, and the Insular Areas, and a $153.7 million transfer from the U.S. Department of Education to the BIE [Bureau of Indian Education] in June. This report includes the DOI's progress as of June 30, 2020, a new highlighted recipient, and updated information regarding the DOI's accomplishment of CARES Act milestones."
United States. Department of the Interior. Office of Inspector General
2020-07-28
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Where's the Money? DOI Use of CARES Act Funds as of April 28, 2020
From the Document: "On March 27, 2020, the President signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). Among its provisions, the CARES Act provided the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) with $756 million to support the needs of DOI programs, bureaus, Indian Country, and the Insular Areas. This report presents the DOI's progress as of April 28, 2020. We anticipate issuing updated status reports monthly."
United States. Department of the Interior. Office of Inspector General
2020-05-05
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'CARES Act Flash Report': Lessons Learned for Indian Country
From the Document: "On March 27, 2020, the President signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), which provided the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) with $756 million to support the needs of DOI programs, bureaus, Indian Country, and the Insular Areas. The DOI will award most of its CARES Act funding to Indian Country through grants to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE). Of the $756 million, $522 million (69.0 percent) will be funded to Indian Country. As of June 13, 2020, $419,462,721, or 80.4 percent, had been obligated. [...] In this report we present lessons learned in our prior work that the DOI, the BIA, and the BIE should consider as they make awards, promote safety, and provide oversight under the CARES Act."
United States. Department of the Interior. Office of Inspector General
2020-06-25
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'CARES Act Flash Report': May 2020: Where's the Money?
From the Document: "On March 27, 2020, the President signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). Among its provisions, the CARES Act provided the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) with $756 million to support the needs of DOI programs, bureaus, Indian Country, and the Insular Areas. This report presents the DOI's progress as of May 31, 2020. We anticipate issuing updated status reports monthly."
United States. Department of the Interior. Office of Inspector General
2020-06-15
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 116, COVID-19 Home Safety Act of 2021
This is the Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on May 12, 2021. From the Document: "S. 116 would require the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to report to the Congress every three months on injuries and deaths from consumer products related to the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] public health emergency. The bill also would direct CPSC to coordinate with public media outlets to distribute information from those reports to improve home safety."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2021-06-11
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Global Risk Landscape After COVID-19: What Role for Insurance?
From the Executive Summary: "The world is expected to transition to a 'New Normal' post-pandemic. Many trends that were already underway have been amplified by COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019], and a number of lasting effects are expected to fundamentally change the risk landscape and operating environment for insurers, too. This report puts forward a baseline scenario for the post-pandemic risk landscape based on desk research and in-depth interviews, the key elements of which include changes to the political, economic, social and technological environment. Based on this baseline scenario we believe that accelerated digitalisation, 'Big Government', the pivot to sustainability, and the shift to remote working - in that order - are likely to have the most significant effects on insurers and their role in the post-pandemic world. The pandemic has hastened and amplified digitalisation and will accelerate consumers' embrace of e-commerce - for good. This offers new opportunities for insurers and their customers but also entails risks associated with strategic business objectives."
International Association for the Study of Insurance Economics
Schanz, Kai-Uwe
2021-06?
