Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)
President Biden announced details on several initiatives designed to combat COVID-19. The administration is expanding the supply of vaccines, upping the number of weekly allocated doses to 10.5 million.
As COVID-19 vaccines roll out across the nation, individuals and families heavily impacted by the disease have inequitable access to vaccination opportunities and many distrust the life-saving potential the vaccine presents. The CDC reports just over 5 percent of Black adults and 11 percent of…
The COVID-19 pandemic has left many health care organizations reeling financially.
The AHA is hosting opportunities for AHA member hospital and health system leaders to learn the latest information and ask questions about the COVID-19 pandemic. The next event is Friday, Feb. 5 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. ET. AHA Board Chair Rod Hochman, M.D., and AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack will…
Compilation of Ad Council research and message strategies for overcoming COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced they have filed a joint budget resolution for fiscal year 2021 giving Congress an additional legislative tool to potentially pass COVID-19 relief legislation that enacts President Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue…
Not-for-profit organization the Ad Council is providing a trove of market research designed to understand and effectively message to Black, Hispanic, young adults and others who have expressed hesitancy with getting vaccinated against COVID-19.
The Department of Defense awarded Ellume USA $231.8 million to ramp up domestic production of its COVID-19 diagnostic test, the first test users can perform fully at home without a prescription.
About 12. 9 million people received at least one dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines between Dec. 14 and Jan. 14, the first month of the U.S. COVID-19 vaccination program, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.
Ten Republican senators released highlights from their $618 billion COVID-19 relief proposal, outlined Sunday in a letter to President Biden. The proposal includes $35 billion for the Provider Relief Fund, with 20% set aside for rural hospitals; $20 billion for vaccine efforts; and $50 billion for…