The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children 12 years and older in May. With younger populations now eligible for the vaccine, counties are encouraging youth to get vaccinated.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi discussed the roles and power of counties in advocating for bipartisan COVID-19 relief funding July 12 at the 2021 NACo Annual Conference in Prince George’s County, Md.
The American Rescue Plan (ARP) represents an opportunity to advance equity, according to Clarence Wardell III, the chief data and equitable delivery officer with the White House Rescue Plan team.
