COVID-19: Caring for Patients and Communities

To fulfill its vision that “all people have the opportunity to attain the highest level of health possible,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed a COVID-19 response health equity strategy, which the agency recently updated.
Reports this week about three individuals reinfected with the coronavirus raised concerns about long-term immunity following COVID-19 and the potential effectiveness of vaccines against the disease.
In an Aug. 21 letter, AONL urged Congressional leaders to provide at least $6 million in fiscal year 2021 funding for the TSNRP
The absence of nursing representation on the White House Coronavirus Task Force and most state and local response teams underscores nurses’ frequent exclusion from decision-making tables write two UCLA nurses in a recent op-ed published by The Hill.
Legislation introduced this week in the House of Representatives addressed the decline in life-saving vaccinations resulting from Americans’ efforts to avoid exposure to COVID-19.