Social Distancing, Social Protest, and the Social Constitution of a New Body of Law
The emerging law of social distancing is vital to the future of public health. And social protests are playing an important role in these developments.
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Read more: Research and Regulation of Less-Lethal Projectiles Critically Needed Research and Regulation of Less-Lethal Projectiles Critically Needed
To protect human rights and civil liberties, we must better understand and regulate projectiles, which are dangerous and poorly studied weapons.
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Read more: How Long COVID Is Forcing a Reckoning with the Neglect of Post-Infectious Chronic Illnesses How Long COVID Is Forcing a Reckoning with the Neglect of Post-Infectious Chronic Illnesses
COVID Long Haulers and patient advocates for the chronically ill are forcing an unprecedented recognition for these chronic complex diseases.
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Read more: 6 Actions the Federal Government Should Take in Response to the Delta Variant 6 Actions the Federal Government Should Take in Response to the Delta Variant
The federal government needs to find a way to forget past mistakes and misjudgments in the face of a new threat.
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Read more: The Current COVID-19 Surge, Eugenics, and Health-Based Discrimination The Current COVID-19 Surge, Eugenics, and Health-Based Discrimination
We have entered a new stage of erasure of children, of the disabled, and of the vulnerable.
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Read more: Payments for COVID-19 Vaccination: Ethical and Legal Considerations Payments for COVID-19 Vaccination: Ethical and Legal Considerations
Should we pay people to receive COVID-19 vaccines? This post summarizes key ethical and legal considerations.
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Read more: Why Do Differences in Clinical Trial Design Make It Hard to Compare COVID-19 Vaccines? Why Do Differences in Clinical Trial Design Make It Hard to Compare COVID-19 Vaccines?
Because of differences in how they were tested in clinical trials, it is difficult to make apples-to-apples comparisons for COVID-19 vaccines.
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Read more: Religious Exemptions to Vaccines and the Anti-Vax Movement Religious Exemptions to Vaccines and the Anti-Vax Movement
Granting exemptions on the basis of religion incentivizes people to lie, and exemptions are more likely to be given to people who have lied well.
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Read more: What Can the Federal Government Do When States Make Dangerous Decisions? What Can the Federal Government Do When States Make Dangerous Decisions?
The federal government has all the power it needs to stop the actions of individual states that put the entire nation at risk.
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Read more: The Only Constant is Resistance to Change: A Flaw in the US Response to Public Health Crises The Only Constant is Resistance to Change: A Flaw in the US Response to Public Health Crises
Law’s inherent bias towards stability is poorly suited to the challenges of addressing rapidly evolving public health crises.
