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Category Archives: Coronavirus
Medicaid in Times of Crisis, and An Introduction to Our New Special Product—The Health Care Capsules
Did you know Medicaid can be used in times of crisis? From natural disasters to the pandemic, Medicaid has been used to protect groups of people and mitigate damages. In today’s WatchBlog post, we look at how Medicaid is used … Continue reading
Vaccine Distribution, Supply Chain, Testing Still Present Challenges in Federal Pandemic Response
Since November 2020, the number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. has dramatically increased, further straining health care systems across the country. Today’s WatchBlog looks at our newest report on the federal pandemic response, which describes the status of ongoing … Continue reading
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Tagged Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Coronavirus, Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, Food and Drug Administration, Nikki Clowers, Occupational Safety and Health Adminsitration, OSHA, pandemic, pandemic response, Small Business Administration
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COVID-19 Vaccines and the Lessons Learned from H1N1
As the federal government responds to the coronavirus pandemic, we here at GAO have been monitoring the response efforts—including reviewing COVID-19 vaccine development and authorization. Today’s WatchBlog explores our past work on vaccine distribution and lessons learned from the H1N1 … Continue reading
Continued Surge in COVID Cases Highlights Need for Urgent Federal Action
COVID-19 cases have been increasing since mid-September, further highlighting the importance of federal public health and economic response efforts. Today’s WatchBlog looks at our fourth report on the federal pandemic response, which describes the status of ongoing efforts and outlines … Continue reading
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Tagged Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Coronavirus, Department of Labor, FDA, Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, Food and Drug Administration, IRS, Nikki Clowers, pandemic, pandemic response
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Operation Warp Speed—Federal Efforts to Accelerate COVID-19 Vaccine and Therapeutic Development
Note: This blog was updated on December 7 to clarify some references to the distribution and licensing aspects of a COVID-19 vaccine. Developing a vaccine can take 10 years or longer. However, as COVID-19 cases rapidly rose during the early … Continue reading
How Can the Federal Government Strengthen Its Response to COVID-19?
Today’s WatchBlog looks at our third report on the implementation of the CARES Act and other pandemic relief measures. The report outlines the many effective steps the Administration and the Congress have taken to address issues, and identifies further steps … Continue reading
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Tagged Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Coronavirus, Department of Defense, Department of Education, Department of Health and Human Services, Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, health care, Internal Revenue Service, IRS, Nikki Clowers, pandemic response, podcast, Treasury Department
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The Critical Role of Federal Partnerships with States & Local Governments During COVID-19
Partnerships between federal and local entities are key to achieving national goals for education, health care, transportation, and homeland security, as well as responding to emergencies such as hurricanes or—more recently— the coronavirus pandemic. Today’s WatchBlog looks at our recent … Continue reading
How COVID-19 Could Aggravate the Homelessness Crisis?
The growing homelessness crisis in the U.S. could be worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic. While data on the impact COVID-19 is having on homelessness are not yet available, Congress has already made efforts mitigate its effects through passage of the … Continue reading
Podcast Roundup—The Federal Response to COVID-19
Do you typically tune in to podcasts during your daily commute? If so, you might have missed out on some of our latest podcasts while being housebound by the pandemic. Catch up by checking out this overview of some of … Continue reading
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Tagged Chuck Young, Coronavirus, health care, pandemic, pandemic response, podcast, podcast roundup, US Census Bureau, US economy
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The Tech Behind COVID-19 Contact Tracing
Public health officials are working to contain the spread of COVID-19, in part by using contact tracing applications to help reduce transmission rates. Contact tracing identifies infected individuals and notifies their “contacts”—i.e., all the people to whom they may have … Continue reading