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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 3361, RIVER Act
This is the Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 15, 2020. From the Document: "H.R. 3361 would amend existing law regarding incentive payments made by the Department of Energy (DOE) to nonfederal owners or operators of certain hydroelectric facilities. DOE currently is authorized to provide two types of incentives to eligible projects: payments based on the amount of hydroelectricity generated by the facility and payments that defray some of the cost of measures that improve the efficiency of existing facilities. H.R. 3361 would authorize the appropriation of $10 million annually through 2036 for payments based on hydropower generation and another $10 million per year over that period for payments based on investments in hydropower efficiency measures. In addition, the bill would modify the deadlines and eligibility criteria for receiving such assistance."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2020-10-26
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 2589, Unifying DHS Intelligence Components Act
From the Document: "H.R. 2589 would direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to manage and provide guidance for the use of intelligence throughout the department. DHS is currently carrying out activities similar to those required by the act. Any new activities required under the legislation would not require substantial action by the department. The act also would require the Government Accountability Office to report on how the intelligence policies and standards are implemented throughout the department. In total, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that over the 2021-2025 period implementing H.R. 2589 would cost less than $500,000; any spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2020-10-26
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MMWR Early Release: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, October 26, 2020: COVID-19-associated Hospitalizations Among Health Care Personnel -- COVID-Net, 13 States, March 1-May 31, 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: "COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]-Associated Hospitalizations Among Health Care Personnel -- COVID-NET, 13 States, March 1-May 31, 2020." Notifiable Diseases and Mortality Tables from this issue can be accessed at the following link: [http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index2020.html].
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-10-26
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Heroes Act: Revenue Provisions [Updated October 26, 2020]
From the Document: "Congress continues to consider proposals intended to alleviate the economic effects associated with the Coronavirus Disease 2019, or COVID-19, pandemic. One such proposal, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act (H.R. 6800), was introduced in the House on May 12, 2020, and passed by the House on May 15, 2020. To date, the Senate has not considered H.R. 6800. A revised version of The Heroes Act (H.R. 8406) was introduced on September 29, 2020. The House adopted the revised version of the Heroes Act on October 1, 2020, as a House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 925. [...] Consideration of The Heroes Act follows enactment of other laws addressing the COVID-19 crisis. Those laws are (1) the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (P.L. 116-123); (2) the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA; P.L. 116-127); (3) the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136); and (4) the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (P.L. 116-139)."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Sherlock, Molly F.; Gravelle, Jane; Crandall-Hollick, Margot L. . . .
2020-10-26
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Israel's Qualitative Military Edge and Possible U.S. Arms Sales to the United Arab Emirates [October 26, 2020]
From the Overview: "This report provides background and analysis on a possible U.S. sale of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and other advanced weaponry to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in light of select U.S. policy considerations, including the maintenance of Israel's Qualitative Military Edge (QME) over neighboring militaries, as well as concerns about an arms race and strategic competition with other arms suppliers. The F-35 is the United States' most advanced stealthy, fifth generation combat aircraft. Its proposed sale, along with other items, to the UAE comes amidst broad support in Congress for an Israel-UAE normalization agreement announced in August 2020 and signed in September 2020. U.S.-UAE relations on security matters have been close for more than 20 years, and successive Administrations, with authorization from Congress, have sold the Emiratis sophisticated U.S. weaponry, such as the F-16 Desert Falcon."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Sharp, Jeremy Maxwell; Zanotti, Jim; Katzman, Kenneth . . .
2020-10-26
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China Issues New Export Control Law and Related Policies [October 26, 2020]
From the Document: "On October 17, 2020, the Standing Committee of China's legislature, the National People's Congress (NPC), passed the Export Control Law of the People's Republic of China, which goes into effect on December 1, 2020[.] The passage follows three rounds of legislative deliberations since China's cabinet, the State Council, first presented a draft to the NPC in June 2017. The law realizes a longstanding Chinese government goal of elevating and consolidating ministry-level export control authorities under one national-level legal and policy framework. The new law defines China's export control authorities as a joint mechanism of units under both the State Council and the Central Military Commission that perform export control functions. The action is part of a broader effort by China's President Xi Jinping to build out national security authorities and reflects themes--such as China's right to development--as broad justifications for national security-related trade actions. The final language includes several new provisions that appear aimed at creating a Chinese policy counterweight to the U.S. government's use of export control authorities to restrict the transfer of U.S. dual-use technology to China, including provisions for retaliatory action and extraterritorial jurisdiction."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Sutter, Karen M.
