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Interim Laboratory Biosafety Guidelines for Handling and Processing Specimens Associated with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (Updated September 19, 2020)
From the Document: "Until more information becomes available, precautions should be taken in handling specimens that are suspected or confirmed for SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2]. Timely communication between clinical and laboratory staff is essential to minimize the risk incurred in handling specimens from patients with possible SARS-CoV-2 infection. Such specimens should be labeled accordingly, and the laboratory should be alerted to ensure proper specimen handling. General and specific biosafety guidelines for handling SARS-CoV-2 specimens are provided[.]"
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-09-19
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MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, September 18, 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 issue of MMWR contains the following: "Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Fetal Deaths -- United States, 2015-2017"; "Cancers Associated with Human Papillomavirus in American Indian and Alaska Native Populations -- United States, 2013-2017"; "Serial Testing for SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2] and Virus Whole Genome Sequencing Inform Infection Risk at Two Skilled Nursing Facilities with COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] Outbreaks -- Minnesota, April June 2020"; "Preventing COVID-19 Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Facilities Through Preemptive Testing of Residents and Staff Members -- Fulton County, Georgia, March-May 2020"; "Association Between CMS [Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services] Quality Ratings and COVID-19 Outbreaks in Nursing Homes -- West Virginia, March 17-June 11, 2020"; "Decreased Influenza Activity During the COVID-19 Pandemic -- United States, Australia, Chile, and South Africa, 2020"; "E-cigarette Use Among Middle and High School Students -- United States, 2020"; "E-cigarette Unit Sales, by Product and Flavor Type -- United States, 2014-2020"; "Transmission Dynamics of COVID-19 Outbreaks Associated with Child Care Facilities -- Salt Lake City, Utah, April-July 2020"; "SARS-CoV-2-Associated Deaths Among Persons Aged
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-09-18
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Overview of Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Testing Overview
From the Document: "This document is intended to provide guidance on the appropriate use of testing for SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2] in light of additional testing capacity throughout the country and does not address decisions regarding payment for or insurance coverage of such testing."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-09-18
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Monitoring and Evaluation Checklist for K-12 Schools Checklist for K-12 Schools
From the Intended Audience(s): "State and local education and public health agencies, school and district administrators, and evaluation professionals, in collaboration, may use this checklist when planning for monitoring and evaluation of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] mitigation strategies implemented in K-12 [kindergarten through 12th grade] schools. The checklist contains fundamental information to support development of a useful and feasible monitoring and evaluation plan. This checklist is not an exhaustive list, but rather includes key considerations that address how to: [1] Determine the scope of a monitoring and evaluation plan; [2] Develop an evaluation design for the monitoring and evaluation plan; [3] Identify key indicators and data sources; [and 4] Determine how findings may be shared for timely decision-making and transparency[.]"
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-09-18
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CARES Act (P.L. 116-136): Provisions Designed to Help Banks and Credit Unions [Updated September 18, 2020]
From the Document: "The economic effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic may cause numerous borrowers to miss loan repayments, potentially leading to distress at banks and credit unions. Because of the importance of banking to the economy, federal depository regulators have implemented 'safety and soundness' regulations, including lending, capital, and liquidity rules. Regulators also have the authority to supervise banks, which includes requiring banks to report financial information. As part of Congress's response to COVID-19, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act; P.L. 116-136) includes four sections--4011, 4012, 4013, and 4014--that temporarily relax some of the regulations banks face. Section 4016 expands access to the Central Liquidity Facility (CLF), which is a liquidity facility for credit unions that exists at the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). This Insight examines those sections."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Perkins, David W.; Getter, Darryl E.; Gnanarajah, Raj
2020-09-18
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Elections Grant Funding for States: Recent Appropriations and Legislative Proposals [September 18, 2020]
From the Document: "The emergence of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and reports of attempted election interference have introduced new challenges for election administration that are ongoing, difficult for states and localities to manage alone, or both. Election security threats evolve, for example, and election officials' defenses have to evolve with them. Securing election systems against potential interference and protecting voters and election workers against a pandemic may involve significant changes to election processes and correspondingly significant financial investments. Congress has responded to such challenges, in part, with funding for elections grant programs. As of this writing, Congress has appropriated more than $1.2 billion to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) for grant funding for states, territories, and the District of Columbia (DC) since FY2018 and considered proposals that would authorize or fund further grant programs."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Shanton, Karen L.
