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National Security Implications of Fifth Generation (5G) Mobile Technologies [Updated October 8, 2020]
From the Document: "The fifth generation (5G) of mobile technologies will increase the speed of data transfer and improve bandwidth over existing fourth generation (4G) technologies, in turn enabling new military and commercial applications. 5G technologies are expected to support interconnected or autonomous devices, such as smart homes, self-driving vehicles, precision agriculture systems, industrial machinery, and advanced robotics. 5G for the military could additionally improve intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) systems and processing; enable new methods of command and control (C2); and streamline logistics systems for increased efficiency, among other uses. As 5G technologies are developed and deployed, Congress may consider policies for spectrum management and national security, as well as implications for U.S. military operations."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Hoehn, John R.; Sayler, Kelley M.
2020-10-08
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DOD Concerns About the FCC-Approved Ligado Network [Updated October 8, 2020]
From the Document: "On April 20, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) unanimously approved an application by Ligado Networks LLC (Ligado) to 'deploy a low-power [9.8 decibel watts (dBW)] terrestrial nationwide network in the 1526-1536 MHz, 1627.5-1637.5 MHz, and 1646.5-1656.5 MHz bands [of the electromagnetic spectrum] that will primarily support Internet of Things (IoT) services.' These frequency bands are traditionally used for satellite operations. The Department of Defense (DOD) opposed this decision--along with the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Transportation (DOT), Department of Interior, Department of Justice, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and others. That opposition related to concerns that Ligado's proposed network could interfere with signals from satellites to Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers. Congress may consider federal agency concerns, including DOD concerns related to mission-critical systems and the FCC's response, as it conducts oversight of the FCC's ruling. Congress may also consider broader issues related to fifth generation (5G) mobile technologies, such as the allocation of spectrum among competing users and the impact of spectrum decisions on national security."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Sayler, Kelley M.; Hoehn, John R.
2020-10-08
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COVID-19: China Medical Supply Chains and Broader Trade Issues [Updated October 8, 2020]
From the Summary: "The outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), first in China, and then globally, including in the United States, is drawing attention to the ways in which the U.S. economy depends on manufacturing and supply chains based in China. This report aims to assess current developments and identify immediate and longer range China trade issues for Congress. An area of particular concern to Congress is U.S. shortages in medical supplies-- including personal protective equipment (PPE) and pharmaceuticals--as the United States steps up efforts to contain COVID-19 with limited domestic stockpiles and insufficient U.S. industrial capacity. Because of China's role as a global supplier of PPE, medical devices, antibiotics, and active pharmaceutical ingredients, reduced exports from China have led to shortages of critical medical supplies in the United States. Exacerbating the situation, in early February 2020, the Chinese government nationalized control of the production and distribution of medical supplies in China--directing all production for domestic use--and directed the bureaucracy and Chinese industry to secure supplies from the global market. Once past the initial peak of its COVID-19 outbreak, the Chinese government appears to have prioritized certain countries and selectively released some medical supplies for overseas delivery."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Sutter, Karen M.; Schwarzenberg, Andres B.; Sutherland, Michael D.
2020-10-08
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Federal Election Results: Frequently Asked Questions [October 8, 2020]
From the Summary: "Several states have implemented new election administration processes in response to the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic that could affect how and when ballots are counted. Even under normal circumstances, finalizing federal election results takes days or weeks after election day. Among other steps, state, territorial, and local election officials 'canvass' votes to ensure that ballots are valid and counted accurately. Election observers, audits, and other processes are designed to enhance transparency. This report addresses frequently asked questions on these and related subjects. The discussion emphasizes the period between the time a voter casts a ballot and when election officials 'certify', or finalize, the results."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Eckman, Sarah J.; Garrett, R. Sam, 1977-; Shanton, Karen L.
2020-10-08
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Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers: Genalyte, Inc., Maverick SARS-CoV-2 Multi-Antigen Serology Panel v2
From the Document: "This Fact Sheet informs you of the significant known and potential risks and benefits of the emergency use of the Maverick SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2] Multi-Antigen Serology Panel v2. [...] This test detects human SARS-CoV-2 antibodies that are generated as part of the human adaptive immune response to the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] virus and is to be performed on only human dipotassium EDTA [ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid] venous whole blood, dipotassium EDTA plasma and serum specimens."
