06/02/2022

Congress Must Pass New COVID-19 Funding Now

This week, LeadingAge asked members to reach out to Congress to urge passage of the next COVID relief bill. 

With COVID-19 cases, test positivity rates, and hospitalizations again on the rise, the country as a whole– and aging services specifically– are not past the pandemic. Now is the time to ask Congress to fully fund additional support for the nation’s ongoing efforts to fight COVID-19—especially for older adults who have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic. Experts are predicting new surges in the late Summer and Fall, but additional funding is needed to make sure the country has enough vaccines, boosters,  tests, and treatments to meet projected needs. We know the tools we need to confront COVID-19; Congress must act now so communities across the nation are prepared to deal with the coming surges. We must ensure that test kits and testing locations remain available and accessible to everyone who needs them and that vaccines (including boosters) are readily available and robustly promoted. Treatments and therapeutics must also be easy to find and access, while research to find new tests, vaccines, and treatments continue.

LeadingAge Ohio encourages its members to take two minutes to write to members of Congress and advocate for more COVID-19 relief via LeadingAge’s action center.