Thanks to California’s high vaccination rate and low prevalence of COVID-19, the state reopened on June 15. Currently, approximately 53 percent of the population is fully vaccinated and 11 percent have received at least one shot in a two-dose vaccine series. The new public health order...
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act (ARP), which includes wide-ranging relief provisions to assist individuals who lose company-sponsored health plans due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A key provision is a government mandate requiring employers and/or certain group...
Drew Altman, Ph.D., is president and CEO of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) and a leading expert on national health policy. He is also founding publisher of KFF’s Kaiser Health News, which distributes coverage of health issues through major news outlets across the...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), employers can help increase COVID-19 vaccine rates among employees by establishing supportive policies and practices. Overall, strong confidence in vaccines at the workplace lead to more people getting vaccinated, which results in fewer COVID-19 illnesses,...
Although fewer children have been infected with COVID-19 compared to adults, young people can get infected with the virus, become seriously ill and spread the virus to others. Effective May 12, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination for everyone over...