United States. Food and Drug Administration
2020-10-08
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Cyberattacks, Foreign Interference, and Digital Infrastructure: Conducting Secure Elections Amid a Pandemic
From the Introduction: "The coronavirus pandemic has introduced an additional layer of complexity into the already challenging task of conducting secure, democratic elections. Prior to the pandemic, many democracies were working to secure their elections from foreign adversaries, often with limited budgets. These challenges have only 'grown more acute' [hyperlink] because of the pandemic. Since the coronavirus arrived, much attention has, correctly, been focused on how to administer elections in a manner that reduces the likelihood of voters and pollworkers contracting the virus. However, after reviewing many elections held in Europe and the United States (hereafter referred to as the transatlantic region), including several during the pandemic, we believe that more can and should be done to secure human, physical, and cyber election assets. Both the pandemic and foreign interference threats show no signs of abating; meanwhile the pandemic creates further windows of opportunity for authoritarian regimes to interfere in elections. This paper is not directed at any one specific country or election. Instead, it seeks to help democratic actors, particularly those in the transatlantic region, conduct more secure elections during these unprecedented times."
German Marshall Fund of the United States. Alliance for Securing Democracy; International Foundation for Electoral Systems
Levine, David A.; Martin-Rozumilowicz, Beata
2020-10-08
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Virtual Launch of the Capitol Hill Steering Committee on Pandemic Preparedness & Health Security [video]
From the Video Description: "The United States' continuing response to the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic has highlighted gaps in the nation's health security capabilities. As the US continues to respond to this herculean challenge, the new Capitol Hill Steering Committee on Pandemic Preparedness & Health Security will provide an educational forum to discuss new topics, technologies, and ideas that could improve domestic health security now and in the future. The launch event, hosted by the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, featured a discussion with the Honorary Senate Co-chairs and the Steering Committee's Honorary Founding Members, leaders who have spent decades improving US health security." The duration of this webinar is 1 hour and 37 seconds.
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Center for Health Security
2020-10-07
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COVIDcast: Joseph E. Stiglitz on Global Cooperation in a Time of International Mistrust [audio]
From the Audio Description: "In this episode of COVIDcast, Lowy Institute Research Fellow Alexandre Dayant sat down with Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz to discuss the prospect of global cooperation in a time of rising populism and international mistrust. Joseph E. Stiglitz, a Nobel laureate in economics and University Professor at Columbia University, is Chief Economist at the Roosevelt Institute and a former senior vice president and chief economist of the World Bank." The duration of the audio is 26 minutes and 28 seconds.
Lowy Institute for International Policy
Stiglitz, Joseph E.
2020-10-07
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Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress [October 7, 2020]
From the Summary: "In December 2016, the Navy released a force-structure goal that calls for achieving and maintaining a fleet of 355 ships of certain types and numbers. The Trump Administration has identified the achievement of a Navy of 355 or more ships within 10 years as a high priority. The 355-ship goal was made U.S. policy by Section 1025 of the FY2018 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 2810/P.L. 115-91 of December 12, 2017). The Navy's 355-ship force-level goal is the result of a Force Structure Assessment (FSA) conducted by the Navy in 2016. The Navy and DOD since 2019 have been working to develop a new force-level goal to replace the current 355-ship force-level goal. The conclusion of this work and the release of its results to Congress have been delayed repeatedly since late 2019. Remarks from Navy and DOD officials since 2019 indicate that the Navy's next force-level goal will introduce at least some elements of a once-in-a-generation change in fleet architecture."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
