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MMWR Early Release: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, September 10, 2021: Interim Estimates of COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Against COVID-19-Associated Emergency Department or Urgent Care Clinic Encounters and Hospitalizations Among Adults During SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant Predominance -- Nine States, June-August 2021
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [It] is the agency's primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations. This early release issue of MMWR contains the following article: "Interim Estimates of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] Vaccine Effectiveness Against COVID-19-Associated Emergency Department or Urgent Care Clinic Encounters and Hospitalizations Among Adults During SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2] B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant Predominance -- Nine States, June-August 2021." Notifiable Diseases and Mortality Tables from MMWR can be accessed at the following link [https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index2021.html].
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2021-09-10
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MMWR Early Release: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, September 10, 2021: Effectiveness of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines Against COVID-19-Associated Hospitalization -- Five Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, United States, February 1-August 6, 2021
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [It] is the agency's primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations. This early release issue of MMWR contains the following article: "Effectiveness of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] mRNA Vaccines Against COVID-19-Associated Hospitalization -- Five Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, United States, February 1-August 6, 2021." Notifiable Diseases and Mortality Tables from MMWR can be accessed at the following link [https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index2021.html]. Please note: a corrected version of this report can be found in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, September 17, 2021, located here: https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=858742.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2021-09-10
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DHS Needs to Enhance Its COVID-19 Response at the Southwest Border
From the Highlights: "In October 2020, in conjunction with the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic, the United States began experiencing a surge of migrants at the southwest border, adding increased risk to an unprecedented public health emergency. DHS, in addition to its broad mission, is responsible for helping detect and slow the spread of COVID-19. During this inspection, we received a referral from the Office of Special Counsel concerning the lack of COVID-19 testing at one CBP [U.S. Customs and Border Protection] location. We conducted a limited review to determine to what extent DHS has implemented measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in migrants at the southwest border."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
Howes, Shelley; Mosher, Bradley; Wright, Hope . . .
2021-09-10
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Bold Vision for America's Mental Well-Being: It's Time to Redesign the U.S. Mental & Behavioral Health System
From the Document: "Mental health is foundational for our overall well-being and must be prioritized to improve both health care and society. Unfortunately, there has been an increase in mental and addiction issues in America. As of 2018, approximately 19% of all adults carried a mental health diagnosis and approximately 20.3 million people aged 12 or older had a substance use disorder. The data also shows an increase in suicides (suicide was the 10th leading cause of death overall and second for young people ages 10 years to 34 years) indicative of increased severity of illness and related negative impacts. In 2019, rates of death from alcohol, drugs, and suicide increased, with preliminary data from 2020 showing that drug overdoses increased by over 30%. Statistics like these demonstrate the vital role mental health treatment and care has to play in supporting healthy communities, especially for individuals already dealing with a mental or behavioral health diagnosis. Yet, there are low rates of treatment across the care continuum. [...] Access to mental health treatment is impacted by numerous issues including: geography, workforce issues, cost and health insurance coverage, with disparities for racial/ethnic and other underrepresented groups. There are not enough clinicians available or that accept health insurance to meet existing demand. Policymakers must do all we can to increase workforce numbers but in doing so must recognize that these steps alone are insufficient to solve our many problems. We must become more creative with how we think about who does, what, where and for whom."
