Tag Archives: Protection

Green Amendments – Powerful Tools for Environmental Protection and Justice

Under the current U.S. system of environmental laws and governance, communities are being harmed by environmental pollution and degradation; with indigenous communities, communities of color, and low-income communities being disproportionately impacted. Green Amendments transform this U.S. legal paradigm, so that the inalienable rights to clean water and air, a stable climate and healthy environments are … Continue reading Green Amendments – Powerful Tools for Environmental Protection and Justice

Readout of CDC Call with State Public Health Partners Regarding Avian Influenza and Farmworker Protection

Today, CDC Principal Deputy Director Nirav D. Shah met with state health officials, public health emergency preparedness directors, state epidemiologists, and state public health veterinarians, and leadership from public health partner organizations to discuss farmworker protection and personal protective equipment (PPE) for avian influenza.

Seniors in Care Facilities Have More Protection Available This Year: CDC Encourages Vaccination Against Flu, COVID-19 and RSV

New research in this week’s MMWR finds that most nursing home residents haven’t received an updated COVID-19 vaccine or the new RSV vaccine.

SCOTUS to Decide Constitutionality of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to take up a case that threatens the very existence of the nation’s premier consumer watchdog agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Last October, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the CFPB’s funding structure violated the Appropriations Clause of the Constitution, and that the agency’s payday lending … Continue reading SCOTUS to Decide Constitutionality of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

New COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Data Showcase Protection Gained by 3rd and 4th Doses

A third and fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose offered substantial protection among adults with healthy immune systems who were eligible to receive them during Omicron variant evolution in early 2022.

New CDC Studies: COVID-19 Boosters Remain Safe, Continue to Offer High Levels of Protection Against Severe Disease Over Time and During Omicron and Delta Waves

Data from two CDC reports today show COVID-19 vaccine boosters remain safe and continue to be highly effective against severe disease over time.

CDC updates consumer mask website to emphasize protection, fit, and comfort

CDC has updated our consumer webpage describing the types of masks and respirators used to prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. Masking is a critical public health tool to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and it is important to remember that any mask is better than no mask. To protect yourself and others from COVID-19, CDC … Continue reading CDC updates consumer mask website to emphasize protection, fit, and comfort

New CDC Study: Vaccination Offers Higher Protection than Previous COVID-19 Infection

Today, CDC published new science reinforcing that vaccination is the best protection against COVID-19. In a new MMWR examining more than 7,000 people across 9 states who were hospitalized with COVID-like illness, CDC found that those who were unvaccinated and had a recent infection were 5 times more likely to have COVID-19 than those who … Continue reading New CDC Study: Vaccination Offers Higher Protection than Previous COVID-19 Infection

New CDC Study: Vaccination Offers Higher Protection than Previous COVID-19 Infection

In today’s MMWR, a study of COVID-19 infections in Kentucky among people who were previously infected with SAR-CoV-2 shows that unvaccinated individuals are more than twice as likely to be reinfected with COVID-19 than those who were fully vaccinated after initially contracting the virus.

What’s This? The Paycheck Protection Program is out of Money Again?

What is Going on with the Paycheck Protection Program? According to the New York Times, “Four weeks before its scheduled end, the federal government’s signature aid effort for small business ravaged by the pandemic — the Paycheck Protection Program — ran out of funding on Tuesday afternoon and stopped accepting most new applications.” Unfortunately, this … Continue reading What’s This? The Paycheck Protection Program is out of Money Again?