Community Immunity During COVID–19 Act of 2021

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Bill Number

S 167

Introduced

Feb 2, 2021

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Aging Cardiovascular and respiratory health Child health Congressional oversight Emergency medical services and trauma care Foreign language and bilingual programs Government information and archives Health Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Immunology and vaccination Indian social and development programs Infectious and parasitic diseases Minority health

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Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act of 2021

This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to award grants to health departments to increase rates of recommended immunizations during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The CDC must also develop, in consultation with specified entities, guidance for health care providers on counseling patients about COVID-19 vaccines.

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Feb 2, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 2, 2021

Introduced in Senate

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