2020-09-18
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COVID-19 Health Care Provider Relief Fund [Updated September 18, 2020]
From the Document: "In response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, some health care providers limited in-person visits and cancelled elective procedures to reduce the spread of COVID-19, prepare for COVID-19 patients, and conserve personal protective equipment. As a consequence, some providers reported forgone revenue and/or significant financial challenges, making it difficult to sustain services. To address these concerns, Congress established the Provider Relief Fund (PRF, or the Fund) in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136) and appropriated $100 billion 'to reimburse, through grants or other mechanisms, eligible health care providers for health care related expenses or lost revenues that are attributable to coronavirus.' The Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (PPPHCEA, P.L. 116-139) added an additional $75 billion to the Fund."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Heisler, Elayne J., 1976-
2020-09-18
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World Bank [Updated September 17, 2020]
From the Document: "The World Bank, the oldest and largest multilateral development bank, provides financial assistance to developing countries to promote economic development. Established in 1945, the Bank initially focused on providing financing for large infrastructure projects. During the past 75 years, its role has broadened to include poverty reduction efforts through social projects (such as education and health) and policy-based loans. The World Bank is currently focused on helping developing countries respond to the health and economic consequences of the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Nelson, Rebecca M.
2020-09-17
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COVID-19 Contact Tracing Communications Toolkit for Health Departments
From the Document: "We all need to work together to help slow the spread of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]. Contact tracing slows the spread of COVID-19 by [1] Letting people know they may have been exposed to COVID-19 and should monitor their health for signs and symptoms of COVID-19. [2] Helping people who may have been exposed to COVID-19 get tested. [3] Asking people to self-isolate if they have COVID-19 or self-quarantine if they are a close contact of someone who has COVID-19. The messages in this toolkit use COVID-19, but you may want to use 'coronavirus' instead of COVID-19 if that's the term most often used in your community."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-09-17
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EMR-ISAC: Infogram, Volume 20 Issue 38, September 17, 2020
The Emergency Management and Response Information Sharing and Analysis Center's (EMR-ISAC) InfoGram is a weekly publication of information concerning the protection of critical infrastructures relevant to members of the Emergency Services Sector. This issue includes the following sections: "NFFF [National Fallen Firefighter Foundation] produces new LODD [line-of-duty death] course for incident commanders"; "Evaluating your department's COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] response"; "How near-misses affect personal preparedness"; "Countering false information on social media in disasters"; "How cybercriminals attack SLTT [state, local, tribal and territorial] organizations"; "US court documents published in ransomware attack"; and "ProLock ransomware - everything you need to know."
Emergency Management and Response-Information Sharing and Analysis Center (U.S.)
2020-09-17
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VA Acquisition Management: COVID-19 Response Strains Supply Chain While Modernization Delays Continue, Statement of Shelby S. Oakley, Director, Contracting and National Security Acquisitions, Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives
From the Highlights: "VA [Department of Veterans Affairs] spends hundreds of millions of dollars annually to meet the health care needs of about 9 million veterans. As of June 30, 2020, VA received about $19.6 billion in supplemental appropriations for COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]-related needs. Due to longstanding issues with VA acquisition management, GAO [Government Accountability Office] added it to its High Risk List in 2019. This statement discusses how VA is meeting its needs for medical and surgical supplies during the pandemic and the status of ongoing efforts to modernize its supply chain. This statement is based on information from three reports issued from 2017-2020, a draft report on the MSPV [Medical-Surgical Prime Vendor] program currently with VA for comment, and preliminary observations from an ongoing review of VA's COVID-19 procurements."