Bennet, Michael, 1964-; Cornyn, John, 1952-
Bennet, Michael, 1964-; Cornyn, John, 1952-
2021-09-09
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Post-Government Employment Restrictions: DOD Could Further Enhance Its Compliance Efforts Related to Former Employees Working for Defense Contractors, Report to Congressional Committees
From the Highlights: "Each year, civilian and military personnel leave DOD and go to work for contractors that do business with DOD. These individuals are potentially covered by laws restricting their new employment activities. The laws--some of which include penalties for violations--seek in part to protect against conflicts of interest and to promote public trust in the integrity of the government's decision-making processes, which facilitate the award of contracts worth hundreds of billions of dollars annually. The conference report accompanying the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 included a provision for GAO [Government Accountability Office] to update its 2008 report on major defense contractors' recent employment of former DOD officials. This report (1) identifies the extent to which major defense contractors employed potentially covered ex-DOD officials in 2019, and (2) examines practices DOD and contractors use related to contractors hiring former DOD officials. GAO reviewed and surveyed 14 selected defense contractors with obligations above a certain dollar threshold. GAO also reviewed DOD documentation, and interviewed agency officials and contractor representatives. GAO recommends that DOD assess whether to incorporate recent lobbying prohibitions into its acquisition regulations. DOD concurred with the recommendation."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2021-09-09
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Technology Assessment: Exposure Notification, Benefits and Challenges of Smartphone Applications to Augment Contact Tracing, Report to Congressional Addressees
From the Highlights: "With the emergence and rapid global spread of COVID-19 [[coronavirus disease 2019], smartphone apps have been developed to supplement manual contact tracing, which is a public health measure used to slow the spread of infectious disease. GAO [Government Accountability Office] was asked to conduct a technology assessment of exposure notification apps. This report discusses (1) the benefits of exposure notification apps; (2) the current level of deployment in the U.S.; (3) challenges affecting their use; and (4) policy options that may help address these challenges for future use. To address these objectives, GAO reviewed agency documentation, met with officials from several federal agencies, and conducted a review of technical and policy literature. GAO also interviewed representatives from companies involved in the development of exposure notification apps, public health organizations, federally funded research and development centers, and academic researchers. In addition, GAO analyzed information from a selection of states. GAO is identifying policy options in this report. GAO received technical comments on a draft of this report from five federal agencies and five organizations included in the review, which it incorporated as appropriate."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2021-09-09
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EMR-ISAC: InfoGram, Volume 21 Issue 36, September 9, 2021
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 articles: "New report shows nearly three quarters of 9/11 responders have long-term illness"; "Drones: New CISA [Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency] guidance for emergency communications centers and FAA [Federal Aviation Administration] outreach events next week"; "Updated Land Mobile Radio (LMR) funding and sustainability guidance from SAFECOM [Aviation Safety Communiqué System] and NCSWIC [National Council of Statewide Interoperability Coordinators]"; "Webinar: Implementing Telemedicine in EMS [emergency medical service] and the 911 Communications Center, Sept. 22"; "US Cyber Command warns of ongoing attacks exploiting Atlassian Confluence flaw"; "Going beyond: Assessing security practices of IT [information technology] service providers"; "CISA releases the Cloud Security Technical Reference Architecture and Zero Trust Maturity Model for public comment"; and "Five ways to navigate the threat landscape conveyed in Verizon's DBIR [Data Breach Investigations Report] 2021."
Emergency Management and Response-Information Sharing and Analysis Center (U.S.)
2021-09-09
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Letter from Phillip L. Swagel to Adam Smith Regarding Direct Spending and Revenue Effects of H.R. 4350, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, September 9, 2021
This letter is from Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Phillip L. Swagel to Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services. From the letter: "The Congressional Budget Office has completed the enclosed estimate of the direct spending and revenue effects of H.R. 4350, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, as ordered reported by the House Committee on Armed Services on September 2, 2021. This estimate is based on the Committee Print 117-13 that was posted to the website of the House Committee on Rules on September 7, 2021. Enacting the bill would have an insignificant effect on net direct spending and revenues, CBO estimates. Our complete cost estimate of H.R. 4350, including a discussion of discretionary authorizations and mandates under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, will be provided shortly." An enclosed table is labeled "Estimated Changes in Direct Spending and Revenues Under H.R. 4350, as Ordered Reported by the House Committee on Armed Services on September 2, 2021, and Posted on the Website of the House Committee on Rules as Committee Print 117-13 on September 7, 2021."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
Swagel, Phillip
2021-09-09
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COVID-19-Related Impact on the Banking Industry: Conditions in the First Quarter 2021 [September 9, 2021]
From the Document: "Although bank regulation is designed to allow banks to withstand some amount of unexpected losses, some worry that the economic ramifications of the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic could result in enough borrowers missing loan payments to cause distress for banks [hyperlink]. This Insight presents certain bank industry statistics for the first quarter 2021 and examines how the pandemic might be affecting the industry."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Gnanarajah, Raj; Perkins, David W.
