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In case you missed it...this week the Voices for Human Needs blog reports on efforts to get the CDC to report on the number of Americans suffering from long COVID -- and to explain who is most at risk. And we discuss a brand new study that shows benefits to low-income families with children might make for smarter babies. Please share!
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This week on the blog...
Does long COVID disproportionately affect women, people of color?
January 22
Two House members have written a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, asking the agency to publicly release figures detailing how many Americans suffer from “long COVID,” including how many women and people of color are affected. Reps. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) and Don Beyer (D-VA) said it is “critical” for Congress and the American public to have access to data relating to long COVID “in order to inform policymaking and protect the public’s health.” READ MORE »
Another reason for Child Tax Credit expansion? Smarter babies.
January 22
If you are looking for even more evidence that extending the expanded Child Tax Credit is good public policy, consider this: a breakthrough new study suggests that such payments can make babies smarter. The study, released this week by the National Academy of Sciences, did not involve the CTC payments. However, it did examine low-income families who received just over $300 in monthly cash assistance during the first year of their children’s lives. It found that infants in families receiving the payments displayed more high-frequency brain waves when they reached 12 months of age. READ MORE »
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