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Join the National Vaccine Month of Action to Vaccinate 70% of Adults
President Biden has announced June as a National Vaccine Month of Action to get 70% of adult Americans vaccinated before Independence Day on July 4. You can watch Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), address the kick off campaign!
Already, nearly 170 million Americans have rolled up their sleeves to get a shot. More than half of all adults are now fully vaccinated – including 75% of all seniors. As a result, COVID-19 cases and deaths have plummeted more than 85% this year.
Looking for ways to join the National Vaccine Month of Action? You can play a critical role in helping your community to get vaccinated. With Father's Day (June 20) and summer just around the corner, now is the perfect time to host a HUD Strong Families COVID-19 vaccine event in your community.
Those who haven’t been vaccinated yet can find a vaccine at Vaccines.gov and vacunas.gov, featuring 50,000 vaccination sites across the country, including primary care physician, federal pharmacy partners, state sites, and FEMA sites. Locations are updated daily.
Here are some FREE transportation, childcare, and pharmacy vaccination incentives* being offered through the National Vaccine Month of Action:
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FREE rides from Uber and Lyft to and from vaccination centers
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FREE drop-in child care from KinderCare, Learning Care Group, Bright Horizons, and hundreds of YMCA locations for parents to get vaccinated
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Extended vaccine hours at many Albertsons, CVS, Rite-Aid, and Walgreens
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"Shots at the Shop" vaccine outreach at 1,000+ Barbershops and Salons
*This list is for informational purposes only and should not be inferred as an endorsement by HUD of the products, services or companies listed. HUD has posted the information provided to CDC voluntarily by third parties or public sources and does not guarantee the availability or value of the incentives listed.
National Vaccine Month of Action &
HUD Strong Families Kickoff!
NEXT Wednesday, June 9 @ 1:30 pm ET
We hope you've found our spring COVID-19 webinars helpful and useful in supporting your community vaccination partnerships and efforts.
Starting in June, we are launching a NEW "Hot Shots!" summer format, modeled after popular TEDx Talks, with shorter, punchier, more action-packed presentations from a key speaker, with more time for interactive audience Q&A from you!
Please note the new earlier start time (if you arrive late, you'll miss it!). We are now offering TWO convenient options to join the National Vaccine Month of Action & HUD Strong Families Kickoff on Wednesday, June 9 @ 1:30 pm ET:
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Join directly on the day-of using the following link & audio information:
Audio: 888.251.2949 or 215.861.0694
Code: 514 54 87 #
2. Preregister to receive automatic reminders beforehand and slides after:
Either way, we look forward to seeing you at our first Hot Shot event next week!
HRSA's NEW Community Health Worker Funding Opportunity!
Applications Due NEXT Wednesday, June 9
Last month, the White House announced new funding opportunities for community-based organizations to hire and mobilize community outreach workers, including Community Health Workers (CHWs).
On Thursday, May 20, 2021, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) released a $121 million Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) titled Community-Based Workforce to Increase COVID-19 Vaccine Access (HRSA-21-140), with a start date of July 1, 2021.
The purpose of the program is to support communities as they establish, expand, and sustain a public health workforce to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19.
This includes the hiring of community outreach workers, which includes community health workers, patients navigators, and social support specialists, to educate and assist individuals in accessing and receiving COVID-19 vaccinations.
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Eligible applicants for this NOFO include:
- PHAs that are part of government (such as housing departments)
- PHAs structured as nonprofits/philanthropies or with such arms
- Tribes and Tribal organizations
- Community Health Centers
- Local Health Departments
- Nonprofit public or private organizations
- Local and/or regional community-based organizations (CBOs) with demonstrated experience in implementing public health programs, particularly in medically underserved areas
For further information on the NOFO, please view the technical assistance webinar for applicants. You are welcome to contact HRSA for any additional budget, eligibility, or content clarification questions: CBOVaccineOutreach@hrsa.gov.
The deadline for applications is Wednesday, June 9, 2021.
EEOC Updates Vaccine Q&As for Employers and Employees
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its Vaccine Q&As on how EEO laws, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) apply to employer vaccination incentives for employees to provide documentation or other confirmation of vaccination when an employee gets a vaccine in the community or from the employer or its agent.
The EEOC's updated Vaccine Q&As for employers and employees includes:
- Employers may provide employees and their family members with information to educate them about COVID-19 vaccines and raise awareness about the benefits of vaccination
- Employers that are administering vaccines to their employees may offer incentives for employees to be vaccinated, as long as the incentives are not coercive
- Because vaccinations require employees to answer pre-vaccination disability-related screening questions, a very large incentive could make employees feel pressured to disclose protected medical information
- Federal EEO laws do not prevent an employer from requiring all employees physically entering the workplace to be vaccinated for COVID-19, so long as employers comply with the reasonable accommodation provisions of the ADA and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other EEO considerations
- Federal EEO laws do not prevent or limit employers from offering incentives to employees to voluntarily provide documentation or other confirmation of vaccination obtained from a third party (not the employer) in the community, such as a pharmacy, personal health care provider, or public clinic
- If employers choose to obtain vaccination information from their employees, employers must keep vaccination information confidential pursuant to the ADA
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