Governors have been on the front lines of the fight against coronavirus and our experts have been tracking state actions and identifying solutions to address both the public health and economic aspect of this crisis.

For more please see our coronavirus response page or view some of the memo we have prepared for governors as they respond to these crises.

Most Recent Memos

• Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Development and Production
  Introduction Achieving broad immunity to COVID-19 is central to a return to normal life, and most experts maintain that this hinges on a widely available, safe and effective vaccine. A global race to develop and manufacture promising vaccine candidates is well underway. Several national and global collaborations, including multiple public-private partnerships initiated […]
• Update on COVID-19 Treatment Development
  Introduction COVID-19 treatment development is moving at an unprecedented pace across the world and resulting therapeutics may be critical to reducing disease burden and pressure on the health system. This memo provides a brief review of accelerated development efforts, the types of treatments being studied, and information about outcomes of select studies. […]
• Unemployment Insurance During COVID-19
  Businesses across the country are closed in response to the spread of COVID-19. Unemployment assistance has typically been available only to “traditionally-employed” workers, and for statedetermined timeframes with stipulations requiring that they actively look for work. Given the circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), the White House, […]
• Reopening Institutions of Higher Education
  Nearly all higher education institutions are at least partially closed and have shifted to online instruction during the spring semester. The residential and communal aspects of higher education pose considerable health risks that will require a nuanced approach to reopening. Reopening plans have come almost exclusively from colleges and universities themselves. According […]
• State Human Services Actions & Initiatives for COVID-19
  The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices has compiled a table listing State Human Services Actions & Initiatives responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. The actions and initiatives are organized as follows: • TANF and cash assistance • SNAP and food security • Child welfare • Housing assistance • Support to the […]

> View All NGA Coronavirus Memos

Center Director: Timothy Blute