We dig into the research to help employers weigh the pros and cons of requiring their employees to get vaccinated.
Public Health
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Connecting the Dots Between Social Vulnerability and COVID-19
Jamie Song describes new research on how the CDC’s Social Vulnerability Index relates to risks of getting and dying from COVID-19.
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Presenting The Dose: Asian Americans and the Dual Pandemic
The Commonwealth Fund’s Shanoor Seervai leads a discussion about anti-Asian bias and how the pandemic is affecting the lives of Asians in the U.S.
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A New Era of Gun Violence Research
As gun violence surges, researchers use new federal funding to search for solutions.
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No Simple Answers: A COVID Q&A With NYT’S Apoorva Mandavilli
We sit down with one of the top pandemic reporters in the country to answer listener questions.
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Can Improved Public Health Messaging Address COVID-19 Disparities?
Amy Finkelstein on a study evaluating the impact of physician-delivered video messages on Black and Latinx people’s COVID knowledge and information-seeking behaviors.
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One Community Health Center’s COVID Recovery
One year ago, a community health center told us how COVID had wreaked havoc on their budget, staff and patients. How are they doing now?
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Raising the Minimum Wage Saved Lives
Atheendar Venkataramani on a study showing that state increases in minimum wage and earned income tax credits led to fewer suicides.
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How Will Biden’s Fix for Child Poverty Affect Kids’ Health?
The American Rescue Plan includes monthly payments that could protect millions of kids from poverty — and the health risks that come with it.
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How the ACA Is Helping Us Catch Cancer Sooner
Joseph Benitez on research showing how Obamacare coverage expansions are leading to earlier cancer diagnoses.