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Our commission recognized these challenges facing the emergency responders in , when we released our seminal "National Blueprint for Biodefense" and again in , when we described the need for state, local, tribal and territorial reinforcements in our report "Holding the Line on Biodefense. Yet the federal government has taken little action, leaving our first responders ill-equipped and underinformed when addressing events like the ongoing pandemic.

She told the commission their network of dispatchers could not find consistent materials from the federal government early on — or even well into — the pandemic when responding to COVID calls. There was no federal coordination to assist them. Dia Gainor, executive director of the National Association of State EMS Officials , told us that EMTs and paramedics uploaded 44 million patient care records from calls in , but she wonders if anyone at the federal level other than the Department of Transportation is accessing, analyzing and using that valuable data to help inform COVID response and treatment.

She also said the issue of federal support continues to be volatile for her members. Philip Francisco, chief of the Navajo Police Department , spoke to us about the lack of specific federal guidance and training for keeping first responders safe in the early days of the pandemic. His officers, one of whom died from COVID, ultimately had to find creative solutions to protect themselves and their communities, including cordoning off the back seats of police vehicles using plastic wrap and tape.

First responders require resources and information so that they can effectively manage the biological threat, keep the public informed and make decisions about using medical countermeasures themselves. Much of the public discussion over the past year has focused on health care providers working in overcrowded hospitals. Doctors and nurses nationwide deserve our respect, support and prayers as they strive to save lives during the current crisis. Too often, however, our first responders get lost in the conversation, which is disappointing because they are equally vital in responding to the pandemic — and we will call upon them again and again during future biological events.

Pfizer has already submitted an application to the U. Food and Drug Administer for authorization of a third dose and the U. Israel has already started administering booster doses and the plan is under consideration in other countries for vulnerable populations, including France and Germany.

The Amsterdam-based agency said it expects to make a decision in the next few weeks. Lawyers, news reporters, jurors and court spectators will be required to answer questions about their health and have their temperature checked at courthouse entrances.

Masks will be required. Courthouse employees who have not been vaccinated will be required to share the results of two weekly COVID tests at their own expense. District Judge Denise Page Hood. Remote video access will be provided for some hearings in civil lawsuits. But nearly all criminal cases will be conducted in person at the courthouses. The panel of senior physicians, including presidents of the associations of pediatrics and infectology, analyzed a Chinese study of children aged 3 to 17, all of whom produced antibodies.

A similar study of 4, children is being organized in Chile. Chile already had authorized vaccinations for children as young as 12, though only with the Pfizer vaccine. Supply shortages have stalled that effort. Chilean officials plan to vaccinate The country last month also began giving AstraZeneca booster shots to fully vaccinated people people older than The pandemic first erupted outside Asia in northern Italy, and much of the north reeled with confirmed COVID deaths in the initial wave of cases.

Building on existing capabilities at the Federal, State, and local level, the First Responder Initiative provides an incentive to develop mutually supportive programs that maximize effective response capability.

Through joint planning, clear communication, comprehensive coordination, mutual aid at all levels and increased information sharing, America's first responders can be trained and equipped to save lives in the event of a terrorist attack. The benefits of building first responder capability are immediate and widespread -- making the nation safer from terrorist attacks while also bolstering everyday response capabilities.