Coronavirus (COVID-19)
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There’s an Easy Way to Increase Rates of COVID Booster Vaccinations
USC research finds that the answer to getting more shots into arms is just a text message or email away.
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The Impact of COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place Policy Responses on Excess Mortality
We used data from 43 countries and all U.S. states and find the introduction of SIP policies did not lead to reductions in excess deaths.
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HSD99 Telemedicine and the Utilization of Outpatient Mental Health Services by Patients with Incident Major Depressive Disorder during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Telemedicine increased access to mental health services during the pandemic across races and ethnicities, but racial and ethnic disparities persisted.
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Cross-Sectional Study Examining Household Factors Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Seropositivity in Low-Income Children in L.A.
Food insecure households with low head-of-household education, and at least one household member with type 2 diabetes, had the highest risk of SARS-CoV-2.
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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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COVID-19’s Total Cost to the U.S. Economy Will Reach $14 Trillion by End of 2023
Workplace absences, along with sales lost due to the cessation of brick-and-mortar retail shopping, airline travel and public gatherings, contributed the most.
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A COVID Takeaway for California: Data Needs to Drive Health Policy
A key lesson from the pandemic is that the state needs to get a better handle on economic trade-offs as it implements preventive measures, especially vaccines.
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Role of Parents’ Perceived Risk and Responsibility in Deciding on Children’s COVID-19 Vaccination
Parents’ perceptions of the COVID-19 vaccine’s long-term comparative risk and their greater anticipated responsibility for children getting sick if vaccinated (versus not) were associated with lower vaccine uptake among children of vaccinated parents.
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Food Insecurity Is Under-Reported in Surveys That Ask About the Past Year
The study investigated discrepancies in food insecurity rates by comparing past-week and past-year food insecurity measures, and explored the role of recall bias.
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A New Spatial Hedonic Equilibrium in the Emerging Work-from-Home Economy?
WFH puts downward pressure on housing prices and rents in high-productivity counties.
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Interrupted Time Series Analysis: Patient Characteristics and Rates of Opioid-Use-Disorder-Related Emergency Department Visits in the Los Angeles County Public Hospital System during COVID-19
Public emergency departments served as a stopgap for patients suffering from OUD in Los Angeles County during the pandemic and can be utilized to guide preventative interventions in vulnerable populations.
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