Category: Federal

COVID-19, Federal | February 20, 2021

Biden-Harris Administration Rolls Out Expanded COVID-19 Testing, Global Vaccination Efforts

This week, the Biden-Harris Administration detailed a series of actions intended to improve COVID-19 testing, support global COVID-19 vaccination efforts, and provide relief to impacted Americans. Below, these actions are summarized: Increased Weekly Supply: The Biden-Harris Administration announced it is increasing the weekly, minimum supply level of COVID-19 vaccines delivered to states, territories, and tribes…

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Announcements, Federal | February 20, 2021

Biden Nominates Brooks-LaSure as CMS Administrator

Today, President Joseph R. Biden announced his nomination of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as the Administrator of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Brooks-LaSure is currently the Managing Director at Manatt. She is a former policy official who played a key role in the development and implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and…

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COVID-19, Federal | February 12, 2021

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Additional Vaccine Supply, FQHC Vaccine Program

This week, the Biden-Harris Administration announced several key developments in the federal government’s response efforts related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Below, we highlight these activities: Purchase of Additional Vaccines: On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Defense (DoD) purchased an additional 100 million doses each of COVID-19…

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COVID-19, Federal | February 6, 2021

Newsom Announces Partnership with Biden-Harris Administration to Open Community Vaccine Sites in Alameda and Los Angeles Counties

On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a new partnership with the Biden-Harris Administration to launch a pilot project to establish two COVID-19 community vaccination sites in Alameda and Los Angeles counties. The pilot sites will be based at the Oakland-Alameda Coliseum and the California State University, Los Angeles and are part of the federal administration’s…

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COVID-19, Federal | February 6, 2021

Biden-Harris Administration Details Additional COVID-19 Vaccine Efforts, Expands FEMA Reimbursement to States

This week, the Biden-Harris Administration announced a series of actions intended to increase COVID-19 vaccine administration nationwide, as well as support other key COVID-19 response activities. This week’s activities include: Increased Vaccine Supply: The Biden-Harris Administration indicated overall, weekly vaccine supply to states, tribes, and territories will be 10.5 million doses nationwide beginning this week….

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COVID-19, Federal | February 6, 2021

Johnson & Johnson Requests EUA, FDA Schedules VRBPAC Meeting Date

On Thursday, Johnson & Johnson’s pharmaceutical division Janssen Biotech, Inc. requested from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) an emergency use authorization (EUA) for its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine. According to Johnson & Johnson, the COVID-19 vaccine has a 72 percent efficacy rate in the U.S., but only a 57 percent efficacy rate in South…

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COVID-19, Federal | February 6, 2021

White House Boosts At-Home COVID-19 Test Production

This week, the White House announced the purchase of 8.5 million rapid at-home COVID-19 tests that can be taken without a prescription. Recall, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an EUA to Ellume in December 2020 for its at-home rapid COVID-19 test. The Biden-Harris Administration this week indicated it reached a $231.8 million…

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COVID-19, Federal | January 30, 2021

Biden-Harris Administration Rolls Out Additional COVID-19 Actions

Following a series of COVID-19-related announcements in their first week in office, including the issuance of the Administration’s 200-page National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness, the Biden-Harris Administration rolled out additional actions to support the federal government’s response to the ongoing public health emergency. The Biden-Harris Administration this week announced the following…

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Announcements, COVID-19, Federal | January 22, 2021

On First Days in Office, President Biden Issues Flurry of Executive Actions

Almost immediately following his inauguration on Wednesday, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. issued a flurry of executive orders and directives to address the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and economic challenges being experienced throughout the country. President Biden additionally unveiled his Administration’s 200-page National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness laying out a series of…

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