Blogs

NEJM: Mass-Vaccination Sites — An Essential Innovation to Curb the Covid-19 Pandemic

Dr. Atul Gawande in New England Journal of Medicine on the essential role of mass-vaccination sites.

USA Today: America could soon be swimming in COVID-19 vaccines

Dr. Rebecca Weintraub in USA Today on the evolving challenges of vaccine distribution.

Fostering Livable Communities for Birthing People: Harnessing Data to Advance Maternal Health and Wellbeing

By Leigh Graham, PhD, MBA The U.S. is the only high-income country in the world where maternal mortality and morbidity is on the rise. Racial inequities in mortality and morbidity — particularly for African American and Native American and Alaska Native women — are pronounced and enduring. Advocates, researchers, and the media, have helped bring… Continue reading Fostering Livable Communities for Birthing People: Harnessing Data to Advance Maternal Health and Wellbeing

New York Times: Vaccinated Americans, Let the Unmasked Gatherings Begin (but Start Small)

Dr. Rebecca Weintraub in the New York Times on the CDC’s latest guidance for vaccinated individuals.

Miami Herald: Florida adds red tape for medically vulnerable while COVID vaccines go unused in Miami

Dr. Rebecca Weintraub on the role of a vaccine honor code in vaccine distribution.

AZ Central: As Americans get vaccinated, fewer are getting tested for COVID-19.

Dr. Rebecca Weintraub on the continued importance of COVID-19 testing.

CityBeat: Black Ohioans Are 13% of State Population, but 5.6% of the Vaccine Recipients

Dr. Rebecca Weintraub on how vaccine distribution plans may prioritize efficiency at the expense of equity.

NBC 10 Boston: COVID Testing’s Dropped 60% in Massachusetts, and It’s Troubling Experts

Dr. Rebecca Weintraub on the importance of maintaining masking, testing and practicing physical distancing.

WCVB Boston: How are other states speeding up vaccination process?

Dr. Rebecca Weintraub on the differences between state’s vaccine distribution plans.