FEMA COVID-19 UPDATE
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20210505/fema-covid-19-update] 

Release Date: 
May 5, 2021 

WASHINGTON -- FEMA is working toward the goal President Joseph R.
Biden, Jr. set yesterday of wanting 70% of American adults to have at
least one shot by July 4 and administering an additional 100 million
vaccines in the next 60 days.

A new website is making it easier to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
Individuals can now visit  vaccines.gov [https://www.vaccines.gov/]
to find a location close to them and make an appointment. Individuals
can also text their zip code to 438829 and get a text with the closest
COVID-19 vaccine location.

FEMA continues working with state governments to provide federal
support to community vaccination centers, including supplemental
vaccine allocation to pilot sites.

Currently, there are 22 active or temporarily closed federal community
vaccination center pilot sites and 55 mobile pop-up sites.
Additionally, 13 mobile vaccination units are operating across the
country, supporting states and the Indian Health Service. Federal
pilot community vaccination centers have administered more than 4.6
million vaccinations, and mobile units have delivered more than 28,000
vaccinations.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health
Resources and Services Administration, announced
[https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2021/05/03/hhs-launches-new-reimbursement-program-for-covid19-vaccine-adminsitration-fees-not-covered-by-insurance.html]
the Coverage Assistance Fund
[https://www.hrsa.gov/covid19-coverage-assistance] reimbursement
program that covers healthcare provider costs of administering
COVID-19 vaccinations to underinsured or uninsured individuals. The
program will compensate providers for eligible claims at national
Medicare rates and builds on the HRSA COVID-19 Uninsured Program
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FEMA has received more than 164,900 funeral assistance applications
and has awarded more than $7.8 million since the agency began
processing applications on April 12. Through this program, FEMA is
providing financial assistance for COVID-19-related funeral expenses
incurred after Jan. 20, 2020.

Applicants may apply by calling 844-684-6333 (TTY: 800-462-7585) from
9a.m. to 9p.m. EDT, Monday through Friday.

Multilingual services are available. The assistance line has helped
applicants in nearly 40 languages.