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COVID-19: TSA Could Better Monitor Its Efforts to Reduce Infectious Disease Spread at Checkpoints, Report to Congressional Committees
From the Highlights: "Within TSA, approximately 46,000 TSOs [Transportation Security Officers] stationed across the nation's commercial airports perform screening and other activities that often require close interaction with passengers. As a result, both passengers and TSOs may be at an increased risk of infection during pandemics such as COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]. The CARES [Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security] Act included a provision for GAO [Government Accountability Office] to conduct monitoring and oversight of the federal government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This report identifies 1) what steps TSA has taken to reduce the spread of COVID-19 at passenger screening checkpoints; and 2) how TSA is monitoring TSOs' implementation of amended safety and screening procedures, among other objectives."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2021-06
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Border Security: CBP's Response to COVID-19, Report to Congressional Committees
From the Highlights: "The COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic impacted nearly all aspects of society, including travel to and from the U.S. In response to COVID-19, the administration issued executive actions with the intention of decreasing the number of individuals entering the U.S. and reducing transmission of the virus. Within CBP [Customs and Border Protection], OFO [Office of Field Operations] is responsible for implementing these actions at ports of entry through which travelers enter the U.S., and Border Patrol is responsible for patrolling the areas between ports of entry to prevent individuals and goods from entering the U.S. illegally. Based on their role in facilitating legitimate travel and trade and securing the borders, CBP employees risk exposure to COVID-19 in the line of duty. GAO [Government Accountability Office] was asked to review how CBP managed its field operations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This report describes: (1) available data on the number of CBP employees diagnosed with COVID-19 and unable to work; (2) actions CBP has taken related to protecting its workforce and the public from COVID-19; and (3) the extent to which CBP adjusted operations in response to the pandemic and related travel restrictions."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2021-06
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Independence Day Celebrations: Estimated Costs and COVID-19 Protective Measures for 2020 Fourth of July Events, Report to Congressional Requesters
From the Highlights: "Since July 4, 1776, Americans have celebrated Independence Day through events held in towns and cities across the nation. In the nation's capital, Washington, D.C., visitors have celebrated on the National Mall with federally sponsored parades, concerts, fireworks, and in 2019 the Salute to America. In 2020, additional federally sponsored activities were held at the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota. Because of the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic, federal Fourth of July celebrations in 2020 required adjustments and precautions in order to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. GAO [Government Accountability Office] was asked to review the estimated costs associated with the 2020 Fourth of July events and describe protective measures taken because of COVID-19. This report describes (1) the total estimated costs that federal agencies and state and local jurisdictions incurred for federal 2020 Fourth of July events, the appropriations used to pay the federal costs, and the extent to which the federal government reimbursed costs incurred by state and local jurisdictions and (2) the protective measures that federal agencies and state jurisdictions took to help ensure the health and safety of the public, federal employees, and other essential workers at the events."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2021-06
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World with and after COVID-19
From the Introduction: "The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has posed significant challenges for all economies, and for the financial sector, in 2020. At the same time, the crisis also brings material opportunities for beneficial change. Policy makers, regulators and governments have the chance to rethink the evolution of the financial systems and international relations to make them fit-for-purpose for what could now be called a 'new normal,' where green finance and sustainability will likely become key pillars of the post-pandemic world. A new age of increased digitization and the responsible use of data has the potential to not only change and challenge the financial sector, but also to reshape the mandate of central banks and supervisors. Doing this effectively means investing in revival and not just survival. This year, discussions as part of the Financial Regulatory Outlook partnership between CIGI [Centre for International Governance Innovation] and Oliver Wyman aimed to examine the situation of the financial sector and provide perspectives as we likely (it is hoped) move into the recovery stage of the pandemic, given recent news of the imminent authorization and release of the first COVID-19 vaccines. But normality is likely going to take some time to arrive."
Centre for International Governance Innovation; Oliver Wyman (Firm)
Tria, Giovanni, 1948-; Arcelli, Federico; Fay, Robert E.
2020-11-23
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Messaging Strategies for Mitigating COVID-19 Through Vaccination and Nonpharmaceutical Interventions
From the About: "This Perspective addresses the importance of effectively matching the message, the audience, and the sender to encourage people to get a COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] vaccine and to perform other appropriate actions, such as wearing a mask. It offers suggestions about how to leverage variations between individuals in such factors as risk perception and variation among U.S. subcultures for tendencies to follow rules or act for the collective good. It further discusses how to deal with misinformation."
RAND Corporation
Matthews, Luke J.; Parker, Andrew M.; Martineau, Monique . . .
2021-04
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Pan[dem]ic! Rational Risk Avoidance During a Health Pandemic
From the Abstract: "During a health pandemic health workers have to balance two competing objectives: their own welfare vs. that of their patients. Intuitively, attending to sick patients during a pandemic poses risks to health workers because some of these patients could be infected. One way to reduce risk is by reducing contact with patients. These changes could be on the extensive margin, e.g., seeing fewer patients; or, more insidiously, on the intensive margin, by reducing the duration/intensity of contact. This paper studies risk avoidance behavior during the Covid-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic and examines implications for patient welfare. Using primary data on thousands of patient-provider interactions between January 2019 and October 2020 in Nigeria, I present evidence of risk compensation by health workers along the intensive margin. For example, the probability that a patient receives a physical examination has dropped by about a third. I find suggestive evidence of negative effects on health outcomes."
RAND Corporation
Okeke, Edward N.
