Administration & Agency Updates

Recent Administration & Agency Updates

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  • November 17, 2021·

U.S. Surgeon General Releases New Community Toolkit for Addressing Health Misinformation

On November 9, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that as part of the new phase of COVID-19 vaccination campaign for children ages 5 to 11 years old, the U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released a Community Toolkit for Addressing Health Misinformation. Tribal communities can use this toolkit to help navigate the serious threat of health misinformation, especially…
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  • November 17, 2021·

Biden Administration Announces New Investments to Support COVID-⁠19 Response and Recovery Efforts in the Hardest-Hit and High-Risk Communities and Populations as COVID-⁠19 Health Equity Task Force Submits Final Report

On November 10, Biden-Harris Administration announced a new investment in their effort to protect communities hit hard during the COVID-19 pandemic such as American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. The $785 million in funding from the American Rescue Plan to support community-based organizations building vaccine confidence in AI/AN communities, rural areas, and low-income populations; to reinforce the efforts of Tribal communities to mitigating…
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  • November 15, 2021·

Guidance and Support for Planning School Vaccination Clinics

On November 8, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education and the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) sent a joint letter to school officials. These two departments urged school officials to (1) host a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at their school(s), (2) distribute information about the COVID-19 vaccine to all families including American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) with children ages 5–11 years,…
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  • November 15, 2021·

Biden Administration Announces Details of Two Major Vaccination Policies

On November 4, 2021, the Biden Administration announced the details of two policies to fight COVID-19. The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced vaccinations rules that covers two-thirds of all workers.   According to the OSHA rule, employers with 100 or more employees need to make sure each of their workers…
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  • November 1, 2021·

FDA Authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use in Children 5 through 11 Years of Age

This afternoon, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 to include children 5-11 years old. The authorization was based on the FDA’s evaluation of data that included input from independent advisory committee experts who voted in favor of making the vaccine available to children in this age group. This is…
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  • November 1, 2021·

New HHS Actions to Increase Access to Easy-to-Use Over the Counter COVID-19 Tests

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is taking several new actions as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to increase access to COVID-19 testing. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is investing $70 million from the American Rescue Plan to help bring more high-quality, at-home tests onto the market in the U.S. in coordination with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). NIH’s…
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