2020-10-26
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Tragedy in Three Acts: COVID-19 and Compounding Crises, Violent Extremist Exploitation of COVID-19
From the Overview: "The COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic is exacerbating the threat of violent extremism by providing new opportunities, motivations, and capabilities to violent extremists. The virus has created anger, fear, social isolation, and profound uncertainty about the future, These factors have contributed to more online activity, and have increased the attractiveness of ideologies that promise 'certainty.' Concurrent crises exacerbate these challenges, all at a time when first responders are stretched thinly and adapting operations to the pandemic, likely complicating responses to violent extremist and terrorist attacks. This brief introduces this aspect of this challenge. It is a small part of a larger, mixed-methods study that aims to provide the first responder community with operationally relevant insights on COVID-19."
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (U.S.)
Romm, Madeline; Braniff, Bill; Koven, Barnett S.
2020-10-26
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Semiconductors: U.S. Industry, Global Competition, and Federal Policy [October 26, 2020]
From the Summary: "Semiconductors, tiny electronic devices based primarily on silicon or germanium, enable nearly all industrial activities, including systems that undergird U.S. technological competitiveness and national security. Many policymakers see U.S. strength in semiconductor technology and fabrication as vital to U.S. economic and national security interests. The U.S. semiconductor industry dominates many parts of the semiconductor supply chain, such as chip design. Semiconductors are also a top U.S. export. Semiconductor design and manufacturing is a global enterprise with materials, design, fabrication, assembly, testing, and packaging operating across national borders. Six U.S.-headquartered or foreign-owned semiconductor companies currently operate 20 fabrication facilities, or fabs, in the United States. In 2019, U.S.-based semiconductor manufacturing directly employed 184,600 workers at an average wage of $166,400."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Platzer, Michaela D.; Sargent, John F., Jr.; Sutter, Karen M.
2020-10-26
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Tanzania: Recent Governance Trends and 2020 Elections in Brief [Updated October 26, 2020]
From the Introduction: "Tanzania, an East African country of 58.6 million people, transitioned from a one-party socialist state to a multiparty system in 1992, amidst a then-ongoing liberalization of its state-centric economy. The country has since attracted significant amounts of foreign development aid, including more than $7.5 billion in total U.S. assistance over the past 20 years. Such assistance generally has sought to improve the development prospects of Tanzania's people--many of whom remain poor, despite the country's substantial natural resource wealth and agricultural potential, years of robust macroeconomic growth, and improving socioeconomic indicators. Despite Tanzania's multiparty transition, the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM, Swahili for 'Party of the Revolution') has continued to dominate and control the state. It has won every national election since that transition, as well as all elections in Zanzibar, a semiautonomous, majority Muslim island region. The influence of the CCM, which holds 74% of parliamentary seats, has expanded under the sometimes-controversial tenure of President John Magufuli, elected in 2015."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Cook, Nicolas
2020-10-26
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Temporary Protected Status: Overview and Current Issues [Updated October 26, 2020]
From the Summary: "When civil unrest, violence, or natural disasters erupt in countries around the world, concerns arise over the ability of foreign nationals in the United States from those countries to safely return. Provisions exist in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to offer temporary protected status (TPS) and other forms of relief from removal under specified circumstances. The Secretary of Homeland Security has the discretion to designate a country for TPS for periods of 6 to 18 months and can extend these periods if the country continues to meet the conditions for designation. Congress has also provided TPS legislatively. A foreign national who is granted TPS receives a registration document and employment authorization for the duration of the TPS designation."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Wilson, Jill, 1974-
2020-10-26
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Colombia: Background and U.S. Relations [Updated October 26, 2020]
From the Document: "Colombia, a key U.S. ally in Latin America, endured from the mid-1960s more than a half of century of internal armed conflict. To address the country's prominence in illegal drug production, the United States and Colombia have forged a close relationship over the past two decades. Plan Colombia, a program focused initially on counternarcotics and later on counterterrorism, laid the foundation for an enduring security partnership. [...] The U.S.-Colombia partnership, originally forged on security interests, now encompasses sustainable development, human rights, trade, and wider cooperation. Support from Congress and across U.S. Administrations has been largely bipartisan. [...] For FY2020, Congress provided $448 million for State Department- and USAID-funded programs for Colombia. The House-passed FY2021 foreign aid appropriations bill, H.R. 7608, would provide $457.3 million to Colombia."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Beittel, June S.