United States. Government Accountability Office
Oakley, Shelby S.
2020-09-16
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Agriculture Spending: Opportunities Exist for USDA to Identify Successes and Challenges of the Farmers to Families Food Box Program to Inform Future Efforts
From the Document: "Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused disruptions in the U.S. food supply chain, from the farms where raw agricultural commodities are produced to the food processing and distribution network that enables these commodities to be used by consumers. The closure of institutions (e.g., schools, restaurants, and hotels) made it difficult for agricultural producers to market their commodities, leading to the spoilage of crops, dumping of milk, and euthanization of livestock. As part of its response to the pandemic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) developed the Farmers to Families Food Box Program. Through this program, USDA plans to purchase up to $3 billion in fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy products, and meat products; contract with distributors to package these products into family-sized boxes; and transport these boxes to food banks, community and faith-based organizations, and other nonprofits that will then provide the food boxes to persons in need. The program is implemented through USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service and involves about 200 contractors."
United States. Government Accountability Office
Morris, Stephen D.
2020-09-16
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MMWR Early Release: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, September 16, 2020: Characteristics and Maternal and Birth Outcomes of Hospitalized Pregnant Women with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 -- COVID-Net, 13 States, March 1-August 22, 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: "Characteristics and Maternal and Birth Outcomes of Hospitalized Pregnant Women with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] -- COVID-Net [COVID-19-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network], 13 States, March 1-August 22, 2020."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-09-16
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Medical Supply Chains and Policy Options: The Data Challenge [September 16, 2020]
From the Document: "The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has revealed some areas in which the United States relies heavily on global supply chains. U.S. shortages of critical supplies of medical products have prompted congressional interest in better understanding U.S. import trends and domestic production capacity in certain industries considered essential to U.S. public health and national security. Some Members of Congress and the Trump Administration have sought ways to increase U.S. production of medical products, such as personal protective equipment (PPE) and pharmaceuticals, by providing economic incentives to firms and strengthening government procurement requirements to better prioritize domestically produced goods."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Schwarzenberg, Andres B.; Sutter, Karen M.
2020-09-16
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MMWR Early Release: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, September 16, 2020: SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Hospitalized Pregnant Women: Reasons for Admission and Pregnancy Characteristics -- Eight U.S. Health Care Centers, March 1-May 30, 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: "SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2] Infection Among Hospitalized Pregnant Women: Reasons for Admission and Pregnancy Characteristics -- Eight U.S. Health Care Centers, March 1-May 30, 2020."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-09-16
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Trump Administration Releases COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Strategy
From the Webpage: "The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Defense (DoD) today released two documents outlining the Trump Administration's detailed strategy to deliver safe and effective COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] vaccine doses to the American people as quickly and reliably as possible. The documents, developed by HHS in coordination with DoD and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), provide a strategic distribution overview along with an interim playbook for state, tribal, territorial, and local public health programs and their partners on how to plan and operationalize a vaccination response to COVID-19 within their respective jurisdictions."
