A trio of studies help mark the end of the PHE, and recap some of the health policy lessons learned from this unprecedented period.
Vaccines
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Off Script: One Pharmacist’s COVID Woes and Wins
A pharmacist and co-owner of an independent pharmacy in Iowa shares what life is like nearly two years into the pandemic.
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Employers Grapple With Fear, Uncertainty and Vaccine Mandates
A preschool owner wrestles with whether to require vaccines, and a researcher shares tips on how to make a mandate work.
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Finally, A Randomized Trial of Mask Wearing
Paul Shafer on the results of a massive randomized trial of masks’ impact on the spread of COVID-19.
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What we’re listening to this August
Explore the guest and rerun episodes we featured in the Tradeoffs podcast feed during our August 2021 hiatus.
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Calling the Shots: Should Employers Mandate COVID Vaccines?
We dig into the research to help employers weigh the pros and cons of requiring their employees to get vaccinated.
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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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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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Data and Door Knocking: One City’s Push for Racial Equity in Vaccines
What Chicago can teach the rest of the country about distributing vaccines more equitably.