O'Rourke, Ronald
2020-10-07
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Navy Columbia (SSBN-826) Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background and Issues for Congress [Updated October 7, 2020]
From the Summary: "The Columbia (SSBN-826) class program is a program to design and build a class of 12 new ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) to replace the Navy's current force of 14 aging Ohio-class SSBNs. The Navy has identified the Columbia-class program as the Navy's top priority program. The Navy wants to procure the first Columbia-class boat in FY2021. Research and development work on the program has been underway for several years, and advance procurement (AP) funding for the first boat began in FY2017. The Navy's proposed FY2021 budget requests $2,891.5 million (i.e., about $2.9 billion) in procurement funding, $1,123.2 million (i.e., about $1.1 billion) in advance procurement (AP) funding, and $397.3 million in research and development funding for the program."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
O'Rourke, Ronald
2020-10-07
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Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress [Updated October 7, 2020]
From the Summary: "The aircraft carriers CVN-78, CVN-79, CVN-80, and CVN-81 are the first four ships in the Navy's new 'Gerald R. Ford' (CVN-78) class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers (CVNs). The Navy's proposed FY2021 budget requests $2,714.1 million (i.e., about $2.7 billion) in procurement funding for CVN-78 class ships, including $71.0 million for CVN-78, $997.5 million for CVN-80, and $1,645.6 million for CVN-81. CVN-78 ('Gerald R. Ford') was procured in FY2008. The Navy's proposed FY2021 budget estimates the ship's procurement cost at $13,316.5 million (i.e., about $13.3 billion) in then-year dollars. The ship was commissioned into service on July 22, 2017. The Navy is currently working to complete construction, testing, and certification of the ship's 11 weapons elevators and to correct other technical problems aboard the ship."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
O'Rourke, Ronald
2020-10-07
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Navy Large Unmanned Surface and Undersea Vehicles: Background and Issues for Congress [Updated October 7, 2020]
From the Summary: "The Navy in FY2021 and beyond wants to develop and procure three types of large unmanned vehicles (UVs). These large UVs are called Large Unmanned Surface Vehicles (LUSVs), Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicles (MUSVs), and Extra-Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (XLUUVs). The Navy is requesting $579.9 million in FY2021 research and development funding for these large UVs and their enabling technologies. The Navy wants to acquire these large UVs as part of an effort to shift the Navy to a more distributed fleet architecture. Compared to the current fleet architecture, this more distributed architecture is to include proportionately fewer large surface combatants (i.e., cruisers and destroyers), proportionately more small surface combatants (i.e., frigates and Littoral Combat Ships), and the addition of significant numbers of large UVs."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
O'Rourke, Ronald
2020-10-07
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Covid Economics Vetted and Real-Time Papers: Issue 51, 7 October 2020
This October 7, 2020 edition of 'Covid Economics Vetted and Real-Time Papers' contains the following articles: "Racial disparities in frontline workers and housing crowding during COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]: Evidence from geolocation data" by Milena Almagro, Joshua Coven, Arpit Gupta and Angelo Orane-Hutchinson; "A farewell to R [time-dependent reproduction number]: Time series models for tracking and forecasting epidemics" by Andrew Harvey and Paul Kattuman; "Crowding out bank loans: Liquidity-driven bond issuance" by Olivier Darmouni and Kerry Y. Siani; "Job loss and behavioral change: The unprecedented effects of the India lockdown in Delhi" by Kenneth Lee, Harshil Sahai, Patrick Baylis and Michael Greenstone; and "Coping during COVID-19: Family businesses and social assistance in Nigeria" by Elvis Korku Avenyo and Gideon Ndubuisi.