United States. Department of Defense; United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2020-09-16
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COVID-19 Vaccination Program Interim Playbook for Jurisdiction Operations
From the Executive Summary: "Immunization with a safe and effective COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] vaccine is a critical component of the United States strategy to reduce COVID-19-related illnesses, hospitalizations, and deaths and to help restore societal functioning. The goal of the U.S. government is to have enough COVID-19 vaccine for all people in the United States who wish to be vaccinated. [...] This document serves as an interim playbook for state, territorial (including the US-affiliated Pacific Islands [USAPI] of American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau), and local public health programs and their partners on how to plan and operationalize a vaccination response to COVID-19 within their jurisdictions. The document's sections cover specific areas of COVID-19 vaccination program planning and implementation and provide key guidance documents and links to resources to assist those efforts. Many, but not all, of the COVID-19 Vaccination Program activities described may overlap with routine activities; routine immunization and pandemic influenza program activities can serve as a foundation for COVID-19 vaccination planning."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-09-16
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Engaging Community Health Workers to Support Home-Based Care for People with COVID-19 in Low-Resource Settings
From the Document Purpose: "This document provides suggestions for how Community Health Workers (CHWs) can support homebased care in low resource settings, including different actions CHWs can implement to support patients, their families, and their communities during COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019], and how to identify which people are eligible for home-based care. These suggestions can be adapted to follow national or local guidelines and to account for local context."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-09-16
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Homelessness and COVID-19 FAQs: FAQs for Homeless Shelters
From the Document: "Because many people who are homeless are older adults or have underlying medical conditions they may also be at increased risk for severe illness than the general population. Health departments and healthcare facilities should be aware that people who are homeless are a particularly vulnerable group. If possible, identifying non-congregate settings where those at increased risk can stay may help protect them from COVID-19. [...] Many of the recommendations to prevent COVID-19 may be difficult for a person experiencing homelessness to do. Although it may not be possible to avoid certain crowded locations (such as shelters), people who are homeless should try to avoid other crowded public settings and public transportation. If possible, they should use take-away options for food. As is true for everyone, they should maintain a distance of about 6 feet (two arms' length) from other people. They also should wash their hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds as often as possible, and cover their coughs and sneezes."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-09-16
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Frequently Asked Questions: Calculating Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RT-PCR Laboratory Test Percent Positivity
From the Document: "Percent positivity represents the percentage of all COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] ([SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2] RT-PCR [reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction]) tests conducted that are positive. While the methods used to calculate percent positivity can differ, percent positivity provides important insights into the transmission of an infectious disease, such as COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2), in a geographical area (e.g., national, regional, state, county). Percent positivity provides a strong indication of how widespread infection is in an area where testing is being conducted, but is dependent upon whether testing is keeping up with the level of disease transmission and the criteria used for testing (routine screening vs. diagnostic testing)."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-09-16
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Federal Offshore Oil and Gas Revenues During the COVID-19 Pandemic [September 16, 2020]
From the Document: "Since March 2020, the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID19) pandemic and accompanying recession have reduced demand for oil and natural gas, resulting in lower prices and decreased production. These changes affect revenues paid to the federal government from oil and gas leasing on the U.S. outer continental shelf (OCS). Federal revenues from OCS oil and gas include bonus bids from lease sales, rents paid prior to production on leases, royalties collected during production, and other fees. A portion of federal offshore oil and gas revenue is shared with coastal states under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA; 43 U.S.C. §§1331-1356b) and the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (GOMESA; 43 U.S.C. §1331 note). The revenues also fund multiple federal programs and contribute to the General Fund of the Treasury."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Comay, Laura B.
2020-09-16
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Color of Coronavirus: COVID-19 Deaths by Race and Ethnicity in the U.S.
From the Webpage: "Our ongoing Color of Coronavirus project monitors how and where COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] mortality is inequitably impacting certain communities--to guide policy and community responses to these disproportionate deaths. The coronavirus has claimed more than 195,000 American lives through Sept. 15, 2020--about 24,000 more than our last update four weeks ago, averaging nearly 900 deaths per day. We know the race and ethnicity for 95% of the cumulative deaths in the United States. [...] The APM [American Public Media] Research Lab has independently compiled these death statistics. [...] The result is the most robust and up-to-date portrait of COVID-19 mortality by race available anywhere, with a lens on inequitable deaths. We have been tracking these deaths for more than five months now, revealing COVID-19's growing toll on all Americans, but with the heaviest losses among Black and Indigenous Americans."
