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Long COVID Causes Health Policy Shifts Across States

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Health Policy Update,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID Recovery,
COVID Resilience,
COVID and Law/Policy,
COVID Vaccine,
COVID Testing and Screening,
COVID and Mental Health,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Public Health Law,
State Health Policy,
California,
Florida,
Massachusetts,
New Jersey,
Puerto Rico,
Emely Sanchez,
COVID and Special Populations

Data reveals that nearly one third of COVID-19 patients experience one or more post-COVID conditions that linger for weeks or months after infection. The cause, duration, and potential treatments for these conditions are still being ...

State Actions on COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements and Verification

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Law/Policy,
COVID Vaccine,
Preparedness,
Immunization,
Vaccine Distribution,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
California,
Washington, D.C.,
Massachusetts,
New York,
Ashley Ottewell

As the COVID-19 Delta variant surges across the country, public and private employers have started instituting COVID-19 vaccination, testing, and masking protocols for their employees. On July 29, 2021 the White House announced that all ...

States Consider Role of COVID-19 Vaccination for School Enrollment

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Health Policy Update,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Law/Policy,
COVID and Special Populations,
COVID Vaccine,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Education,
Health Equity,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Immunization,
Vaccine Distribution,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
Andy Baker-White,
Lauren Ewing,
Maggie Davis,
Public Health Law,
Alabama,
Alaska,
Arkansas,
Iowa,
Massachusetts,
New Jersey,
New York,
Ohio,
Tennessee,
Utah,
Washington,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin,
Infant and Child Health

This week might have marked the beginning of summer, but many policymakers and health officials have their eye on the upcoming school year and what that might mean in terms of getting students vaccinated against COVID-19. According to a ...

State Actions on COVID-19 Vaccine Verification

Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Law/Policy,
Blog,
Health Policy Update,
COVID Vaccine,
Preparedness,
Policy,
Public Health Law,
State Health Policy,
Immunization,
Vaccine Distribution,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
Alabama,
Arkansas,
Florida,
Indiana,
Iowa,
Missouri,
Tennessee,
Texas,
Minnesota,
Washington,
New Jersey,
New York,
Alaska,
Andy Baker-White,
California,
Michigan,
Ohio

As the number of COVID-19 vaccinations grows, some states are looking at their vaccination rates to determine when to loosen measures that mitigate the spread of COVID-19, such as venue capacity limits, business closure times, and masking ...

What You Need to Know About the COVID-19 Vaccine

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Health Policy Update,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID Vaccine,
COVID and Healthcare Systems,
COVID and Law/Policy,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
COVID and Communication,
Immunization,
Vaccine Distribution,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Accreditation,
Emma Lange

Many pharmaceutical companies urgently began developing a COVID-19 vaccine earlier this year to reduce the spread of the virus as the threat of a pandemic loomed. Fast forward several months and millions of COVID-19 cases later, states and ...

How States are Handling School Vaccination Requirements in a Pandemic

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Health Policy Update,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Special Populations,
COVID and Law/Policy,
COVID Vaccine,
Immunization,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Influenza,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Connecticut,
Washington, D.C.,
Hawaii,
Massachusetts,
New Jersey,
North Carolina,
Ohio,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
Virginia,
Andy Baker-White,
Education,
Maine,
Illinois,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Infant and Child Health

Conditioning school attendance on student vaccinations is an evidence-based way of maintaining and increasing vaccine coverage. State law establishes school vaccination requirements which apply not only to public schools but often to ...

Public Health and Health Care Partner to Promote Influenza Vaccination

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Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Race and Public Health,
Tribal Health,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID and Special Populations,
COVID Vaccine,
Immunization,
Vaccine Distribution,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Arkansas,
South Carolina,
Shalini Nair

In commemoration of National Influenza Vaccination Week ASTHO is highlighting work in Arkansas and South Carolina, where unique collaborations with health care and public health have allowed them to effectively promote flu vaccinations ...

Pregnancy, Breastfeeding, and COVID-19 Vaccines: Seven Things to Know

Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Communication,
COVID Vaccine,
COVID and Special Populations,
Blog,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Preparedness,
Immunization,
Vaccine Distribution,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
Ericka McGowan

On Aug. 11, 2021, CDC updated its guidance on COVID-19 vaccination for pregnant or breastfeeding individuals. We’ve answered seven common questions about the new guidance and what it means for state and territorial health officials as they ...