Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Our work in Coronavirus (COVID-19)
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Approving the Pfizer Vaccine Would, Finally, Mark the End of the Beginning
The news from Pfizer suggests we may be at the end of the beginning of the pandemic. We now have even more reason to redouble our pandemic control and mitigation efforts, so that we can limit the disability and death from new infections until vaccines become available.
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Changes in Health Services Use Among Commercially Insured US Populations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The researchers examine changes in health care use during the first 2 months of the COVID-19 pandemic in March and April of 2020 relative to March and April of 2019 and 2018, and to examine whether changes in use differ by patient’s zip code–level race/ethnicity or income.
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Preventive Healthcare Declines During COVID-19 Pandemic
Americans dramatically cut back on preventive and elective healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic’s first two months. The research also reveals the increasing use of telemedicine—but not at rates high enough to offset reduced in-person care.
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USC Schaeffer Collaborates with L.A. City and County to Explore Use of Rapid COVID-19 Testing
Researchers are evaluating rapid antigen tests with first responders who volunteered for the study. A second phase will focus on school-aged children, teachers and staff.
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The COVID-19 Vaccines Are Coming. Here’s How They Should Be Rolled Out
Well before Operation Warp Speed delivers products en masse, we need to be prepared to distribute them effectively.
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Free COVID-19 Vaccines: Not Enough to Guarantee Acceptance, Especially Among Black Americans
The researchers find cost does matter when estimating willingness to get a COVID-19 vaccine, but it isn’t the whole story.
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Momentary Snapshots of Life During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Despite sustained changes in where people were, and who they were with, participants’ reports of stressors, financial worries, and emotional well-being only worsened in the initial weeks of the pandemic, but then had rebounded by May.
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NBER: A Counterfactual Economic Analysis of COVID-19 Using a Threshold Augmented Multi-Country Model
We show that no country is immune to the economic fallout of the pandemic because of global interconnections as evidenced by the case of Sweden.
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COVID-19 May Move the Needle on Value-Based Payment
Erin Trish, Elizabeth Fowler, and Paul Ginsburg discussed the future of value-based payment models at a recent webinar viewed by over 500 people.
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The Future of Higher Education
How will COVID-19 permanently reshape the landscape? Join Dana Goldman in conversation with Raynard Kington for a wide-ranging discussion about the future of higher education.