The awning sign above the entrance to a hospital reading 'Emergency'

Renewal of the Public Health Emergency

The US Department of Health & Human Services issued the following notice on Friday, July 15 regarding the status of the public health emergency across the United States:

As a result of the continued consequences of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)  pandemic, on this date and after consultation with public health officials as necessary, I, Xavier Becerra, Secr​etary of Health and Human Services, pursuant to the authority vested in me under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act, do hereby renew, effective July 15, 2022, the January 31, 2020, determination by former Secretary Alex M. Azar II, that he previously renewed on April 21, 2020, July 23, 2020, October 2, 2020, and January 7, 2021, and that I renewed on April 15, 2021, July 19, 2021, October 15, 2021, January 14, 2022, and April 12, 2022, that a public health emergency exists and has existed since January 27, 2020, nationwide. ​

Read more on the public health emergency declaration at the following link: https://aspr.hhs.gov/legal/PHE/Pages/covid19-15jul2022.aspx

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