2020-10-26
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Section 301: Tariff Exclusions on U.S. Imports from China [Updated October 26, 2020]
From the Document: "In 2018, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) determined, pursuant to an investigation under 'Section 301' (Title III of the Trade Act of 1974, 19 U.S.C. §§2411-2420), that China's acts, policies, and practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property (IP), and innovation are unreasonable or discriminatory and burden or restrict U.S. commerce. To counter them and obtain their elimination, the Trump Administration imposed, under Section 301, four rounds of increased tariffs on approximately two-thirds of U.S. imports from China. However, to avoid harm to U.S. interests, the USTR instituted 'tariff exclusions' for certain U.S. imports that would otherwise be subject to tariffs. This is the first time that the agency has established an exclusion request process, and several Members of Congress have raised concerns about its implementation."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Schwarzenberg, Andres B.
2020-10-26
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Overview of the Treasury Department's Federal Payment Levy and Treasury Offset Programs [October 26, 2020]
From the Document: "The U.S. Department of the Treasury, through the Bureau of Fiscal Service (BFS), has two programs for collecting delinquent debt owed by individuals, businesses, and other entities to federal and state government agencies. They differ mainly by the type of debt each program collects. The Federal Payment Levy Program (FPLP) collects delinquent 'federal tax debt only'. In this case, the BFS collaborates with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to collect this debt by placing a continuous levy on eligible federal payments to delinquent taxpayers."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Guenther, Gary L.
2020-10-26
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Massachusetts Interim COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
From the Introduction: "The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) leads the planning, distribution, and implementation efforts of the Massachusetts COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] Vaccination Program (MCVP). The MCVP will build on the Department's experience and strong existing foundation, which currently supports the distribution of over 3 million doses of vaccine annually to more than 1,000 health care provider sites. MDPH launched its internal COVID-19 Vaccine Planning Structure on August 13, 2020, engaged critical partners across MDPH, and identified external partners to guide this effort to ensure all Massachusetts citizens have access to COVID-19 vaccine in a safe and timely manner. On October 7, 2020, the Baker-Polito Administration announced a COVID-19 Vaccine Advisory Group to inform MDPH's planning to distribute a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine. This work will be conducted with an equity lens to ensure distribution to the critical populations considered most vulnerable. Planning will include coordination with the federally-recognized Tribal Nations."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-10-26
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Republic of the Marshall Islands Interim COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
From the Executive Summary: "RMI [Republic of the Marshall Islands] Ministry of Health and Human Services along with its partners are working together to establish and implement a RMI's COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] Vaccination Plan. This plan will provide a guidance to effective distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, preparation efforts to implement mass vaccination based on the supply, critical populations and geography, and community awareness on the vaccine safety and requirements. This plan is flexible and will be updated as needed."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-10-26
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Texas Interim COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
From the Introduction: "Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) will manage COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] vaccine distribution in accordance with the recommendations of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). To build a robust base of providers, DSHS will initiate an outreach campaign to potential COVID-19 vaccine providers. It is estimated that up to 14,000 providers across Texas may register to order and provide COVID-19 vaccine. Texas DSHS will seek to direct vaccine in the manner that best reaches recommended target groups while recognizing there may be more than one reasonable approach to doing so. This effort may still leave gaps in vaccination services for certain high-risk individuals or groups, and the state will plan to fill such gaps using vaccine strike teams. In addition, Texas recognizes that vaccine hesitancy presents a significant challenge to optimal uptake of COVID-19 vaccines as they become available. Assuring vaccine confidence in our communities by sharing credible and accurate information will be a key activity."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-10-26
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Rhode Island Interim Draft COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
From the Introduction: "The State of Rhode Island is currently planning and preparing for its coming campaign to vaccinate Rhode Islanders against COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]. To date, this effort has sought to build on previous successful vaccination campaigns and leverage a robust whole-of-government emergency management infrastructure established in response to COVID-19. Through its COVID-19 vaccination campaign, Rhode Island aims to protect human life, safely speed up the reopening of the State's economy, and equitably distribute vaccines through accessible points of dispensing. Ultimately, the State is focused on successfully mitigating the spread of morbidity and mortality by the SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2] virus through effective and efficient mass vaccination strategies that equitably ensure universal access to vaccine, while strategically prioritizing distribution, in light of anticipated limited supply of the vaccine, toward the most critical and high-risk populations first."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-10-26
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North Dakota Interim COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
