Coronavirus (COVID-19)
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Hesitancy Plays Increasing Role in Vaccine Coverage Disparities Despite Wide Availability
Social vulnerability was also independently associated with widening disparities in county-level coverage, signaling the need for unique, targeted interventions.
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Financial Incentives and Other Nudges Do Not Increase COVID-19 Vaccinations among the Vaccine Hesitant
Can financial incentives, public health messages and other behavioral nudges –approaches deployed by state and local governments, employers, and health systems – increase SARS-CoV-2 vaccination rates among the vaccine hesitant in the US?
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Valuing COVID-19 Mortality and Morbidity Risk Reductions
This talk will explore methods and findings from a recent report authored by Lisa A. Robinson, Michael R. Eber, and James K. Hammitt for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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How COVID Can Help Us Refocus on the How and Why of Value Assessment
The limitations of conventional approaches to value assessment are particularly clear when reflecting on our experience with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The coronavirus is impacting every aspect of our lives. Schaeffer Center experts are informing the conversation with their analysis on its impact on health, the economy, public policy, and human behavior. To get in contact with our experts, email Stephanie Hedt, Director of Communications, at hedt@usc.edu.
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The Hidden Cost of Covid-19: Years of Life Lost Among the Young
The focus on deaths affecting mainly the elderly is unfortunate because it likely created a false sense of security among the young.
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Study Finds More Than 9 Million Excess Life Years Lost During COVID Pandemic
Black and Hispanic persons have experienced a disproportionate number of life-years lost.
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Leveraging Rapid Antigen Tests in School-Aged Children
To keep schools safe, students enrolled at LAUSD schools were required to show a negative COVID-19 test in the two weeks prior to the first day. Is this a good use of scarce resources?
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After Their Initial Diagnosis, Many Adult COVID-19 Patients Continue Seeking Medical Care for up to Six Months or More
Analyzing claims data, does COVID-19 related healthcare utilization persist in for 180 days or more, also known as long COVID, after their initial diagnosis?
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Spatial Transmission of the Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Through International Trade
While most of the attention to COVID-19 is being focused on the physical transmission of the virus across country borders, there is also an analogous spatial transmission of economic impacts through international trade and global supply chains. This paper presents an analysis of the extent to which the economic shocks of mandatory closures to mitigate […]
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