Congratulations to my friend @ReverendWarnock on his re-election to the U.S. Senate, and a special thank you to Georgia voters and organizers who worked tirelessly to make this victory possible.
Reminiscing on where I was two years ago: curing ballots in Atlanta to elect Senators Warnock and Ossoff. As I’m cheering on Senator Warnock today, I’m thinking about the Georgians who have been targeted by voter suppression. Everybody’s vote matters.
We’re thrilled to announce @SenatorWarnock will be speaking at @FamiliesUSA’s virtual Health Action Conference: Health Justice Now! Register today to connect with activists and leaders at #HAC2022 https://t.co/mDvhggpTdG
NOT TO BE MISSED: @FamiliesUSA’s #HealthActionConference: Health Justice Now. Join us virtually on 01/25-26 to rejuvenate, strategize & network for the year ahead. #HAC2022 https://t.co/XERZOAyfoL
To encourage more booster shots, the state will be providing two hours of paid leave for any employee who receives a booster. We encourage all employers to offer paid leave for COVID-19 vaccinations and booster shots.
Pharmacies across the country are facing staff shortages that are hurting our response efforts. We support the @WhiteHouse plan to provide the support necessary to help pharmacies keep vaccination, boosting, and testing efforts running.
Expanding testing access is critical. We must use lessons learned from the vaccine rollout to ensure people with disabilities or speak other languages can access the new website and request mailed tests. Access for everyone must be accounted for. https://t.co/gJ2hA72cAu
We are pleased to see the @WhiteHouse taking additional steps to curb the spread of #COVID19 this winter. Equity and community needs must be the grounding focus. A major lesson learned throughout this pandemic: listen to the community. Learn more: https://t.co/gJ2hA72cAu
As the incredibly contagious #Omicron variant continues to take hold, the White House has proposed a new five-step plan. Getting these policies right is crucial to moving forward once and for all. Read our analysis here: https://t.co/ylgQ6kqlzd
NEW from @FrederickIsasi on how the initial #CovidVaccine rollout should have taught us so many lessons about the barriers people of color face when trying to get health care. The good news is we are starting to meet these challenges Read more: https://t.co/gJ2hA72cAu
#COVID19 cases are surging for a second consecutive winter and we’ve seen this story before. The 2021 version has a big twist though: President Biden has a five-step plan to keep this from becoming a trilogy. Read our analysis here: https://t.co/ylgQ6kqlzd
.@FamiliesUSA offers critical insight into how to best tackle inequities in reproductive care — suggesting patient-centered care that supports access to all methods of contraception, removes barriers to care, and promotes equity.
Read more: https://t.co/6p56xnBnNv
Our new report by @RebecccaGordon & @standorn discusses the #ACA's No Wrong Door eligibility and how states that haven’t implemented it correctly have resulted in coverage gains among parents being cut by more than 33%, and for children by nearly 50%. https://t.co/J1iv4ZaUXB
THREAD: As #Omicron surges and our systems strain, I wanted to share my #COVID19 experience in NYC last month. It was actually a hopeful window into what a society where we look out for one another and a government that is set up to truly care for us could look like.