From the Introduction: "A safe and effective COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] vaccine(s) will be critical to preventing and reducing morbidity, severity, and mortality associated with COVID-19 in North Dakota. When a large proportion of the population has immunity to a virus (community immunity), a virus is less likely to spread. The safest way to achieve community immunity is through vaccination. Internal planning for a future COVID-19 vaccine started in May 2020. In August 2020, North Dakota was selected as a pilot site for enhanced planning with the federal government. In early September, planning expanded to include external stakeholders (i.e., long term care, pharmacies, tribes, corrections, universities, local public health, etc.). A draft plan for prioritization, allocation, distribution, administration, and reporting of a future COVID-19 vaccine was submitted to the CDC [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] on October 16, 2020. Although this plan will require updates as new information is available, creation and partial implementation of this plan are needed now for resource acquisition and allocation, and testing of vaccination methods across the state."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-10-26
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New York State Interim COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
From the Introduction: "The New York State COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] Vaccination Plan describes the steps that are being taken and protocols being put in place to ensure the safe and efficient distribution and administration of COVID-19 vaccine to New York residents. The Program is drafted on the advice and recommendation of clinical and public health experts, and its success is contingent on partnership and collaboration with local departments of health, community partners and organizations. New York State based its COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration process on ten guiding principles: safety, effectiveness, expert approved, equitable & clinically driven distribution, transparency, use of data, privacy and patient safety, partnership, coordination & public outreach, state leadership and New York TOUGH."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-10-26
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Nevada Interim COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
From the Introduction: "Immunization with a safe and effective COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] vaccine is a critical component of the strategy to reduce COVID-19-related illnesses, hospitalizations, and deaths and to help restore societal functioning. The goal of the State of Nevada is to have enough COVID-19 vaccine for all people who wish to be vaccinated. Early on, there may be a limited supply of COVID-19 vaccine, and vaccination efforts may focus on those who are critical to the COVID-19 pandemic response, providing direct care, and maintaining societal function, as well as those at highest risk for developing severe illness. This document serves as the Playbook for Nevada, statewide local public health programs, and related public health and emergency management partners on how the state has planned and will operationalize a vaccination response to COVID-19, including how Nevada will order, store, distribute, track, promote, and administer the COVID-19 Vaccination Program."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-10-26
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State of California Interim COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
From the Introduction: "California's Interim COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] Vaccination Plan is guided by the principles of safety, equity and transparency. The draft plan, subject to updates, describes how California will operationalize its COVID-19 vaccination program."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-10-26
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Alaska Interim COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
From the Executive Summary: "Since January 2020, Alaskan partners from local, state, tribal, and federal organizations have addressed the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic with increased resourcefulness and improved resilience. Creative solutions developed in conjunction with our partners will be utilized during vaccine distribution and administration. The State of Alaska COVID-19 Vaccination Plan includes: a phased approach to vaccine distribution, critical populations, provider recruitment and enrollment, vaccine storage and handling, vaccination second-dose reminders, vaccination program communication, vaccine safety monitoring, and vaccination program monitoring."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-10-26
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Florida Interim COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
From the Executive Summary: "The goal of the Florida COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] Mass Vaccination plan is to immunize all Floridians and visitors who choose to be vaccinated. Prioritization of vaccine recipients will be based on federal recommendations. Priority groups may vary based on the vaccine(s) that are ultimately approved, vaccine availability, and the demographic groups for which the vaccine is authorized. Achieving this goal will require partnerships between the Florida Department of Health (FDOH), healthcare providers, and community-based partners. The FDOH is an integrated agency which includes sixty-seven County Health Departments (CHDs) that will coordinate vaccination efforts within their jurisdiction with local stakeholders. The FDOH central office is responsible for supporting and augmenting CHD implementation of the statewide mass vaccination plan."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-10-26
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Delaware Interim COVID-19 Vaccination Playbook
From the Introduction: "Delaware, located in the Mid-Atlantic region, has a population of 972,332, which is 45th in population size among all U.S. states, with significant increases during the spring/summer seasons due to an influx of visitors to its beaches. While most states have both local and state health departments, the Division of Public Health (DPH) within the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) serves as the public health entity for both state and local needs. During this COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic, effective allocation and administration of a vaccine will significantly reduce COVID-19 effects on Delaware's health, society, and economy. Although the overarching aim is to vaccinate all persons in Delaware, the initial vaccine supply will be insufficient to meet this goal. Delaware will use its experience in mass vaccination during the novel H1N1 [Hemagglutinin Type 1 and Neuraminidase Type 1] Influenza pandemic and the yearly influenza season, as well as the infrastructure created for COVID-19 testing to develop and implement a phased approach to vaccine distribution."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-10-26
