America’s Underinsurance Crisis in the Age of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a light on the underinsurance crisis that has long kept millions of Americans on the precipice of financial disaster.
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Read more: A Critical Analysis of the Eurocentric Response to COVID-19: Global Classism A Critical Analysis of the Eurocentric Response to COVID-19: Global Classism
As the rich get richer, those of low socioeconomic status are doubly marginalized by the classism that characterizes the international pandemic response.
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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: What’s the Difference Between Vaccine Approval (BLA) and Authorization (EUA)? What’s the Difference Between Vaccine Approval (BLA) and Authorization (EUA)?
A Biologics License Application, or BLA, is FDA’s standard “full approval” mechanism for biological products, including therapeutics and vaccines.
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Read more: A Critical Analysis of the Eurocentric Response to COVID-19: Western Ideas of Health A Critical Analysis of the Eurocentric Response to COVID-19: Western Ideas of Health
In concentrating on largely Western conceptions of health, the international pandemic response paid insufficient attention to realities in the Global South.
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Read more: Long-Term Care After COVID: A Roadmap for Law Reform Long-Term Care After COVID: A Roadmap for Law Reform
There are a series of practical reforms that could readily improve the quality of nursing home care.
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Read more: A Critical Analysis of the Eurocentric Response to COVID-19: Data Colonialism A Critical Analysis of the Eurocentric Response to COVID-19: Data Colonialism
In affording asymmetric protection to those in the Global North, the technified coronavirus response exemplifies digital colonialism.
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Read more: Passing the Buck: What the CDC Guidance on Masks Gets Wrong About Public Health Passing the Buck: What the CDC Guidance on Masks Gets Wrong About Public Health
This shift in policy unfairly burdens small businesses and individuals to be the guardians of public health.
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Read more: What Makes a Bad Public Health Decision? And How Can We Make Good Ones? What Makes a Bad Public Health Decision? And How Can We Make Good Ones?
Bad public health decisions are made in siloes. Good public health decisions require the pooled expertise of a multi-disciplinary, non-hierarchical team.
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Read more: Key Takeaways from Petrie-Flom Center Discussion on Vaccine Passports Key Takeaways from Petrie-Flom Center Discussion on Vaccine Passports
Highlights from a discussion of the ethical and legal implications of COVID-19 digital health passes, often called vaccine passports.
