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August 19, 2021

CCPA Toolkit for COVID-19 and the Chronic Disease Community

As an organization representing health consumers with chronic conditions across the country, the Chronic Care Policy Alliance understands the concern…

June 2, 2021

New Website Answers Vaccination Questions and Provides Essential Information for People at High Risk for COVID-19

        New Website Answers Vaccination Questions and Provides Essential Information for People at High Risk for COVID-19…

April 23, 2021

Congress Should Ask: Does Health Care Policy Put Patients First?

By Liz Helms Inside Sources As the U.S. faces many urgent and emergent challenges, including COVID-19 and the economic downturn the virus has caused, Congress clearly has a lot on its plate. In this chaotic climate, lawmakers will need to…

April 21, 2021

Mysterious Ailment, Mysterious Relief: Vaccines Help Some Covid Long Haulers

Will Stone Kaiser Health News April 16, 2021 An estimated 10% to 30% of people who get covid-19 suffer from lingering symptoms of the disease, or what’s known as “long covid.” Judy Dodd, who lives in New York City, is one of them.…

February 19, 2021

How to book COVID-19 vaccine appointments at pharmacies

Andrew Weil KARE 11 February 12, 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — The push to immunize more Americans against the coronavirus…

February 12, 2021

California’s Smallest County Makes Big Vaccination Gains

Hannah Norman California Healthline February 5, 2021 WOODFORDS, Calif. — In the winter, the roughly three-hour drive from Alpine County’s…

January 15, 2021

Do-It-Yourself Contact Tracing Is a ‘Last Resort’ in Communities Besieged by Covid

Brett Dahlberg January 8, 2021 The contact tracers of Washtenaw County in Michigan have been deluged with work and, to cope, the overburdened health department has a new tactic: It is asking residents who test positive for covid-19 to do…

December 16, 2020

COVID-19: The Most Lethal Pandemic in 102 Years – A Presentation by William Bommer, MD, FACC, FACP

December 11, 2020

FDA Takes Key Action in Fight Against COVID-19 By Issuing Emergency Use Authorization for First COVID-19 Vaccine

For Immediate Release December 11, 2020 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued the first emergency use authorization (EUA)…

December 2, 2020

COVID-19 Vaccine Education and Equity Project Launches To Further Inclusion and Dialogue Around Potential COVID-19 Vaccines

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Today, a group of 64 leading organizations including the Chronic Care Policy Alliance and others…

November 20, 2020

Thanksgiving Tips for a Healthy Holiday

This year, holiday plans may look a little different. With Thanksgiving approaching, scientists and public health experts have outlined recommendations…