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Vaccination rates for preschool-aged children from 1967–2012, with Vaccines for Children program era marked. Immunization rates for all pre-school aged children increased to at least 90% for most vaccines in the 1990s. It is difficult to discern if this increase was directly caused by the VFC program.
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, also called the COVID-19 Stimulus Package or American Rescue Plan, is a US$1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill passed by the 117th United States Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 11, 2021, to speed up the country's recovery from the economic and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and recession. [1]
It was not until April 19, 2021, that all U.S. states had opened vaccine eligibility to residents aged 16 and over. [10] On May 10, 2021, the FDA approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for adolescents aged 12 to 15. [11] On August 23, 2021, the FDA granted full approval to the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine for individuals aged 16 and over. [12]
But progress has been slow: Since vaccines became available to that age group, the L.A. Times vaccine tracker indicates, only 22% of eligible children have received at least one dose in California ...
The expedited process comes at a time when the country has seen low levels of vaccinations for other eligible kids groups. Just over 20% of kids aged 5-11 are vaccinated, while 55% of children 12 ...
Since many of those same new parents will be eligible for the expanded Child Tax Credit as well, they can add $3,600 to the tally for a grand total of $5,000 in stimulus added to their refunds ...
The ACIP was established in March 1964 by the US Surgeon General to assist in the prevention and control of communicable diseases, [2] it recommends licensed new vaccines to be incorporated into the routine immunization schedule, recommends vaccine formulations, and reviews older vaccines to consider revising its recommendations.
Approximately 1 million taxpayers will automatically receive special payments of up to $1,400 from the IRS in the coming weeks. The IRS said it's distributing about $2.4 billion to taxpayers who ...