Management
CDC Says Masks Must Fit Tightly – and Two Are Better Than One
How well your mask works depends on how well it fits. Wearing two snug masks made of different materials offers 95% protection from exposure to aerosols that could contain the coronavirus.
Management
CDC Report Signals the Agency Will Resume Work on LGBTQ+ Health, Advocates Say
The data itself is not new, and advocates are urging the Biden administration to step up efforts to reach queer Americans.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Transportation Secretary in Quarantine; FDA Gives Emergency Authorization to Another Antibody Treatment
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Pay & Benefits
Personnel Office Urged to Provide Feds with Administrative Leave to Get COVID-19 Vaccinations
Washington, D.C.- area House Democrats said some agencies have declined to offer paid time off, although the lawmakers would not say which ones.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Biden Administration Invokes Defense Production Act; Ongoing Talks About a Pre-flight COVID Testing Mandate
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Oversight
Comparing Death Tolls From COVID-19 to Past Wars Is Fraught
COVID-19 has now killed more Americans than World War II did. That fact helps some people put the viral death toll in perspective, while others find it offensive.
Workforce
With Demand Far Exceeding Supply, It Matters That People Are Jumping the Vaccine Line
When hospital administrators and politicians’ spouses get immunized before people more at risk, it undermines confidence in the system.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: ‘Federal Workforce Safety’ Added to List of Top Challenges During the Pandemic
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Management
Coronavirus Roundup: OSHA Issues Updated COVID Guidance; Vaccine Data System is ‘Plagued by Problems’
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Management
Coronavirus Roundup: Biden Promises Vaccine Transparency with States and Localities; White House COVID Team Gives First Briefing
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Management
Coronavirus Roundup: Fauci and Birx Speak About Working Under Trump; National Guard and Capitol Police Members Test Positive for COVID-19
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Management
To Beat the Pandemic, Biden Needs to Take the Politics Out of It
The vast majority of recent survey respondents said “Politics has made it harder to learn the truth about COVID-19.”
Management
Biden Directs OSHA to Bolster Actions to Combat Pandemic
He also asked the agency to consider issuing emergency temporary standards.
Management
Coronavirus Roundup: Biden Launches Aggressive Pandemic Plans
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Management
Biden’s COVID-19 Challenge: 100 Million Vaccinations in the First 100 Days. It Won’t Be Easy.
But keeping campaign promises regarding the nation’s COVID-19 response will go beyond stepping up the rollout of the vaccines.
Management
Viewpoint: EPA Needs to Return to Its Public Health Roots
The Biden administration has an opportunity to significantly strengthen the Environmental Protection Agency, says one of its leading epidemiologists.
Management
How Operation Warp Speed Created Vaccination Chaos
States are struggling to plan their vaccination programs with just one week’s notice for how many doses they’ll receive from the federal government. The incoming Biden administration is deciding what to do with this dysfunctional system.
Management
Biden Appoints Dr. Rachel Levine as Assistant Secretary of Health, a Historic First for Transgender People
If approved, Levine would be the first ever Senate-confirmed trans official in U.S. history.
Oversight
CDC Shut Down a Lab Involved in Making Faulty Coronavirus Tests
A CDC lab involved in making faulty coronavirus tests sent to state and local officials early in the pandemic was closed down hours after an October investigation by ProPublica exposed key mistakes the CDC made in manufacturing those tests.
Management