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CDC Releases New Quarantine and Isolation Calculator (March 28, 2022)
CDC’s new COVID-19 Quarantine and Isolation calculator takes the stress out of deciding when, and for how long, people with COVID-19 and close contacts need to stay home, get tested, and wear a well-fitting mask. Read more here.
Washington Update March 23, 2022
Spring has Sprung! The Cherry Blossom Festival is in full swing. For the next 4 weeks, trees along the tidal basin and throughout the city will be filled with pink blossoms; their petals carried all over the District. The planting of cherry trees in Washington DC...
Preparation, Not Panic: Health Officials Address Next Possible Covid Surge. (Kaiser Health News, March 21,2022)
With another potential covid spike on the horizon, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says the U.S. has tools in place to weather the coming months of covid ebbs and surges. And Dr. Anthony Fauci says the BA.2 omicron strain will likely become dominant but does not appear...
Pfizer CEO Pushes Yearly Shots for Covid. Not So Fast, Experts Say. (Kaiser Health News, March 21,2022)
When Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said March 13 that all Americans would need a second booster shot, it struck many covid experts as a self-serving remark without scientific merit. It also set off spasms of doubt over the country’s objectives in its fight against the...
Washington Update March 16, 2022
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a budget! Late last week, the Senate passed a $1.5 trillion omnibus spending package (text; summary). The 2700 page bill combines 12 appropriations bills and will fund the federal government through the end of its fiscal year in September...
New Vaccine Findings Pose Tough Questions for Parents of Young Children (NYTimes, March 10, 2022)
The F.D.A. temporarily halted efforts to authorize the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for young children amid several unexpected findings. The coming weeks should bring clarity. Read more.
Washington Update March 9, 2022
It wouldn’t be a week in Washington if a deadline with a fiscal cliff wasn’t looming! As both chambers of Congress kick off the March legislative work session this week there is likely to be a lot of roaring as they deal with a March 11 government funding deadline, a...
White House Unveils COVID Plan Focused On People With Disabilities (Disability Scoop 2.28.2022)
2.28.2022 - Following criticism from disability advocates, the Biden administration is taking new steps to better address the needs of people with disabilities during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Read more.
CDC Adds IDD To List Of Conditions At Increased Risk From COVID-19 (Disability Scoop 3.7.2022)
3.7.2022 - Nearly two years into the pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is for the first time acknowledging that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities have an elevated risk of severe disease from COVID-19. Read more.
Disability Advocates Want CDC To Reinstate Indoor Mask Guidelines (Disability Scoop 3.7.2022)
3.7.2022 - Dozens of advocacy groups are calling for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to walk back major changes to its mask guidance arguing that the new recommendations are harmful to people with disabilities Read more.
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