2021-06
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 978, Chai Suthammanont Remembrance Act of 2021
From the Document: "H.R. 978 would require each federal agency within 60 days of enactment to publish a plan on its website for mitigating the spread of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] in its workspaces. The plan would contain details of the personal protective equipment available to employees, COVID-19 testing procedures, actions being taken to protect employees, and other information as specified in the bill. H.R. 978 also would require the Inspector General (IG) for each agency to provide to the Congress, within six months of enactment, a review of the agency's policies for reopening facilities."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2021-06-14
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'Years Don't Wait for Them': Increased Inequalities in Children's Right to Education Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic
From the Summary: "Children, who tend to escape the more severe symptoms of Covid-19 [coronavirus disease 2019], nevertheless had to sacrifice the education to which they are entitled, and accept restrictions that often harmed their friendships and mental health, as part of public efforts to help protect the health and save lives of their families, friends, teachers, and those in their communities. [...] As the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines brings hope of an eventual end to pandemic-related school closures, the aspiration that things merely 'return to how they were before' is insufficient. As a primary school teacher in an under-resourced neighborhood of Santiago, Chile, said: 'The social issue is the real pandemic: inequality.' This massive disruption to children's education has highlighted the need for governments to devote serious attention and resources to ameliorate, mitigate, and correct the longstanding inequalities in education systems that have been highlighted and exacerbated during the pandemic. Governments should reverse policies that generate those inequalities, which include persistent under-investment in public education."
Human Rights Watch (Organization)
Sheppard, Bede; Han, Hye Jung; Martínez, Elin
2021-05
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Tokyo Olympic Summer Games [June 15, 2021]
From the Document: "Japan and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have vowed to go ahead [hyperlink] with the 2020 Olympic Summer Games beginning on July 23, 2021; the games were postponed in 2020 due to the global Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Japan has curbed the pandemic to under 14,200 total deaths [hyperlink] out of a population of around 125 million. The virus has continued to spread, due in part to the emergence of more communicable variants and Japan's slow progress on vaccinating the population [hyperlink]. In April 2021, the Japanese government declared new states of emergency [hyperlink] in several cities, including Tokyo. As of mid-June 2021, Japan's daily infections averaged under 2,000 per day [hyperlink], with around 5% of Japan's population [hyperlink] fully vaccinated. Japan's national vaccination campaign started in mid-February--about two months after many other developed countries. A cautious vaccine approval process and a cumbersome bureaucratic approach to vaccination led to a slow rollout, but the pace of vaccinations increased in June. By the middle of June, around 800,000 shots were being administered daily [hyperlink] and between 8% and 10% of the population of the greater Tokyo region [hyperlink]--primarily the elderly--had received at least one dose. Japan trails behind the United States and other countries in vaccinating its population, presenting increased risk for any Japanese athletes, volunteers, and spectators that may attend the Games."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Chanlett-Avery, Emma; Manyin, Mark E.; Halchin, L. Elaine
2021-06-15
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Unemployment Rates During the COVID-19 Pandemic [Updated June 15, 2021]
From the Introduction: "This report discusses the state of the U.S. labor market using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The three primary sources are the Current Population Survey (CPS), the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, and the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program. In addition to the usual caveats about estimates (see the 'General Data Caveats' section), there were additional data challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic (see the 'COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Data Issues' section). [...] This report generally finds the following: [1] The unemployment rate peaked10 in April 2020, at a level not seen since data collection started in 1948, before declining to a level in May 2021 that still remained 2.3 percentage points above the rate observed in February 2020. [2] In April 2020, the labor force participation rate declined to levels not seen since the early 1970s. Labor force participation has improved since then to 61.6%, which remains 1.8 percentage points below its pre-recession level. [3] Nonfarm payrolls shed 22.1 million jobs between January 2020 and April 2020. In May 2021, aggregate employment remained 7.3 million jobs below its pre-recession level."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Falk, Gene; Romero, Paul D.; Carter, Jameson A. . . .