2021-09-09
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Comprehensive Plan for Addressing High Drug Prices: A Report in Response to the Executive Order on Competition in the American Economy, Report to the White House Competition Council
From the Executive Summary: "President Biden's Executive Order 14036, 'Promoting Competition in the American Economy' (the Competition Executive Order), identifies a lack of competition as a key driver for problems across economic sectors. The Report presents principles for equitable drug pricing reform through competition, innovation, and transparency; describes promising legislative approaches; and summarizes actions already underway or under consideration across the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In the course of preparing the Report, Secretary Xavier Becerra, other HHS officials, and HHS staff held listening sessions with consumer groups, staff from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), independent experts and researchers, and stakeholders from across the health care system. Americans spend more than $1,500 per person on prescription drugs and pay prices that are far higher than any comparable nation. Prices for brand name drugs are rising faster than inflation. Many Americans do not take medications as prescribed because of their cost, with resulting harm to their health care and health. Lack of competition is a key factor in these high drug costs."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Becerra, Xavier, 1958-
2021-09-09
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Report to the White House Competition Council: U.S. Department of Transportation's Investigatory, Enforcement and Other Activities Addressing Lack of Timely Airline Ticket Refunds Associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic
From the Introduction: "The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT or Department) is committed to ensuring that airline passengers are treated fairly. Airlines and ticket agents have a legal obligation to refund consumers if the airline cancels or significantly changes a consumer's flight. This obligation to refund passengers for flights cancelled or significantly changed by airlines remained unchanged notwithstanding the COVID-19 pandemic. In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, airlines had difficulty processing, in a timely manner, the significant volume of refund requests that they received. Many airlines were also initially reluctant to provide the required refunds. Further, even when flights were not cancelled or substantially changed, many passengers no longer wished to travel due to COVID-19. This resulted in the Department receiving a flood of complaints about carriers' failures to provide refunds, an increase of 4,552 % relative to the same period pre-pandemic. The Department has devoted considerable time, energy, and effort to securing relief for consumers and holding airlines accountable."
United States. Department of Transportation
2021-09-09
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CISA Can Improve Efforts to Ensure Dam Security and Resilience
From the Highlights: "Nationwide, there are more than 91,000 dams, levees, and other water retention structures protecting homes and businesses, delivering electricity, and providing recreation and transportation. Recent dam failures in Oroville, CA, and Midland, MI, and widespread flooding in the Midwest highlight a need for comprehensive Federal oversight and guidance. In 2018, CISA [Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency] became the newly formed DHS component responsible for Dams Sector security and resilience. Our audit objective was to determine to what extent CISA's oversight has improved Dams Sector security and resilience."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
Starinsky, Yesenia; Campbell, Douglas; Teal, Kirsten . . .
2021-09-09
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Investigation of Political Activities by Senior Trump Administration Officials During the 2020 Presidential Election
"This report presents the United States Office of Special Counsel's (OSC) investigative findings and conclusions regarding complaints OSC received--largely in response to the 2020 Republican National Convention (RNC)--alleging that senior Trump administration officials used their official authority or influence to interfere with or affect the 2020 presidential election in violation of the Hatch Act. As described herein, OSC investigated those complaints and determined that hosting the RNC at the White House did not itself violate the Hatch Act, but that at least 13 senior Trump administration officials did violate the Hatch Act prior to the election. Each of these high-profile violations was committed by an official OSC believes, based on current law, could only have been disciplined by then-President Donald J. Trump. Thus, the cases described herein demonstrate both a willingness by some in the Trump administration to leverage the power of the executive branch to promote President Trump's reelection and the limits of OSC's enforcement power under the existing statutory scheme to prevent them from doing so. OSC is issuing this report to educate employees about Hatch Act-prohibited activities, highlight the enforcement challenges that OSC confronted during its investigations, and deter similar violations in the future."
