COVID-19
Public health agencies, health care workers, emergency managers, and policymakers are grappling with core legal preparedness and response efforts to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States. The Network’s real-time resources, guidance, and information are available to assist the public health community in this challenging time, and law and policy experts are available to provide direct assistance – get details.
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Resources
The CDC Transportation Mask Mandate and Mootness: A Q&A Explanation of Health Freedom Defense Fund v. Biden
Trends in Vaccination Law and Judicial Challenges
Innovative Laws and Policies for a Post-Pandemic Public Health System
Guidance: State COVID-19 Emergency Declarations
Legal and Health Care Repercussions of the End of the National Public Health Emergency
Legal Repercussions of Public Health Emergency Rescissions
COVID-19 Related Opinions and Orders from the U.S. Supreme Court
CDC Travel Mask Mandate Litigation
Legal Liability for Acts of “COVID Denialism”
Federal Vaccine Mandates in Response to COVID-19
50 State Survey: Summary of Enacted Laws and Pending Bills Limiting Public Health Authority: The Second Wave
Crisis Standards of Care: COVID-19 State Invocations
Spotlight
The State(s) of Public Health Advocacy: Turning to the States during a time of Federal Transition
Artificial Intelligence and Public Health: Emerging Uses, Risks, and Ethical Considerations
Implementation Center Initiative Ramps Up Support for Public Health Agency Data Modernization
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Real-time assistance for questions related to COVID-19 response
The Network can assist local, county, tribal and state health agencies with timely guidance, resources and information critical to key COVID-19 response measures, particularly in the areas of:
- public health authority and emergency powers,
- constitutionality of practices,
- health data privacy,
- protections for disadvantaged and vulnerable individuals,
- crisis standards of care, and
- ethical decision making.
See below for contact information for law and policy experts at each of our Region Offices, or submit your question online using the form.