Centre for Economic Policy Research
2020-10-07
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Disaster Relief Fund: Monthly Report as of September 30, 2020 (Final Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2020)
From the Background: "P.L. [Public Law] 116-93 requires that the FEMA Administrator provide a report by the fifth business day of each month on the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) that includes a funding summary, a table delineating DRF funding activities each month by state and event, a summary of the funding for the catastrophic events, and the fund exhaustion date, or end-of-fiscal-year balance. P.L. 116-136 requires that both projected and actual costs for funds provided by it for major disasters and any other expenses be provided to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. Consequently, the following report elements are included: 1. Appendix A is an appropriations summary that includes a synopsis of the amount of appropriations made available by source, the transfers executed, the previously allocated funds recovered, and the commitments, allocations, and obligations. 2. Appendix B presents details on the DRF funding activities delineated by month. 3. Appendix C presents obligations and estimates by spending category for Hurricanes Sandy, Harvey, Irma, and Maria; Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19); and declarations since August 1, 2017. 4. Appendix D presents funding summaries for the current active catastrophic events including the allocations, obligations, and expenditures. 5. Appendix E presents the fund exhaustion date, or end-of-fiscal-year balance. 6. Appendix F presents a bridge table that provides explanation for the monthly and baseline change for all activities to include details for catastrophic events."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2020-10-07
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IRS Guidance Says No Deduction is Allowed for Business Expenses Paid with Forgiven PPP Loans [Updated October 7, 2020]
From the Document: "The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act; P.L. 116-136) created Small Business Administration (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans that can be used to cover payroll expenses and certain operating costs and can be forgiven if the borrower meets certain criteria. On April 30, 2020, IRS [Internal Revenue Service] issued Notice 2020-32, stating that PPP-recipients cannot claim a deduction for expenses funded from the forgiven PPP loans."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Lowry, Sean; Gravelle, Jane
2020-10-07
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Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers: ePlex® Respiratory Pathogen Panel 2, GenMark Diagnostics, Inc.
From the Document: "This Fact Sheet informs you of the significant known and potential risks and benefits of the emergency use of the ePlex Respiratory Pathogen Panel 2. The ePlex Respiratory Pathogen Panel 2 is authorized for use with nasopharyngeal swab specimens collected from individuals suspected of respiratory viral infection consistent with COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2010] by their health care provider."
United States. Food and Drug Administration
2020-10-07
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Human Antibody Responses to SARS-CoViD-2 [video]
From the Video Description: "Dr. Nussenzweig is the Zanvil A. Cohn and Ralph M. Steinman Professor at The Rockefeller University, New York, and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator. Nussenzweig's laboratory studies the molecular aspects of the immune system's innate and adaptive responses using a combination of biochemistry, molecular biology, and genetics. His work is leading to new antibody-based therapies for infections by HIV and the novel SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2] coronavirus, among other viruses. Dr. Nussenzweig will speak about the development of antibody responses focusing on neutralizing antibody responses to SARS-CoViD-2 [sic]. Over a decade ago, the Nussenzweig laboratory developed methods for rapid antibody cloning from humans in order to understand humoral immune responses to pathogens beginning with HIV-1. These methods have been widely adapted by others facilitating antibody cloning for multiple human pathogens and their clinical development. At the start of the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic a group of 148 individuals that had recovered from SARS-CoV-2 infection were recruited to Rockefeller University to give blood for analysis. The lecture will summarize features of their humoral immune response in these individuals and their neutralizing properties in vitro and in animal models." The duration of this video is 1 hour, 4 minutes, and 9 seconds.
National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
2020-10-07
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Ethics Grand Rounds: Vaccine Trials for COVID-19: Is There an Obligation to Offer the First Vaccine Shown to Be Effective to All Participants [video]
This video is from the "Clinical Center Grand Rounds," a weekly series of educational lectures for physicians and healthcare professionals, by the Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health. This video focuses on ethical situations in regards to COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) vaccines. The duration of this video is 57 minutes and 47 seconds.