United States. Office of Special Counsel
2021-09-09
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Disaster Relief Fund: Monthly Report as of August 31, 2021 (Fiscal Year 2021 Report to Congress)
From the Background: "P.L. [Public Law] 116-260 requires that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (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. 7. Appendix G presents the fund history and current status of the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)/Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) program."
United States. Department of Homeland Security; United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2021-09-09
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EPA's Office of Land and Emergency Management Lacked a Nationally Consistent Strategy for Communicating Health Risks at Contaminated Sites
From the Document: "The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Inspector General conducted this audit to determine whether the EPA is communicating sampling results or other indicators of human health risk in a manner that allows impacted communities to make decisions about managing their risks of exposure to harmful contaminants or substances. The audit covered eight contaminated sites. According to the EPA, risk communication is intended to provide community members 'with the information they need to make informed, independent judgements about risks to health, safety, and the environment.' The EPA has made risk communication a priority."
United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of the Inspector General
Collier, Morgan; Gerhart, Seth; Henry, Natasha L. . . .
2021-09-09
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Quantifying Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic Through Life-Expectancy Losses: A Population-Level Study of 29 Countries
From the Introduction: "More than 1.8 million lives are estimated to have been lost due to COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] around the world in 2020. This estimate--although staggering--masks the uneven impact of the pandemic across different countries and demographic characteristics like age and sex, as well as its impact on population health, years of life lost4 and longevity. Moreover, variations in testing capacity coupled with definitional inconsistencies in counting COVID-19 deaths make the true global toll of COVID-19 infections difficult to estimate with accuracy. To address these measurement challenges, significant efforts have been directed at the harmonization and analysis of all-cause mortality data. A widely used approach to quantify the burden of the pandemic using all-cause mortality is through the analysis of excess mortality, defined as the number of deaths observed during the pandemic above a baseline of recent trends. Here we go beyond excess deaths and country-specific analyses and focus on the pressing issue of revealing the impacts of the pandemic on life expectancy from a cross-national perspective."
Oxford University Press
Aburto, Jose Manuel; Scholey, Jonas; Kashnitsky, Ilya . . .
2021-09-08
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Privacy Impact Assessment for the Family Reunification Task Force (FRTF)
From the Abstract: "On February 2, 2021, President Biden signed Executive Order 140111 and ordered the formation of the President's Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families. The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS or the Department) is the Chair and is joined by the Department of State (DoS), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Department of Justice (DOJ) (collectively known as the Task Force). The Executive Order instructs the Task Force to identify and implement comprehensive strategies that will bring families back together, ensuring that the children and parents who were intentionally separated from each other at the United States/Mexico border are provided support. This Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) is being conducted to analyze the privacy risks associated with the personally identifiable information (PII) collected as part of this effort and document the mitigation strategies implemented to ensure adequate protection of those individuals' privacy."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2021-09-08
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In North American Somali Communities, A Complex Mix of Factors Influence Gang Involvement, Violent Extremism
From the Webpage: "Against a backdrop of sustained disadvantage, recent research shows Somali refugee communities in the United States, as well as Canada, live with an elevated exposure to discrimination, social isolation, and other conditions that can put young people at greater risk of gang affiliation or even violent extremism. Abiding concern within those communities over gang influences on their youth may draw parental concern away from the separate risk of radicalization and inadvertently heighten the appeal of extremism. Also raising the risk of radicalization, as a gang alternative, is the perception among some Somalis in both countries who are involved with gangs that switching to extremism can offer an escape from gang life, as well as a way to prove themselves. Thus, the presence of gangs in those communities may itself contribute to the risk of radicalization. Those insights on factors informing extremism are key conclusions of a scientific study, sponsored by the National Institute of Justice, on gang affiliation and radicalization to violent extremism in select Somali communities in the United States and Canada."
National Institute of Justice (U.S.)
