- The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)openedthe application for Phase 4 COVID-19 Provider Relief Funding.
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director Dr. Anthony Fauciannouncedthat the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will soon release data regarding “mix-and-match” COVID-19 vaccines, referring to individuals receiving a third shot from a manufacturer other than from the manufacturer of their first two doses.
- The FDA isconsideringauthorization of a half-dose Moderna vaccine as a booster shot. The decision is expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)recommendedthose who are pregnant, recently pregnant, or want to become pregnant get vaccinated because the benefits of vaccination outweigh known or potential risks.
Congress
- The House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human ServicesmetTuesday, Sept. 28 at 10:15 am ET for a hearing regarding methods for protecting communities from COVID-19.
- On Wednesday, Sept. 29 at 2:00 pm ET, the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis held ahearingon how Congress can help state and local health departments.
- Thursday, Sept. 30 at 10:00 am ET , the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions willmeetto discuss the reopening of schools amidst COVID-19.
- Thursday, Sept. 30 at 10:00 am ET, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will hold ahearingon the federal response to the pandemic.
*Recordings of the hearings should be available on the Committee’s website within a few days.
Economy, Vaccines, Testing and Treatment
- The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)openedthe application for Phase 4 COVID-19 Provider Relief Funding.
- Dr. Ozlem Tureci, the co-founder and chief medical officer of BioNTech,statedthat the COVID-19 virus will exist for years, but will become more manageable.
- The World Health Organizationreporteda global decline in COVID-19 cases and deaths.
- Pfizer/ BioNTechsubmitteddata to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11. The formal request for FDA authorization will be “in the coming weeks.”
- The National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director Dr. Anthony Fauciannouncedthat the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will soon release data regarding “mix-and-match” COVID-19 vaccines, referring to individuals receiving a third shot from a manufacturer other than from the manufacturer of their first two doses.
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendedurgentaction for those who are pregnant, recently pregnant, or want to become pregnant to get vaccinated.
- A new studyshowsrural Americans are dying at twice the rate of urban Americans.
- HHSawardednearly $1 billion in American Rescue Plan funding to nearly 1,300 Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) health centers to help support their COVID-19 operations.
- The CDCreportsthat individuals are experiencing similar rates of side effects after receiving their third COVID-19 shot compared to their second shot.
- The FDA isconsideringauthorization of a half-dose Moderna vaccine as a booster shot. AThe decision is expected in the coming weeks.
- A pollshowedthat 44% of parents with children age 5 to 11 are likely to vaccinate their children, and 42% said they are unlikely to.
- A studyreports71% of unvaccinated Americans believe the need for COVID-19 vaccine boosters demonstrate that the vaccine is ineffective.
- Vaccination rates of Hispanic adults in the U.S.reached73% this month, and rates for Black Americans reached 70%.
- A studyfound七个常见症状的COVID-19预测ive of the illness: loss or change of smell, loss or change of taste, fever, new persistent cough, chills, appetite loss, and muscle aches.
- Two new studiesshowthat 45% of those diagnosed with COVID-19 have at least one long-term symptom.
- A studyrevealsthat 3 in 5 Americans support the White House’s new vaccine mandates.
- A recent studyshowsfew unvaccinated workers have quit their jobs instead of getting vaccinated, opposing earlier poll results.
- Data released for AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccineshowit is 74.0% effective overall and 83.5% effective in adults over 65.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Updates
- Cases in the U.S.
- 美国整体COVID-19疫苗Distribution and Administration Update as of Wed, 29 Sep 2021 06:00:00 EST
- CDC Statement on Pregnancy Health Advisory
- Information about the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
- Possible Side Effects After Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine
- Overview of COVID-19 Quarantine for K-12 Schools
