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Nebraska Respiratory Illness Dashboard​

News Releases

• 8/15/2022 - DHHS to Disburse Pandemic EBT Benefits​
  
• 7/19/2022 - Child Care Stabilization Grant Program Offers Second Opportunity and Expands Eligibility to Child Care Providers in Nebraska​
  
• 6/13/2022 - DHHS Disburses Pandemic EBT Benefits​
  
• 4/19/2022 - DHHS has Received Federal Approval to Launch a Fourth Round of Pandemic Electronic Benefits​ ​ 
  
• 4/8/2022 - DHHS Announces Second Round of Stabilization Grant Opportunities for Child Care Providers​
  
• 3/28/2022 - DHHS Develops Tools to Track and Better Understand COVID-19, Future Viruses​
  
• 3/9/2022 - DHHS Issues Benefits to Families that did not Receive Summer P-EBT Benefits​
  
• 2/28/2022 - Gov. Ricketts Signs Coronavirus Vaccine Exemption Legislation​​
  
• 2/4/2022 - Gov. Ricketts Announces Revision to Directed Health Measure​
  
• 1/26/2022 - Child Care Stabilization Grant Program Provides Over $90 Million Dollars in Funds to Child Care Providers in Nebraska​
  
• 1/25/2022 - DHHS Announces Hospital Decompression Program; Free At-Home COVID Testing for Nebraska Residents​
  
• 1/19/2022 - Fully Vaccinated Nebraskans 11 Times Less Likely to be Hospitalized for COVID-19; People who Received Booster 46 Times Less Likely According to DHHS​
  
• 1/14/2022 - Gov. Ricketts Announces New Directed Health Measure​
  
• 1/13/2022 - Gov. Ricketts Supports AG's Legal Action to Stop Unapproved Douglas County Mask Mandate​
  

Nebraska's Response

• Sharing the latest guidance and information with local health departments, hospitals, health care providers, first responders and local and state labs through our extensive Health Alert Network to ensure a well-coordinated response in Nebraska.
• Engaging in active and ongoing communication with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other state and federal partners as part of the overall national response to this emerging public health threat.
• Reviewing and enhancing response plans to be ready for the detection of this virus in our state.
• Facilitating confirmatory testing, isolation and monitoring of Nebraskans experiencing symptoms to identify cases as soon as possible.
• Updating dhhs.ne.gov with the latest information and resources.
• With our local health department partners, we have a system in place to track and monitor people who have contact with a confirmed case in an effort to immediately detect secondary cases and minimize the potential for ongoing, undetected, person-to-person transmission.

DHHS, local health departments, hospitals, first responders and other local, state and federal agencies have been partners in preparedness for more than 15 years. Preparedness planning and response never stops and continues to be a priority. Our goal is to protect Nebraskans and prevent the spread of disease.  ​

Read a letter from the DHHS CEO about the agency response.