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Illinois Interim COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
From the Introduction: "The Illinois SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2]/COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] Mass Vaccination Planning Guide was designed to provide a clear and comprehensive plan for the management and response to vaccination operations within the state. The Guide provides direction for the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), state and local response partner agencies, and other stakeholders involved in COVID-19 mass vaccine efforts. Utilizing lessons learned from the 2009-10 H1N1 pandemic influenza response, the CDC's Pandemic Influenza Readiness Assessment for Illinois, and the 2019 Crimson Contagion Exercise Series, the COVID-19 Mass Vaccination Planning Work Group has identified a plan to ensure the safety of response personnel and citizens, prepare public health, health care, and other response partners to effectively manage all aspects of a statewide mass vaccination campaign, coordinate vaccine distribution to local providers, respond to requests or additional supplies, guidance, and information from external partners, and mitigate COVID-19 disease spread."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-10-26
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Colorado Interim COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
From the Introduction: "Colorado's COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] vaccination plan sets a framework that will leverage existing systems and partnerships with local public health agencies, health care providers, and other partners to distribute a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine as equitably and efficiently as possible. A multi-agency, multi-sector team contributed to the development of the state's COVID vaccination plan. More than 20 organizations representing the Governor's Office, public health, various state agencies, clinical associations, universities, pharmacies, hospital systems, and community based organizations were engaged in plan development. Sections of the plan were drafted by subject matter experts, and the joint vaccination planning steering committee reviewed sections for consistency and cohesion. Both departmental executive leadership and the Governor's Office reviewed and provided recommendations reflected in the current plan."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-10-26
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Maine Interim COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
From the Introduction: "The emergence of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] has presented significant challenges for the State of Maine. After detecting its first case of COVID-19 in March 2020, Maine activated its entire public health infrastructure to quickly identify, investigate, and isolate COVID-19 cases. While responding to the emerging virus through testing, personal protective equipment (PPE) distribution, and contact tracing, Maine also began its planning for the eventual approval of a vaccine (or vaccines) for the prevention of COVID-19. Maine is committed to a COVID-19 vaccine planning and implementation process that furnishes the vaccine to Maine people in a timely, equitable fashion. In general, Maine will use three principles to guide its approach to COVID-19 vaccination: Equity, Accessibility, and Flexibility."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-10-26
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Kansas COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
From the Introduction: "The purpose of the Kansas COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] Vaccination Plan is to outline necessary elements and activities that will guide the work of ensuring all Kansans have access to COVID-19 vaccine in a systematic, rapid, and deliberate manner. This document will provide planning assumptions, roles and responsibilities, ordering and reporting activities, and mass vaccination tools that can help local providers reduce morbidity and mortality from COVID-19."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-10-26
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Commonwealth of Virginia Interim Draft COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
From the Introduction: "In March 2020, the Commonwealth of Virginia established a Unified Command System to manage the state-level response to COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]. A Vaccine Unit was formed under the Public Health Surveillance and Guidance Workgroup of the Commonwealth's unified command structure in June 2020 to conduct planning and coordination. Additionally, a COVID-19 Vaccine Advisory Workgroup was established in August 2020 to gather key stakeholder input on vaccine plans, priority groups, vaccine equity and other related issues. Virginia's interim draft COVID-19 vaccination plan was developed by the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) and was recently exercised with partner state agencies. This plan will continue to be updated in collaboration with local health districts, the Virginia Emergency Support Team (VEST) and the COVID-19 Vaccine Advisory Workgroup as the federal government shares additional details and more information becomes available about the vaccine(s)."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-10-26
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U.S. Virgin Islands Interim COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
From the Introduction: "Since March 2020, the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) Department of Health (VIDOH) has led a multisector response to the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic in the territory. Given the unknowns with vaccine planning, VIDOH's COVID-19 vaccination plan is being designed to be flexible and accommodating to multiple scenarios - ranging from an early vaccine campaign start as well as delays in production and distribution. The plan is also designed to align with the Vaccinate with Confidence Framework and build on existing commitments to community stakeholder engagement. While some challenges have been identified, VIDOH is confident of overcoming these issues through well-established relationships with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and abundance of local champions in the USVI. This approach will ensure VIDOH is able to administer vaccines across the major islands of St. Thomas, Water Island, St. John, and St. Croix and achieve the highest vaccine coverage possible."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-10-26
