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Monday, October 26, 2020
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COVID-19

Against Weighted Lotteries For Scarce COVID-19 Treatments
By Joseph Millum

Weighted lotteries to allocate scarce COVID-19 treatments and vaccines give the appearance of balancing competing ethical considerations. But, as I will show, they actually lead to unjust outcomes. Read More >>

IN THE JOURNAL

CHILDREN'S HEALTH

Children’s Health Insurance Coverage: Progress, Problems, And Priorities For 2021 And Beyond
By Joan C. Alker, Genevieve M. Kenney, and Sara Rosenbaum

Despite significant coverage gains between 2008 and 2015, the proportion of children in the US with health insurance has fallen in recent years. Observing that "policy makers have made enormous strides in coverage of children, but there is still a distance to go," Joan Alker and coauthors propose strategies ranging from a unified, national program to policies that expand on Medicaid, CHIP, and the ACA Marketplaces. Read More >>


Spreading Fear: The Announcement Of The Public Charge Rule Reduced Enrollment In Child Safety-Net Programs
By Jeremy Barofsky, Ariadna Vargas, Dinardo Rodriguez, and Anthony Barrows

Programs such as Medicaid, SNAP, and WIC provide critical support to children. Jeremy Barofsky and colleagues seek to determine whether the Trump administration’s announcement of plans to consider use of these programs in considering whether a lawful permanent resident is a "public charge" led to reductions in enrollment. Read More >>
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A CLOSER LOOK—Influenza Vaccination

This year marks the eleventh anniversary of the most recent influenza pandemic. In 2019 Joseph Bresee and Marie Paule Kieny described on the blog how seasonal influenza vaccination is an important tool in advancing epidemic and pandemic preparedness In low- and middle-income countries. This year public health experts are urging as many people as possible to get their seasonal flu vaccination as we continue to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

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