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State Actions on COVID-19 Vaccine Verification

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Law/Policy,

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

COVID Vaccine,

Preparedness,

Policy,

Public Health Law,

State Health Policy,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Alabama,

Arkansas,

Florida,

Indiana,

Iowa,

Missouri,

Tennessee,

Texas,

Minnesota,

Washington,

New Jersey,

New York,

Alaska,

Andy Baker-White,

California,

Michigan,

Ohio

As the number of COVID-19 vaccinations grows, some states are looking at their vaccination rates to determine when to loosen measures that mitigate the spread of COVID-19, such as venue capacity limits, business closure times, and masking ...

How States are Handling School Vaccination Requirements in a Pandemic

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Special Populations,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID Vaccine,

Immunization,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Influenza,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Connecticut,

Washington, D.C.,

Hawaii,

Massachusetts,

New Jersey,

North Carolina,

Ohio,

Pennsylvania,

Rhode Island,

Virginia,

Andy Baker-White,

Education,

Maine,

Illinois,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Infant and Child Health

Conditioning school attendance on student vaccinations is an evidence-based way of maintaining and increasing vaccine coverage. State law establishes school vaccination requirements which apply not only to public schools but often to ...

COVID-19’s Impact on Pregnancy and Childbirth Policies

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Healthcare Systems,

COVID and Special Populations,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,

Alabama,

Illinois,

Indiana,

New Jersey,

New York,

North Carolina,

Washington,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

COVID and Law/Policy

Many states have introduced bills to strengthen and increase access to these prenatal, delivery, and postpartum services, building a solid foundation of care for women who must navigate the healthcare system and make difficult decisions ...

States Offer Flexibility to Shore Up Healthcare Workforce

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Capacity,

COVID and Healthcare Systems,

COVID Testing and Screening,

COVID and Workforce,

Alaska,

Delaware,

Guam,

Indiana,

Kentucky,

Maine,

Nebraska,

Nevada,

New Hampshire,

New Jersey,

New Mexico,

Washington, D.C.,

COVID and Law/Policy

This Health Policy Update is an overview of policy strategies that states have taken at the executive and legislative levels to increase the healthcare workforce to more effectively and efficiently respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.