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March 1, 2021
For COVID-19, a disease in which so much hinges on pre-existing risk factors, getting people vaccinated through their regular doctors is smart. “The British, after a record of unremitting incompetence during this pandemic, finally had the good idea of asking the National Health Service to do the vaccines,” said Scott Greer, professor of health management and policy.
The Atlantic -
March 1, 2021
“While most home buyers consider property taxes in deciding where to move, renters should also be aware of local taxes and services,” said Stephanie Leiser, lecturer in public policy. “While renters may not directly pay the property tax bill, their landlords will bake those expenses into their rent payments.”
U.S. News & World Report -
March 1, 2021
“We can’t just hand out vaccines in a colorblind fashion. We need a systemic solution that addresses the fact that Black and brown communities are likelier to be in crowded living conditions, be unable to access PPE, be unable to work from home, and likelier to work jobs in which it is difficult to social distance — all conditions created by systemic racism,” said Melissa Creary, assistant professor of health management and policy.
Vox -
February 26, 2021
“We need government intervention on a larger scale. We don’t want a state-run economy, but some of the resources need to be reallocated to balance off this powerful trend,” said Ronald Inglehart, professor emeritus of political science, whose research shows that people have become more concerned about the gap between rich and poor during the pandemic.
Reuters -
February 26, 2021
“As long as you don’t have data, you don’t have a problem. That’s why there is such a huge push that we need to have this data,” said Sheria Robinson-Lane, assistant professor of nursing, on the need to collect thorough information on coronavirus cases among the disability community — which many believe is overlooked in COVID-19 vaccination efforts.
Lansing State Journal -
February 26, 2021
Experts say the United States does not have enough control over the new strains of the coronavirus, and reopening too quickly could thrust the country backward. “It would be like Moses about a half a mile from the Red Sea, saying, let’s not try it,” said Howard Markel, professor and director of the Center for the History of Medicine. “We’ve almost reached this incredible medical miracle: getting immunized.”
The Guardian (U.K.) -
February 25, 2021
“I heard an Israeli politician interviewed who said, ‘Well, we’re not going to give the Palestinians vaccinations before Israeli citizens.’ That just struck me as outright racist (and serves as) another demonstration of how the Israeli contemporary apartheid works,” said Juan Cole, professor of history, on COVID-19 inoculation efforts in Israel and the Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip and West bank.
National Public Radio -
February 25, 2021
Preventing another energy crisis like the one that devastated Texas will require a lot of work and might require rethinking the way we treat energy, says Tony Reames, assistant professor of environment and sustainability: “Energy is a basic right and so instead of treating it like a commodity, how can we think about it as something that people should have access to, especially when they need it the most?”
The Verge -
February 25, 2021
A passenger jet that lost large chunks of one of its engines over Denver shortly after takeoff could have made the remainder of the flight with its remaining engine. “One engine has to have enough thrust to keep the airplane going, and even climbing if it needs to” and that applies to losing an engine while in the process of taking off, says Ella Atkins, professor of aerospace engineering.
WIRED -
February 24, 2021
After the pandemic forced thousands of clinical trials to shut down, researchers found clever ways to conduct human studies remotely. Lesli Skolarus, associate professor of neurology, and colleagues — forced to stop enrolling emergency room patients for a hypertension trial — kept the trial going by asking participants to use take-home blood pressure cuffs and to send photos of the readings via text message.
The New York Times
