A Timeline of Biden’s Pandemic Response, Part 3: We Have the Tools (Sept. – Dec. 2021)
The “tools” stood for individual choices based on personal risk tolerance rather than elements of regulatory frameworks to be pursued by the government.
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Framing vaccination as a way to opt out of the pandemic has helped absolve the Biden administration of its responsibilities to protect the public’s health.
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Read more: From Shutting Down the Virus to Letting it Rip: A Timeline of Biden’s Pandemic Response From Shutting Down the Virus to Letting it Rip: A Timeline of Biden’s Pandemic Response
How did we get here? How is our Democratic president — who ran, in part, against Trump’s horrid pandemic response — letting the virus rip?
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Read more: The Devil is in the Details with Biden’s Free COVID Testing Plan The Devil is in the Details with Biden’s Free COVID Testing Plan
This policy doesn’t seem to encourage frequent and convenient testing now, which is particularly important as we face the current delta surge.
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Read more: COVID-19 is Still a Crisis for All COVID-19 is Still a Crisis for All
We need to understand: We can’t end this pandemic with vaccines alone.
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Read more: Pandemic Diagnostics: Present and Future Implications of Self-Testing Reimbursement Pandemic Diagnostics: Present and Future Implications of Self-Testing Reimbursement
At-home COVID-19 testing illustrates how even the most well-financed efforts can miss opportunities to ensure equity and expand access.
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Read more: “Stick to the Science”? FDA, Ethics, and Pandemics “Stick to the Science”? FDA, Ethics, and Pandemics
This post reflects on the ethical implications of FDA’s use of its emergency powers, and suggests opportunities for greater accountability moving forward.
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Read more: How the Government Can Prevent Individuals from Using Wealth to Cut the Vaccine Line How the Government Can Prevent Individuals from Using Wealth to Cut the Vaccine Line
There are several ways government officials can combat the wealth problem without sacrificing the speed at which vaccines are administered.
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Read more: From 9/11 to COVID-19: A Brief History of FDA Emergency Use Authorization From 9/11 to COVID-19: A Brief History of FDA Emergency Use Authorization
The history of EUA involves fundamental questions about the role of public officials, scientific expertise, and administrative norms in times of crisis.
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Read more: The Constitutionality of Technology-Assisted Contact Tracing The Constitutionality of Technology-Assisted Contact Tracing
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed an impossible set of choices for governments, forcing them to weigh competing interests.
