COVID-19 NEWS

NEWS ARCHIVE

• CDC Reports COVID-19 has Disparate Impact on Minorities including American Indians and Alaska Natives (June 10, 2020)
• POLITICO: Democrats seek hazard pay for health workers amid pandemic (April 8, 2020)
• ABC News – Indian Country faces higher risks, lack of resources in COVID-19 fight (April 3, 2020)
• NPR: Coronavirus Exposes Public Health Inequities in Indigenous Communities (April 2, 2020)
• National Journal: COVID-19 strains urban Indian health resources (March 31, 2020)
• VICE: The US Has Neglected Indian Country for Years. Now Comes a Pandemic (March 25, 2020)
• The Guardian: Timing is Critical: Native Americans Warn Virus May Overwhelm Underfunded Health Services (March 20, 2020)
• Politico: Exclusive: Emergency coronavirus funds for American Indian health stalled (March 20, 2020)
• The Hill: How the coronavirus threatens Native American communities (March 19, 2020)
• Law360: Dems’ Bill Would Let Tribes Tap Emergency CDC Funds (March 16, 2020)
• NBC News: Native American tribes brace for coronavirus: ‘It’s going to be a test’ (March 15, 2020)
• NBC News: Woman says children who came into contact with Rudy Gobert being denied coronavirus testing (March 14, 2020)
• Salt Lake Tribune: ‘We are not ready for this’: Native American tribes struggle to deal with coronavirus (March 4, 2020)
• Letter from 23 House Members to Secretary Azar (March 20, 2020)
• Reps. Gallego, Cook, Grijalva, Cole, Haaland Demand the Immediate Release of Congressionally Approved COVID-19 Aid to Indian Country (March 20, 2020)
• Letter from NCUIH, NCAI, NIHB, et al to Senate Leadership on COVID-19 Stimulus Package (March 21, 2020)
• HHS announces upcoming action to provide funding to tribes for COVID-19 response (March 20, 2020)