Ensuring Understanding of COVID–19 to Protect Public Health Act

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Bill Number

S 176

Introduced

Feb 2, 2021

Latest Action

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

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Topics

Cardiovascular and respiratory health Child health Drug therapy Emergency medical services and trauma care Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health Immunology and vaccination Infectious and parasitic diseases Medical research Mental health Public-private cooperation Research administration and funding

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Ensuring Understanding of COVID-19 to Protect Public Health Act

This bill requires the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to conduct a longitudinal study on the health impacts of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The NIH must provide public summaries of findings on specified timelines.

Actions

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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