2021-09-08
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 2041, Department of Veterans Affairs Provider Accountability Act
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on July 28, 2021. From the Document: "S. 2041 would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to document and report to the Congress annually on the department's enforcement of requirements for the licensing, education, and clinical competence of its medical staff. For this estimate, CBO assumes that the bill will be enacted in fiscal year 2022. Using information from VA, CBO expects that the department would need to hire three full-time-equivalent employees, at an average annual salary of $100,000, to conduct audits and prepare reports. CBO estimates that compensation and operating expenses for those employees would total $2 million over the 2022-2026 period. The bill also would require VA to provide annual training for employees who will review and verify credential standards of VA's health care professionals. (Under current law, VA provides one-time training.) In addition, under S. 2041, the department would be required to report to the Congress on VA's policies for reporting concerns about patient safety. Using information from VA, CBO estimates that those activities would cost less than $500,000 over the 2022-2026 period. In total, CBO estimates, implementing the bill would cost $3 million over the 2021-2026 period; such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriations."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2021-09-08
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Pandemic Relief: The Emergency Rental Assistance Program [Updated September 8, 2021]
From the Introduction: "The Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program was created to help cover the unmet rent and utility expenses of low-income households affected by the economic consequences of the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. [Public Law] 116-260) initially funded the ERA program with an appropriation of $25 billion. The ERA was funded through the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF), a program created as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), and administered by the Department of the Treasury, to assist state, local, territorial, and tribal governments. While the CARES Act CRF appropriation could be used for multiple purposes, the ERA appropriation in P.L. 116-260 was directed only to rent and utility assistance and related housing stability services. A second appropriation--of $21.550 billion--for ERA was included in Section 3201 of the American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-2). This report briefly describes the need for rental assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic, provides information about the allocation of ERA funds, describes the parameters of the ERA program, and discusses outstanding questions about the program and renter needs."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Driessen, Grant A.; McCarty, Maggie; Perl, Libby
2021-09-08
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Privacy Impact Assessment for the DHS Federally Funded Research and Development Centers
From the Abstract: "The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sponsors federally funded research and development centers (FFRDC). The DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) FFRDC Program Management Office (PMO) oversees and manages access to these specialized services in systems engineering, integration, studies, and analysis. The FFRDC services can be accessed by DHS components; external federal, state, and local government; non-governmental organizations and institutions; universities and affiliated research centers; and other public sector and private sector groups, through the PMO. S&T conducted this Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) to address the Department's FFRDC program as well as two specific FFRDCs (i.e., Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center [HSOAC] and Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute [HSSEDI]) and the privacy risks associated with the collection, use, maintenance, and dissemination of personally identifiable information (PII), privacy sensitive projects and activities, and use of DHS-accredited information systems."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2021-09-07
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ICE's Management of COVID-19 in Its Detention Facilities Provides Lessons Learned for Future Pandemic Responses
From the Highlights: "In congregate environments such as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) detention facilities, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can spread easily, creating unique challenges for mitigating the risk of infection and transmission of the disease. As a result, ICE took various actions to prevent the pandemic's spread among detainees and staff at its detention facilities during 2020 and into 2021. At the nine facilities we inspected remotely, these measures included maintaining adequate supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE) such as face masks, enhanced cleaning, and proper screening for new detainees and staff. However, we found other areas in which detention facilities struggled to properly manage the health and safety of detainees. For example, we observed instances where staff and detainees did not consistently wear face masks or socially distance. In addition, we noted that some facilities did not consistently manage medical sick calls and did not regularly communicate with detainees regarding their COVID-19 test results. Although we found that ICE was able to decrease the detainee population to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19, information about detainee transfers was limited. We also found that testing of both detainees and staff was insufficient, and that ICE headquarters did not generally provide effective oversight of its detention facilities during the pandemic. Overall, ICE must resolve these issues to ensure it can meet the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as future pandemics."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2021-09-07
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MMWR Early Release: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, September 3, 2021: Hospitalizations Associated with COVID-19 Among Children and Adolescents -- COVID-Net, 14 States, March 1, 2020-August 14, 2021
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [It] is the agency's primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations. This early release issue of MMWR contains the following article: "Hospitalizations Associated with COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] Among Children and Adolescents -- COVID-NET, 14 States, March 1, 2020-August 14, 2021." Notifiable Diseases and Mortality Tables from MMWR can be accessed at the following link [http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index2021.html].