American Public Media
2020-09-16
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Indicators for Dynamic School Decision-Making
From the Document: "It is critical for schools to open as safely and as quickly as possible for in-person learning. To enable schools to open and remain open, it is important to adopt and correctly and consistently implement actions to slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2], the virus that causes COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019], not only inside the school, but also in the community. This means that students, families, teachers, school staff, and all community members should take actions to protect themselves and others where they live, work, learn, and play. In short, success in preventing the introduction and subsequent transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in schools is connected to and dependent upon preventing transmission in communities."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-09-15
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MMWR Early Release, September 15, 2020: SARS-CoV-2-Associated Deaths Among Persons Aged <21 Years -- United States, February 12-July 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 issue of early release MMWR contains the following article: "SARS-CoV-2 [Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2]-Associated Deaths Among Persons Aged
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-09-15
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Protect Privacy When Contact Tracing
From the Webpage: "Because contact tracing technologies analyze sensitive information about citizens' locations, they raise civil liberties concerns. Here's how lawmakers can make them effective and protective of sensitive data."
Cato Institute
Sanchez, Julian; Feeney, Matthew
2020-09-15
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Moral Failure in Israel's Approach to the COVID-19 Pandemic
From the Executive Summary: "Israel is different from other democracies in two ways: it has moral political values that are set forth in its Basic Laws; and its values are derived from Jewish morality. This means that Israel is not just a democracy; it is a Jewish democracy. The fight against COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] requires difficult decision-making, and those decisions should be based on the country's moral values. Instead, Israel is acting in contravention of its own moral values. Because those values are contained in its laws, this means the law is being violated as well."
Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA Center)
Shai, Hanan
2020-09-15
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CARES Act Payroll Support to Air Carriers and Contractors [Updated September 15, 2020]
From the Document: "The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act; P.L. 116-136), signed into law on March 27, 2020, provided assistance to consumers and businesses, including aid to air carriers and eligible contractors. Emergency funds also were provided to eligible airports. Assistance to air carriers in Division A, Title IV of the CARES Act included loans and loan guarantees, funds to support the pay and benefits of air carrier workers, and a suspension of aviation excise taxes on air transport of people, cargo, and aviation fuel through calendar year 2020. This Insight focuses on the payroll support program (PSP)."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
2020-09-15
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Balancing Tradeoffs Between Liberties and Lives
From the Article: "Policymakers and the public should recognize that: [1] the public health response to a pandemic requires tradeoffs: evaluating how much a society should be willing to pay to mitigate death and suffering caused by the disease; [2] cost‐benefit analysis is a rational framework for evaluating those tradeoffs; [3] such analysis involves ascribing a dollar value for each statistical life saved by government policies, derived with reference to how much workers are willing to pay in labor markets to avoid mortality risks; [4] policies that save lives have economic costs and that these policies reduce nonmarket liberties, an effect that is likely significant in magnitude; and [5] current evidence suggests that voluntary social distancing has a much larger impact than policy on both disease transmission and economic outcomes."
Cato Institute
Miron, Jeffrey A.; Van Doren, Peter
2020-09-15
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Resources for Tracking Federal COVID-19 Spending [Updated September 15, 2020]
From the Document: "Congress has responded to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic with supplemental appropriations measures providing relief and assistance to individuals and families, state and local governments, businesses, health care providers, and other entities. [...] This report provides selected sources for tracking COVID-19 relief and assistance spending. It includes links to and information on government sources detailing spending amounts at various levels, including consolidated spending by multiple government agencies, spending by individual government agencies, and spending to specific recipients and geographies. The sources themselves are large government databases, individual agencies, oversight entities, and selected nongovernmental entities that attempt to repackage information on spending amounts obtained from available government sources."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Teefy, Jennifer; Kreiser, Maria
2020-09-15
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Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): Weekly Epidemiological Update [13 September 2020]
From the Document: "In the week from 7 through 13 September, there were over 1.8 million new cases of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019], comparable to the previous seven days; while deaths increased slightly as compared to the previous week, with over 40,600 deaths reported."
World Health Organization
2020-09-13