2021-06-15
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CDC's Federal Eviction Moratorium [Updated June 14, 2021]
From the Document: "On September 4, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) imposed a nationwide temporary federal moratorium on residential evictions [hyperlink] for nonpayment of rent. The stated purpose of the order was to prevent the further spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), specifically by preventing homelessness and overcrowded housing conditions resulting from eviction. The action, which followed an Executive Order [hyperlink] directing the CDC to consider such a measure, was unprecedented, both in terms of the federal reach into what is traditionally state and local governance of landlord-tenant law and its use of a public health authority [hyperlink]. Since the issuance of the order, several courts have addressed challenges to the CDC's legal authority to issue the eviction moratorium. These courts have issued conflicting decisions on the eviction moratorium's legality and, while no court has issued an order enjoining the moratorium's enforcement nationwide, the conflicting judicial rulings have left a cloud of uncertainty [hyperlink] regarding the order's enforceability."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
McCarty, Maggie; Perl, Libby; Carpenter, David Hatcher
2021-06-14
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COVID-19: Federal Air Marshal Service Should Document Its Response to Cases and Facilitate Access to Testing, Report to Congressional Committees
From the Highlights: "In the U.S. there have been over 29 million cumulative reported cases of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] and about 524,000 reported deaths, as of March 23, 2021. Public health officials have recommended social distancing and other steps to reduce the spread of the disease, but air marshals often work on planes where they cannot fully adopt these measures. The CARES [Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security] Act included a provision for GAO [Government Accountability Office] to conduct monitoring and oversight of the federal government's response to the COVID19 pandemic. This report examines (1) how many air marshals have been diagnosed with COVID-19; (2) FAMS's [U.S. Federal Air Marshal Service] steps to protect air marshals' health; and (3) how FAMS adapted its operations during the pandemic."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2021-06
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Improving the Availability and Affordability of Pandemic Risk Insurance: Projected Performance of Proposed Programs
From the Webpage: "The COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic led to a substantial drop in U.S. economic activity in 2020. Businesses often purchase business interruption coverage for loss of revenue due to fires and other perils, but insurers have held that in most cases they are not obligated to cover the enormous losses caused by COVID-19. Now, insurers, insurance industry trade groups, policyholder groups, and Congress have developed proposals to expand the availability of insurance for pandemic-induced business closures or restrictions. The programs differ in several key dimensions, including the amount of risk borne by commercial insurers, the approach to paying claims, the extent to which the U.S. government receives a premium for the risk it bears, and the extent of policyholder subsidies. But the programs all seek to define benefits and the benefit distribution mechanism in advance rather than rely on programs hastily crafted after an event occurs. The authors describe the distinguishing features of the most-visible proposals and develop a quantitative model that projects their potential consequences. Proposed programs are evaluated in terms of the proportion of revenue decline replaced (efficacy), efficiency, affordability, the risk borne by the commercial insurers, expected annual government net outlays, and the amount of subsidy provided to policyholders. This analysis provides information useful to assessing the advantages and disadvantages of different approaches for improving the availability and affordability of pandemic risk insurance."
RAND Corporation
Dixon, Lloyd S.; Morikawa, Jamie
2021
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MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, May 28, 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: "Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Breastfeeding Initiation -- United States, 2019"; "HIV Viral Load Monitoring Among Patients Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy -- Eight Sub-Saharan Africa Countries, 2013-2018"; "Mask Use and Ventilation Improvements to Reduce COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] Incidence in Elementary Schools -- Georgia, November 16-December 11, 2020"; "COVID-19 Testing to Sustain In-Person Instruction and Extracurricular Activities in High Schools -- Utah, November 2020-March 2021"; "COVID-19 Vaccine Breakthrough Infections Reported to CDC -- United States, January 1-April 30, 2021"; "'Notes from the Field': Impact of the COVID-19 Response on Scale-Up of HIV Viral Load Testing -- PEPFAR [U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief]-Supported Countries, January-June 2020"; and "'QuickStats': Percentage of Adults Aged 18-26 Years Who Ever Received a Human Papillomavirus Vaccine, by Race and Hispanic Origin and Sex -- National Health Interview Survey, United States, 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.)