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2021-09-03
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Fact Sheet: Biden Administration to Transform Capabilities for Pandemic Preparedness
From the Webpage: "We must seize the opportunity to ready ourselves for the biological threats on the horizon. Investing to avert or mitigate the huge toll of future pandemics and other biological threats is an economic and moral imperative. The cost of pandemic prevention pales in comparison to the enormous cost - in lives and in economic cost - of a pandemic. It's hard to imagine a higher return on national investment. On January 20, the President directed a whole-of-government review of U.S. national biopreparedness policies and re-established the National Security Council Directorate on Global Health Security and Biodefense. Today, we are releasing a plan for transforming U.S. capabilities to prepare for and respond rapidly and effectively to future pandemics and other high consequence biological threats. This plan is a core element of the larger strategy to bolster and resource pandemic readiness and biodefense." The full 'American Pandemic Preparedness: Transforming Our Capabilities' document can be found here: [https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=858338].
United States. White House Office
2021-09-03
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MMWR Early Release: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, September 3, 2021: Trends in COVID-19 Cases, Emergency Department Visits, and Hospital Admissions Among Children and Adolescents Aged 0-17 Years -- United States, August 2020-August 2021
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [It] is the agency's primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations. This early release issue of MMWR contains the following article: "Trends in COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] Cases, Emergency Department Visits, and Hospital Admissions Among Children and Adolescents Aged 0-17 Years -- United States, August 2020-August 2021." Notifiable Diseases and Mortality Tables from MMWR can be accessed at the following link [http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index2021.html].
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2021-09-03
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MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, September 3, 2021
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [It] is the agency's primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations. This issue of MMWR contains the following: "National, Regional, State, and Selected Local Area Vaccination Coverage Among Adolescents Aged 13-17 Years -- United States, 2020"; "Evaluation of Syndromic Surveillance Data for Studying Harmful Algal Bloom-Associated Illnesses -- United States, 2017-2019"; "Multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2] in a University Outbreak After Spring Break -- Chicago, Illinois, March-May 2021"; "Screening Programs for SARS-CoV-2 Infections on a University Campus -- Austin, Texas, September 30-November 30, 2020"; "COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] Vaccination Coverage Among Adolescents Aged 12-17 Years -- United States, December 14, 2020-July 31, 2021"; "Outbreak Associated with SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant in an Elementary School -- Marin County, California, May-June 2021"; "COVID-19 Case Rates in Transitional Kindergarten Through Grade 12 Schools and in the Community -- Los Angeles County, California, September 2020-March 2021"; "Epidemiologically Linked COVID-19 Outbreaks at a Youth Camp and Men's Conference -- Illinois, June-July 2021"; "Association Between COVID-19 and Myocarditis Using Hospital-Based Administrative Data -- United States, March 2020-January 2021"; and "'QuickStats': Death Rates from Colorectal Cancer, by Age Group -- United States, 1999-2019."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2021-09-03
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Executive Order 14040: Declassification Reviews of Certain Documents Concerning the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001
From the Document: "Many Americans continue to seek full accountability for the horrific attacks of September 11, 2001 (9/11), including 9/11 survivors and victims' family members. As the 20th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, the American people deserve to have a fuller picture of what their Government knows about those attacks. Although the indiscriminate release of classified information could jeopardize the national security--including the United States Government's efforts to protect against future acts of terrorism--information should not remain classified when the public interest in disclosure outweighs any damage to the national security that might reasonably be expected from disclosure. The significant events in question occurred two decades ago or longer, and they concern a tragic moment that continues to resonate in American history and in the lives of so many Americans. It is therefore critical to ensure that the United States Government maximizes transparency, relying on classification only when narrowly tailored and necessary. Thus, information collected and generated in the United States Government's investigation of the 9/11 terrorist attacks should now be disclosed, except when the strongest possible reasons counsel otherwise."
