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Description: Details on EPPRA introduced in Congress, to help deal with insolvent multiemployer pensions.

Authors: Robert R. Perry and David M. Pixley

Publication Date: 23 January 2021

Publication Site: National Law Review

Bloomberg – COVID Vaccine Tracker

January 24, 2021 Mary Pat Campbell

Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/covid-vaccine-tracker-global-distribution/

Description: Regularly updated tracker of vaccine administration, in the U.S. and globally.

Date accessed: 24 January 2021

Date last updated: 23 January 2021

Author:

Publication Site: Bloomberg

Excess Deaths Associated with COVID-19

January 24, 2021 Mary Pat Campbell

Link: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/excess_deaths.htm

Description: Tableau dashboards from the CDC showing weekly updated data, with the following dashboards:

Weekly Excess Deaths
Excess deaths with and without COVID-19
Excess deaths with and without weighting
Number of Excess Deaths
Percent Excess Deaths
Weekly Number of Deaths by Age
Weekly Number of Deaths by Race/Ethnicity
Change in Number of Deaths by Race/Ethnicity
Weekly Number of Deaths by Cause Group
Weekly Number of Deaths by Cause Subgroup
Change in the Number of Deaths by Cause
Total number above average by cause
Total number above average by jurisdiction/cause

Also, downloadable data.

Example from 24 January 2021:

Data last updated: 21 January 2021

Regularly updated on Wednesdays, usually

Publication Site: CDC

16-Year-Old Passes Several SOA Exams

January 24, 2021 Mary Pat Campbell

Link: https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20201003/16-year-old-passes-several-soa-exams

Description: High schooler sat multiple Society of Actuaries exams and passed them.

Author: Raj Rathi

Publication Date: 5 October 2020

Publication Site: Daily Herald

Daily Updates of Totals by Week and State

January 24, 2021 Mary Pat Campbell

Link: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/index.htm

Description: Weekday updates of total and COVID-mortality counts by state (New York City split out separately, Puerto Rico included.) Table 1 has counts of deaths involving COVID-19 and other select causes of death by time-period in which the death occurred. All data downloadable.

Last updated: 22 January 2021

Accessed: 24 January 2021

Publication site: CDC

Democrats Introduce Bill to Protect Pensions, Expand PGBC’s Power

January 24, 2021 Mary Pat Campbell

Link: https://www.ai-cio.com/news/democrats-introduce-bill-protect-pensions-expand-pgbcs-power/

Description: Bill introduced in House of Representatives – EPPRA (Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act of 2021) intended for multiemployer pension protection. Boosts PBGC MEP guarantee, stops benefit reductions, allows for partition of failing MEPs. Similar provisions had been in HEROES bill in 2020 (not passed).

Author: Michael Katz

Publication Date: 22 January 2021

Publication Site: ai-CIO