Category COVID-19
Don’t exclude an essential part of the care team
Sylvie Lemay recommends using risk mitigation strategies in order to include family members and essential support persons as partners in care in assisted living or long term care settings during the pandemic.
Make the Deals with COVID-19 Vaccine-Makers Public Now
Matthew Herder and Andrea MacGregor question whether the deals just announced by the federal government with two companies developing COVID-19 vaccines serve the public interest because details about these deals are not publicly available.
Race and Prioritization of Access to COVID-19 Vaccines
Chris Kaposy proposes that prioritization plans for new coronavirus vaccines should take race into account as an important factor that makes people vulnerable in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lessons From “Lying-In”
Alana Cattapan reflects on what postpartum confinement can teach us about living through COVID-19.
Long-term Care reform: Change starts with the resident
Paula Chidwick, Jill Oliver, and Carrie Bernard focus attention on the engagement of long-term care residents in the process of reform.
Impact Ethics 