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WBUR: Combating COVID Vaccine Hesitancy May Be Next Battle For Mass.

Drs. Evan Benjamin and June-Ho Kim on strategies to combat vaccine hesitancy.

Apr 19 2021
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Portland Press Herald: Vaccine hesitancy could threaten herd immunity

Dr. Evan Benjamin comments on addressing concerns that people may have about COVID-19 vaccines.

Mar 21 2021
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Vice: Singapore Is Putting Trackers on Some Travelers. Should Other Countries Do the Same?

Dr. Evan Benjamin remarks on quarantine tracking technology and basic public health approaches.

Aug 11 2020
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New Partnership with Harvard Medical Students on COVID-19 Guidelines for Everyday Activities

Safe Grocery Shopping Checklist offers guidance to ensure safety before, during and after trips to the grocery store

Apr 30 2020
Tackling the COVID-19 Human Resource Emergency

An outline of important principles that may help organizations guide the formulation of human resource contingency plans should a surge of critically ill patients occur in your specific institution.

Zero Visitation Policy: A Call for Empathy During Troubling Times

Download as a PDF Pandemic precautions are now in place. Zero visitation policies at hospitals mean no one besides patients are allowed into the facility. Zero—no family members, no friends, no loved ones. It goes against our humanity and everything we, as health care providers, have done in the past, but it is a necessity,… Continue reading Zero Visitation Policy: A Call for Empathy During Troubling Times

Keeping Kids Out of the Clinic Who Don’t Need to Be There

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended on March 18, 2020: “Keep children out of the health care system if it’s not necessary. Use telemedicine and other non-direct care, when appropriate. Review infection-control measures, including asking patients with symptoms to call ahead so they can be evaluated in isolation… Continue reading Keeping Kids Out of the Clinic Who Don’t Need to Be There

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CNN: Donations of respirator masks and other medical supplies needed at American hospitals coming from unlikely sources

A cautionary story about the looming lack of medical equipment, including masks, and what can be done about that.

Mar 21 2020