National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
2020-10-07
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Nation's Fiscal Health: A Long-Term Plan is Needed for Fiscal Sustainability, Statement of Gene L. Dodaro Comptroller General of the United States, Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate
From the GAO (Government Accountability Office) Highlights: "By the end of fiscal year 2019, debt held by the public had climbed to 79 percent of GDP [gross domestic product]. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects debt to reach 107 percent of GDP by 2023, its highest point in history. In addition, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] projects that annual deficits will exceed $1 trillion in each of the next 10 years. As currently structured, the federal debt limit is not a control on debt, but a legal limit on the total amount of federal debt that can be outstanding at one time. It restricts the Department of the Treasury's (Treasury) authority to borrow to finance fiscal decisions that have already been made. Uncertainty around the debt limit increases borrowing costs and decreases demand for Treasury securities, among other things. This statement focuses on (1) the federal government's unsustainable long-term fiscal path, (2) actions needed to address the federal government's fiscal challenges, and (3) executive agencies' opportunities to contribute to fiscal health. This statement is based upon GAO's September 2020 report on fiscal rules and targets, and GAO's March 2020 annual report on the nation's fiscal health. GAO updated certain information with new data from CBO and others."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2020-10-07
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Information Technology: IRS Needs to Address Operational Challenges and Opportunities to Improve Management, Statement of Vijay A. D'Souza, Director, Information Technology and Cybersecurity, Before the Subcommittee on Government Operations, Committee on Oversight and Reform, House of Representatives
From the GAO (Government Accountability Office) Highlights: "The IRS [Internal Revenue Service], a bureau of the Department of the Treasury, relies extensively on IT [information technology] to annually collect more than $3 trillion in taxes, distribute more than $400 billion in refunds, and carry out its mission of providing service to America's taxpayers in meeting their tax obligations. This year, IRS also relied on IT to process and disburse economic impact payments totaling hundreds of billions of dollars to millions of Americans in accordance with the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. IRS expects to spend $3.2 billion on IT for fiscal year 2020. GAO was asked to testify about IT management at IRS. Specifically, this testimony summarizes GAO's prior reports on IT challenges that IRS has faced in carrying out its operational responsibilities and on opportunities for the agency to improve the management of its IT investments. To do so, GAO reviewed its previously issued reports identifying IT operational challenges and opportunities to improve the management of its systems, and incorporated information on the agency's actions in response to related recommendations."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2020-10-07
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National Security: Additional Actions Needed to Ensure Effectiveness of 5G Strategy
From the Document: "The federal government and private industry are preparing for the next generation of wireless technology, which has the potential to represent the most significant change in wireless networks since cellular service was introduced. This fifth generation of mobile communication networks, or 5G, may have transformative effects that will increase productivity, contribute to the growth of new businesses, and spur innovation in sectors beyond telecommunications, including transportation, manufacturing, medicine, and others. Specifically, 5G will offer increased bandwidth, constant connectivity, and faster network response times, which can enhance and expand mobile technologies for consumers and businesses and introduce tens of billions of new devices to harness the Internet. However, while the advent of 5G could create significant economic opportunities, it also introduces national security risks as malicious actors seek to exploit these new 5G technologies."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2020-10-07
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Gender and the COVID-19 Labor Market Downturn
From the Abstract: "Has the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic disproportionately affected women relative to men possibly reversing some of the gains made in the labor market? We explore this question using CPS [Current Population Survey] data covering the first several months of the pandemic. We find that the employment-to-population ratio for prime-age women with school-aged children declined substantially relative to comparable men beginning in April 2020 and continuing through subsequent months of the pandemic. The reductions among women with school-age children relative to similar men range from 3.7 to 4.8 percentage points from April to August 2020. Triple difference estimates suggest that 64 to 89 percent of this difference can be attributed to decreased work activity due to their children. With respect to hours of work, women with school-age children suffered major losses relative to men (13-33 percent). Based on triple difference estimates that control for different caregiving responsibilities, 50 to 97 percent of the reduction of hours of work for women with school-age children can be attributed to additional child care responsibilities. In contrast, we find using nonlinear decomposition techniques that women had favorable job and skill characteristics, specifically a greater likelihood to telework, higher education levels and a less-impacted occupational distribution, which all contributed to lessening the negative impacts of COVID-19 for women relative to men. We find some evidence, however, that women were more likely to work in 'non-essential' industries contributing to higher relative unemployment in the pandemic."