2021-05-28
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Global Economic Effects of COVID-19 [Updated June 17, 2021]
From the Overview: "The World Health Organization (WHO) first declared COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] a world health emergency in January 2020; on March 11 it announced the viral outbreak was officially a pandemic, the highest level of health emergency. Since then, the emergency evolved into a global public health and economic crisis that affected the $90 trillion global economy beyond anything experienced in nearly a century. [...] By early March 2020, the focal point of infections shifted from China to Europe, especially Italy, but by April, the focus had shifted to the United States, where the number of infections had been accelerating. By April 2021, India and Brazil emerged as viral hot spots with the number of infections and deaths reaching daily record levels in those countries. [...] The infection has sickened over 174 million people globally with over 3.7 million fatalities. The United States reported that by mid-June 2021, over 33 million Americans had been diagnosed and nearly 600,000 had died from the virus. [...] During the G-7 (Group of Seven) summit in England on June 11, 2021, the United States and the other G-7 leaders announced they would provide a combined total of 1 billion doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in addition to lifesaving medical supplies, oxygen, diagnostics, therapeutics, and personal protective equipment (PPE) to low and middle income developing countries."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Jackson, James K., 1949-; Weiss, Martin A.; Schwarzenberg, Andres B. . . .
2021-06-17
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COVID-19 and the State of K-12 Schools: Results and Technical Documentation from the Fall 2020 American Educator Panels COVID-19 Surveys
From the Webpage: "In spring 2020, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic led to an unprecedented and sweeping shift in the landscape of public schooling in the United States. Beginning in March, schools across the country closed their doors and adopted remote learning supports that varied in degree and type. In May 2020, researchers from the RAND Corporation drew on RAND's American Educator Panels (AEP) to both document how schools were navigating these challenging circumstances and examine disparities in the supports schools were able to provide to teachers and students. Several reports based on these surveys provided a nationally representative picture of teaching and learning throughout spring 2020. In October 2020, RAND researchers once again surveyed principals and teachers through the AEP to gather information about how educators are approaching and experiencing the 2020-2021 school year. This report provides additional information about the sample, survey instrument, and resultant data for the COVID-19 surveys that were administered to principals and teachers during October 2020 via the RAND Corporation's AEP."
RAND Corporation
Kaufman, Julia H.; Diliberti, Melissa; Hunter, Gerald Paul . . .
2020
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Potential WTO TRIPS Waiver and COVID-19 [June 16, 2021]
From the Document: "The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has spurred biopharmaceutical companies to conduct costly and risky research and development (R&D) to develop vaccines and other products to respond to COVID-19. Firms have relied on intellectual property rights (IPR)to commercialize these products. Governments and nonprofits have funded and coordinated some of the underlying R&D. Some groups have voiced concerns over the impact of IPR on affordable access to these products for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). An active debate is unfolding in the World Trade Organization (WTO) on the role of IPR in the pandemic response. On May 5, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced the Biden Administration's support for the concept of a waiver of the 1995 WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS ) for COVID-19 vaccines, and pledged to 'actively participate in text-based negotiations at the [WTO] to make that happen.' Many consider this notable, given the United States' history of advancing stronger IPR standards globally. Members of Congress have varying views on the issue."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Akhtar, Shayerah Ilias; Fergusson, Ian F.
2021-06-16
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Enough to Eat: The Impact of COVID-19 on Food Insecurity and the Food Environment in L. A. County April 2020 -September 2021
From the Introduction: "The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 posed unique and significant challenges for urban areas. The high concentrations of economic activity and population density made these regions hotspots for infections. With nearly 10 million residents accounting for 27% of California's population, Los Angeles County was no exception. [...] 'Food insecurity' refers to disruptions in food access and regular eating because of limited money or other resources. Although food insecurity often results in hunger, it is also linked to a host of negative physical and mental health outcomes for children and adults, including poor nutrition, problems with mental health, cognition, and sleep, and greater risk for diet-related diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and hypertension. [...] '[T]his final report summarizes the current state of food insecurity in L.A. County'. We find that rates of food insecurity have declined since the onset of the pandemic, but 1 in 10 households remained food insecure in the first half of 2021. This report also 'describes access to food outlets and food assistance during the pandemic, and variability and vulnerability in food access', using innovative data and analytics to understand the complexity of the L.A. County food environment. We conclude with recommendations based on this analysis and our 16 months of research."
University of Southern California. Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences; Keck School of Medicine; Los Angeles County (Calif.) . . .
de la Haye, Kayla; Wilson, John P. (John Peter), 1955-; Bruine de Bruin, Wändi . . .
2021-10-20?
