Infectious Diseases

Logistics Management
commentary
Keep the Vaccine Moving to Save the Most Lives
Carter C. Price @CarterCPrice, John F. Raffensperger
Jan 19, 2021
The RAND Blog
The United States is waiting to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and millions of doses wait for arms. Policymakers at the national, state, and local levels have been stockpiling the shots for many reasons. While supply ramps up, policymakers could push to deliver vaccine to people instead of freezers.
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Vaccination
commentary
Getting COVID-19 Vaccines to Pennsylvania Residents
Adam C. Resnick
Jan 19, 2021
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pennsylvania state and county health departments have a number of options that could speed the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines to make sure Pennsylvania residents at high risk for severe COVID-19 outcomes are vaccinated as soon as possible.
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Work-Family Conflicts
commentary
Supporting Working Parents Could Accelerate Recovery
Melanie A. Zaber, Kathryn A. Edwards @keds_economist
Jan 15, 2021
The RAND Blog
Since the COVID-19 recession started last February, almost 3 million women have left the labor force. With vaccines rolling out, will they go back to work? There are several policies that could help.
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Domestic Terrorism
blog
Political Violence, COVID-19 Vaccine Questions, Mental Health Care: RAND Weekly Recap
Jan 15, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on why we need to brace for more political violence after the Capitol attack, COVID-19 vaccine questions and answers, how to reform the U.S. mental health system, and more.
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Communities
commentary
COVID-19 Has Offered Opportunities for Communities to Come Together
Katherine Grace Carman @KGCarman, Tamara Dubowitz @TamaraDubowitz, Christopher Nelson
Jan 13, 2021
The RAND Blog
The past year has been among the most turbulent in recent memory. Might recent crises provide a catalyst for a renewed sense of civic engagement that transcends some of the race and class divisions COVID-19 has exacerbated?
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Public Health Preparedness
commentary
COVID-19 Options for 2021
Rafiq Dossani
Jan 12, 2021
The RAND Blog
The disorganized public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States helped ensure that the nation led the world in infections nearly from the beginning of the pandemic. With vaccines now becoming available, are we over the problem? Not necessarily.
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Vaccination
blog
As the Vaccines Arrive, So Do the Questions
Jan 11, 2021
The RAND Blog
As the first COVID-19 vaccines are being administered across the United States, countless questions have arisen about what comes next. Is one vaccine better than another? Can the United States both speed up inoculation and overcome some people's hesitance to get the shot? RAND experts offer insights into the historic vaccine rollout.
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Domestic Terrorism
blog
A Message from Our President, Medical Mistrust, Insulin Prices: RAND Weekly Recap
Jan 8, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on Wednesday’s siege on the U.S. Capitol, Americans' psychological distress, medical mistrust and COVID-19 vaccines, and more.
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Employment and Unemployment
commentary
A Bell That Can't Be Unrung: The CARES Act and Unemployment Insurance
Kathryn A. Edwards @keds_economist
Jan 7, 2021
The RAND Blog
The CARES Act was a bell that can't be unrung, broadcasting to everyone that Unemployment Insurance can do better by workers and employers. Congress can debate the hows of permanent reform, but its actions in 2020 proved the need.
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Telemedicine
commentary
Patients Log On to See Their Own Doctors During the Pandemic
Shira H. Fischer @ShiraFischer, Joshua Breslau @JoshuaBreslau
Jan 7, 2021
The RAND Blog
Telehealth use has skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Can this form of high-quality, low-cost care be maintained over the long term? As discussion of post-pandemic policies begins, lessons from patients' use of telehealth will provide valuable guidance.
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Employment and Unemployment
commentary
Without Unemployment Benefits, How Might Americans Make Ends Meet?
Kathryn A. Edwards @keds_economist
Dec 30, 2020
The RAND Blog
Do unemployment benefits keep people from accepting jobs? What effect do they have on the economy? Researchers and policymakers have been debating these issues since COVID-19 led to widespread job losses last spring.
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Vaccination
commentary
Vaccine Nationalism May Seem Inevitable, but There Are Real Economic Consequences
Marco Hafner
Dec 30, 2020
Business Insider
Vaccine nationalism, in which countries prioritize their domestic needs at the expense of others, will have significant global economic consequences. Major economies actually have more to gain by helping to make an effective COVID-19 vaccine widely available globally.
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Students
commentary
Unpacking COVID-19's Long-Term Effects on Students
Jonathan Schweig, Andrew McEachin @AJMcEachin, Megan Kuhfeld
Dec 29, 2020
The RAND Blog
The COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented set of obstacles for schools and exacerbated existing structural inequalities in public education. It may take years to unpack how the pandemic affected student learning and social and emotional development and to identify any lasting effects on low-income communities and communities of color.
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Educational Equity
commentary
Teleworking During the COVID-19 Pandemic Highlights Educational Inequity
Jason M. Ward
Dec 23, 2020
The RAND Blog
The ability to telework is associated with both reduced risk of COVID-19 infection and with significantly lower risk of job loss during the pandemic. There are large disparities in who is able to telework by race and ethnicity—but even larger ones by educational attainment.
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Health Disparities
q&a
Medical Mistrust Could Reduce Vaccine Uptake: Q&A with Laura Bogart
Dec 23, 2020
Laura Bogart, a senior behavioral scientist, studies how discrimination feeds medical mistrust and conspiracy beliefs. Her research on how mistrust became a barrier to treatment for Black Americans during the HIV epidemic sheds light on why some might question the safety of a COVID-19 vaccine.
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Health and Wellness Promotion
commentary
Four Gifts for Your Mental Health This (Pandemic) Holiday Season
Kimberly A. Hepner @KimberlyHepner
Dec 21, 2020
USA Today
Our mental health relies on our ability to cope with and adapt to difficult situations, but the length and the scope of the impact of the pandemic on our lives is something most of us have never experienced. Here are four evidence-based strategies to support your mental health this holiday season.
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Rethinking the U.S. Approach to the World

How Law Enforcement Can Mitigate Bias in Machine Learning Decision Aids

Why We Need a January 6 Commission to Investigate the Attack on the Capitol

Keep the Vaccine Moving to Save the Most Lives

Overcoming Hurdles to Herd Immunity

The Policy Currents Podcast

Getting to Know Military Caregivers and Their Needs

Helping Coastal Communities Plan for Climate Change

Improving Psychological Wellbeing and Work Outcomes in the UK

Lightening Body Armor

Infectious Diseases

Keep the Vaccine Moving to Save the Most Lives

Getting COVID-19 Vaccines to Pennsylvania Residents

Supporting Working Parents Could Accelerate Recovery

Political Violence, COVID-19 Vaccine Questions, Mental Health Care: RAND Weekly Recap

COVID-19 Has Offered Opportunities for Communities to Come Together

COVID-19 Options for 2021

As the Vaccines Arrive, So Do the Questions

A Message from Our President, Medical Mistrust, Insulin Prices: RAND Weekly Recap

A Bell That Can't Be Unrung: The CARES Act and Unemployment Insurance

Patients Log On to See Their Own Doctors During the Pandemic

Without Unemployment Benefits, How Might Americans Make Ends Meet?

Vaccine Nationalism May Seem Inevitable, but There Are Real Economic Consequences

Unpacking COVID-19's Long-Term Effects on Students

Teleworking During the COVID-19 Pandemic Highlights Educational Inequity

Medical Mistrust Could Reduce Vaccine Uptake: Q&A with Laura Bogart

Four Gifts for Your Mental Health This (Pandemic) Holiday Season

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