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September 29, 2022AVAC Letter of Support for Supplemental Funding for Fiscal Year 23 Continuing Resolution
September 22, 2022 The Honorable Patrick Leahy Chair Senate Appropriations Committee Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Rosa DeLauro Chair House Appropriations Committee Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Richard Shelby Vice Chairman Senate Appropriations Committee Washington D.C. 20510 The Honorable Kay Granger Ranking Member House Appropriations Committee Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Chairman Leahy and DeLauro, Vice […]
Letters to Congress Appropriations/Funding for Immunization
March 19, 2021AVAC Makes Recommendations to the Biden Administration on Immunization Infrastructure Systems (IIS)
Dear President Biden, The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a devastating toll on our society. With more than 400,000 American lives lost, millions of people forced to file for unemployment, and too many children falling behind in school during online instruction. As the national strategy for the efficient, effective, and equitable distribution of the COVID-19 vaccines […]
Letters to Administration COVID-19 Response
March 19, 2021AVAC Puts Forward Recommendations on the Biden Administration’s Vaccine Confidence Campaigns
Dear President Biden, Thank you for your continued efforts to end the COVID-19 pandemic, strengthen vaccine confidence, and improve vaccination rates throughout the United States. We appreciate that the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 dedicates $1 billion to build vaccine confidence, support vaccine education, and improve vaccination rates for COVID-19 vaccines as well […]
Letters to Administration Benefits of Immunization
March 16, 2021AVAC Urges House to Support Full Funding of Immunization-Related Activities at the Department of Health and Human Services.
March 10, 2021 Dear Chairwoman DeLauro and Ranking Member Cole, As members of the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC), we write to ask for full funding of immunization-related activities at the Department of Health and Human Services as part of the fiscal year (FY) 2022 Labor, Health and Human Services (LHHS), and Education Appropriations bill. […]
Letters to Congress Appropriations/Funding for Immunization
March 9, 2021AVAC Joins the UFW Foundation for a Vaccine Town Hall
On March 4th, the UFW Foundation held a virtual vaccine town hall that featured speakers from the FDA, USDA, and CDC to give transparency to the COVID-19 vaccine rollout and answer questions from farm workers. The event was conducted in both English and Spanish to reach a broad audience and aid attendees best understand the […]
Press Releases COVID-19 Response
March 1, 2021CDC Releases Data Showing Safety of COVID Vaccines
First Month of COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Monitoring Summary What is already known about this topic? Two COVID-19 vaccines have received Emergency Use Authorization for administration in the United States. In preauthorization clinical trials, local and systemic reactions were reported; no serious safety problems were detected. What is added by this report? Monitoring, conducted as […]
Reports Benefits of Immunization
March 1, 2021CDC Releases Report Showing Decline in Vaccines in Medicare
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Summary What is already known about this topic? Routine health care services have been disrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic. What is added by this report? During the first week after the national COVID-19 emergency declaration in March 2020, weekly vaccination rates among Medicare beneficiaries aged ≥65 years declined by […]
Reports Benefits of Immunization
February 8, 2021AVAC Leads Stakeholders in Support Letter for IIS Modernization
February 8, 2021 Dear Leaders Schumer, McConnell, Pelosi and McCarthy, As the Congress and our nation continue to respond to the public health emergency that is overtaking our nation, members of AVAC join with partners and allies to ask that the Immunization Infrastructure Modernization Act (H.R. 550) be considered as part of any next Covid-19 […]
Letters to Congress COVID-19 Response
February 2, 2021AVAC Urges Support of the Immunization Infrastructure Modernization Act
Dear Representatives Kuster and Bucshon, As the Congress and our nation continue to respond to the public health emergency that is overtaking our nation, members of the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC) thank you for introducing the Immunization Infrastructure Modernization Act. Immunizations are essential to protecting individuals across the life course from vaccine-preventable diseases and […]
Letters to Congress Appropriations/Funding for Immunization
January 27, 2021AVAC Urges Support of Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act
January 22, 2021 Dear Senator Smith and Representative Underwood, As the Congress and our nation continue to respond to the public health emergency that is overtaking our country, members of the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC) thank you for introducing the Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act. This legislation would provide robust funding to develop, scale, […]
Letters to Congress Appropriations/Funding for Immunization
January 6, 2021Building Trust in and Access to a COVID-19 Vaccine Among People of Color and Tribal Nations
AVAC manager Abby Bownas was honored to be part of a discussion in October 2020 on building confidence in COVID-19 vaccines among communities of color. Led by TFAH, the National Medical Association, and UnidosUS, the purpose of the convening was to advise policymakers on the barriers to vaccine receptivity within communities of color and tribal […]
Reports Appropriations/Funding for Immunization
January 5, 2021AVAC Advises CMS on Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
January 4, 2021 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-9912-IFC P.O. Box 8016, Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 comports RE: RIN 0938-AU35: Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency CMS-9912-IFC To Whom It May Concern: As participants in the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC), […]
Letters to Administration COVID-19 Response