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Federal Hiring: OPM Should Collect and Share COVID-19 Lessons Learned to Inform Hiring During Future Emergencies, Report to Congressional Addressees
From the Highlights: "The COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic has had far-reaching effects on federal programs and operations. To address this public health crisis, Congress and the administration made several hiring authorities available to agencies to hire staff with the needed skills to effectively respond to the pandemic. The CARES [Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security] Act includes a provision for GAO [Government Accountability Office] to report on ongoing monitoring and oversight efforts related to the COVID-19 pandemic. This report examines: (1) the new hiring authorities provided to federal agencies for COVID-19 response and the extent to which selected agencies have used them; (2) selected agencies' experiences using those hiring authorities, including lessons learned; and (3) OPM [Office of Personnel Management]'s efforts to assess agencies' use of the COVID-19 related hiring authorities."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2021-10
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Increasing Transparency into COVID-19 Spending
From the Background: "In March 2020 the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act created the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) to promote transparency and conduct and support oversight of pandemic-related funds and the response to the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). The objective of this review was to identify specific gaps in transparency in award data for federal assistance spending in response to COVID-19. We conducted the review in accordance with the Quality Standards for Inspection and Evaluation issued by the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE)."
Pandemic Response Accountability Committee
2021-10-20
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Crime in California during the COVID-19 Pandemic
From the Introduction: "As the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic struck the US in early 2020 and led to social dislocations, financial and health stresses, and alterations in our daily routines, crime rates in California and across the country also changed, sometimes in unpredictable ways. Throughout the nation, there have been widely cited media reports [hyperlink] of increases in homicide rates [hyperlink], aggravated assaults, and gun-related violence [hyperlink]. Additionally, there have been reports [hyperlink] of sizable increases in auto theft across the country. At the same time, many law enforcement agencies reported declines in the types of offenses that tend to increase with the volume of social interactions, such as robbery and larceny theft. In this brief, we use Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) data published by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), California Department of Justice (DOJ) data, and US Census data to assess the degree to which crime in 2020 changed relative to crime in 2019 in California. We also compare crime trends in California to trends in other states. This policy brief expands on testimony [hyperlink] provided to the California Committee on the Revision of the Penal Code, and includes 437 municipalities, whereas the testimony only included municipalities with over 100,000 people."
California Policy Lab
Bird, Mia; Gill, Omair; Lacoe, Johanna . . .
2021-09
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COVID-19: Federal Agencies' Initial Reentry and Workplace Safety Planning, Report to Congressional Addressee
From the Government Accountability Office (GAO) Highlights: "The federal government employs approximately 2.8 million civilian workers, a workforce that plays an important role in maintaining vital government services. The White House, OMB [Office of Management and Budget], and other cognizant agencies issued guidance to support federal agencies as they developed tailored plans for bringing the federal workforce back to offices and safely conducting on-site work. The CARES [Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security] Act included a provision for GAO to monitor and oversee the federal government's response to the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic. This report (1) examines agencies' approaches to initial reentry planning, (2) assesses the extent to which agencies' workplace safety plans are consistent with federal guidance, and (3) examines the coordination and oversight of federal reentry and workplace safety planning across the government. GAO analyzed federal guidance from cognizant agencies to identify crosscutting themes for reentry planning, and reviewed OMB guidance on workplace safety principles. GAO assessed workplace safety plans, reentry plans, and relevant documentation from the 24 CFO [Chief Financial Office] Act agencies against the themes and principles identified in guidance and interviewed agency officials. GAO also reviewed guidance to identify oversight and coordination responsibilities and reviewed prior GAO work on pandemic preparedness and interagency collaboration."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2021-10
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COVID-19 State of Vaccine Confidence Insights Report 15 (August 31 - September 13, 2021)
From the Summary: "Consumer and media interest in vaccination requirements increased significantly following President Biden's announcement of a COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] action plan to boost vaccination rates on September 9, 2021. Some consumers and news outlets defended the announcement, highlighting that vaccination requirements are not new; some even wished the requirements applied to more people. Other consumers reacted negatively, telling others '#DoNotComply' and claiming that vaccination requirements are authoritarian, illegal, and an attack on their personal freedoms. Some consumers expressed confusion and frustration with the effectiveness of the vaccines to decrease the spread of COVID-19 and protect against severe COVID-19 symptoms. Some social media users and news releases continued to pose questions about the strength of natural immunity or promoted the idea that natural immunity is superior to vaccine-mediated immunity. Social media users expressed disappointment and belief that the United States has not, and will not, contain the COVID-19 outbreak."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2021-09-27