United States. Office of the Federal Register
Biden, Joseph R., Jr.
2021-09-03
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Department of Defense Annual Suicide Report: Calendar Year 2020
From the Document: "The DoD Annual Suicide Report (ASR) serves as the official source for annual suicide counts and rates for DoD. This report also describes Departmental initiatives underway to combat suicide among Service members and their families. [...] Key findings: 1. Active Component suicide rate statistically increased from CY [calendar year] 2015 - 2020. Near-term, Active Component rate was statistically comparable across CY 2018 to CY 2020. 2. Reserve and National Guard suicide rates did not show evidence of an increase or decrease from CY 2015 - 2020. Near-term, Reserve rate was statistically comparable across CY 2018 to CY 2020. National Guard rate had statistically decreased from CY 2018 to CY 2019, returning to a comparable level in CY 2020. 3. Service members at higher suicide risk are primarily enlisted, male, and under 30 years of age. 4. Suicide rates for military spouses and dependents in CY 2019 were statistically comparable with CY 2017 and CY 2018, and to the U.S. population rates after accounting for age and sex, with the exception of male spouses. 5. Firearms were the primary method of suicide death for Service members and family members. Recent DoD data also revealed Service member hold misconceptions regarding firearms and suicide risk."
United States. Department of Defense. Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness
2021-09-03
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Latin America and the Caribbean: Impact of COVID-19 [Updated September 3, 2021]
From the Document: "The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is having widespread economic, social, and political effects on Latin America and the Caribbean. As of September 1, 2021, the region had 43.3 million confirmed cases (almost 21% of cases worldwide) and more than 1.4 million deaths (almost 32% of deaths worldwide). Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Colombia, and Argentina had the region's highest numbers of deaths. Looking at mortality (death) rates per 100,000 population, Peru had the highest recorded COVID-19 mortality rate in the region, followed by Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, and Paraguay. [...] The rollout of vaccines has varied considerably, and there is concern that widespread vaccine access in some countries could be delayed until 2022 or 2023, making populations vulnerable to new waves and more transmittable variants of the virus. According to PAHO's [Pan American Health Organization's] director, as of September 1, 2021, 25% of the population of Latin America and the Caribbean had been fully vaccinated. [...] As of June 2021, the U.S. Agency for International Development had obligated nearly $218 million to support the region's pandemic response. Congress is now considering the Biden Administration's FY2022 budget request, which would provide nearly $2.1 billion of aid to help the region recover from the pandemic and address other challenges."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Sullivan, Mark P.; Meyer, Peter J.
2021-09-03
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American Pandemic Preparedness: Transforming Our Capabilities
From the Introduction: "Protecting the United States from threats is a core responsibility of the Federal government. We have robust national defense capabilities that provide us with broad and deep protection against human threats, including missiles, terrorism, and cyberattacks. In the 21st century, we also need robust national biodefense capabilities that will provide us with broad and deep protection against biological threats, ranging from the ongoing and increasing risk of pandemic disease, to the possibility of laboratory accidents and the deliberate use of bioweapons. The current pandemic has illustrated the seriousness of biological threats. As of mid-August 2021, COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] has killed over 4.3 million globally, with excess-mortality estimates suggesting a death toll exceeding 10 million. In the United States, the number of deaths directly attributed to COVID-19 has surpassed 623,000, with many recovered patients living with long-term effects. The economic damage to the U.S. has been estimated at $16 trillion dollars in lost economic output, direct spending, mortality and morbidity. And, the societal impact has been borne disproportionately by front-line and vulnerable populations, especially people of color. As devastating as the COVID-19 pandemic is, there is a reasonable likelihood that another serious pandemic that may be worse than COVID-19 will occur soon -- possibly within the next decade. Unless we make transformative investments in pandemic preparedness now, we will not be meaningfully prepared."
United States. White House Office
2021-09-02
