Common use of Public Health and Economic Impacts Clause in Contracts

Public Health and Economic Impacts. Examples of eligible uses of Fiscal Recovery Funds under this category include, but are not limited to: 1. COVID-19 Mitigation and Prevention expenses, such as vaccination programs, medical care, testing, personal protective equipment (PPE), and ventilation improvements;4 2. Medical expenses, including both current expenses and future medical services for individuals experiencing prolonged symptoms and health complications from COVID-19;5 3. Payroll expenses for public safety, public health, health care, human services, and other similar employees, to the extent that their services are devoted to mitigating or responding to COVID-19;6 4. Efforts to remedy the economic impact of the COVID-19 public health emergency on households, individuals, businesses, and state, local, and tribal governments;7 and 5. Efforts to remedy pre-existing economic disparities which were exacerbated by the COVID- 19 public health emergency.8