Stanford University. Institute for Economic Policy Research
Couch, Kenneth A. (Kenneth Alan); Fairlie, Robert W.; Xu, Huanan
2020-10-07
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Navy Virginia (SSN-774) Class Attack Submarine Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress [October 7, 2020]
From the Summary: "The Navy has been procuring Virginia (SSN-774) class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) since FY1998. The one Virginia-class boat that the Navy is requesting for procurement in FY2021 would be the 33rd boat in the class. The Navy's FY2020 budget submission had projected that the Navy would request two Virginia-class boats in FY2021. Virginia-class boats scheduled for procurement in FY2019-FY2023 are being procured under a multiyear procurement (MYP) contract. Most Virginia-class boats procured in FY2019 and subsequent years are to be built with the Virginia Payload Module (VPM), an additional, 84-foot-long, mid-body section equipped with four large-diameter, vertical launch tubes for storing and launching additional Tomahawk missiles or other payloads."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
O'Rourke, Ronald
2020-10-07
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Department of Defense Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E): Appropriations Structure [Updated October 7, 2020]
From the Document: "The Department of Defense (DOD) conducts research, development, testing, and evaluation (RDT&E) in support of its mission requirements. The work funded by these appropriations plays a central role in the nation's security and an important role in U.S. global leadership in science and technology. DOD alone accounts for 41.4% of all federal R&D [research and development] appropriations ($64.5 billion of $156.0 billion in FY2020). In its annual congressional budget requests, DOD presents its RDT&E requests by organization and by its own unique taxonomy aligned to the character of the work to be performed. More than 97% of DOD RDT&E funding is provided under Title IV of the annual defense appropriations act. These funds are appropriated for RDT&E in the Army, Navy, Air Force, a Defense-wide RDT&E account, and the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation. RDT&E funding is also provided for the Defense Health Program in Title VI; the Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction Program in Title VI; and previously the National Defense Sealift Fund in Title V, though the President's FY2020 budget does not request RDT&E funds for this purpose."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Sargent, John F., Jr.
2020-10-07
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Latin America and the Caribbean: Impact of COVID-19 [Updated October 7, 2020]
From the Document: "The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is having widespread economic, social, and political effects on Latin America and the Caribbean, a region with strong congressional interest because of deep U.S. linkages."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Sullivan, Mark P.; Beittel, June S.; Meyer, Peter J. . . .
2020-10-07
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Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), UCLA SwabSeq COVID-19 Diagnostic Platform
From the Document: "This Fact Sheet informs you of the significant known and potential risks and benefits of the emergency use of the UCLA [University of California, Los Angeles] SwabSeq COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] Diagnostic Platform. The UCLA SwabSeq COVID19 Diagnostic Platform is authorized for use with upper respiratory specimens collected from individuals suspected of COVID-19 by their healthcare provider."
United States. Food and Drug Administration
2020-10-06
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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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Interim Final Rule (IFC), CMS-3401-IFC; Requirements and Enforcement Process for Reporting of COVID-19 Data Elements for Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals
From the Memorandum Summary: "[1] CMS [Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services] is committed to taking continuing to take critical steps to ensure America's healthcare facilities are prepared to respond to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency (PHE). [2] On September 2, 2020, an interim final rule with comment period (IFC) went on display in the Federal Register. [3] CMS has released new regulatory requirements for all hospitals and critical access hospitals hospital (CAHs) at §42 CFR 482.42(e) and 485.640(d), respectively to report information in accordance with a frequency and in a standardized format as specified by the Secretary during the PHE for COVID-19. [4] Failure to report the specified data needed to support broader surveillance of COVID-19 may lead to the imposition of the remedy to terminate a provider's participation from the Medicare and Medicaid programs."
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (U.S.)
2020-10-06
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Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers: Zeus Scientific, Inc., ZEUS ELISA SARS-CoV-2 IgG Test System
From the Document: "This Fact Sheet informs you of the significant known and potential risks and benefits of the emergency use of the ZEUS ELISA SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2] IgG [Immunoglobulin G] Test System."
United States. Food and Drug Administration
2020-10-06
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COVID-19 Relief Assistance to Small Businesses: Issues and Policy Options [Updated October 6, 2020]
From the Summary: "The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) administers several types of programs to support small businesses, including direct disaster loan programs for businesses, homeowners, and renters; loan guaranty and venture capital programs; management and technical assistance training programs; and contracting programs. Congressional interest in these programs has always been high, primarily because small businesses are viewed as a means to stimulate economic activity and create jobs, but it has become especially acute in the wake of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic's widespread adverse economic impact on the national economy. This report provides a brief description of the SBA's programs and examines congressional action to assist small businesses during and immediately following the Great Recession (2007- 2009) and during the COVID-19 pandemic."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Dilger, Robert Jay, 1954-; Lindsay, Bruce R.; Lowry, Sean
2020-10-06
