Category Public Health
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.
Abortion is Always Essential Medical Care
Janis Broder and Celeste E. Orr denounce the use of the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to make abortion inaccessible.
