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Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Lessons From COVID-19 Research
TODAY ON THE BLOG

COVID-19

Ten Lessons From COVID-19 Research Published In Health Affairs
Health Affairs

Health Affairs has extensively covered the COVID-19 pandemic this year. As 2020 draws to a close, we consider some of the lessons that have emerged from that coverage. Read More >>

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COVID-19

COVID-19 Emergency Sick Leave Has Helped Flatten The Curve
In The United States
By Stefan Pichler, Katherine Wen, and Nicolas R. Ziebarth

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act, enacted on March 18, 2020, contains two weeks of COVID-19–related emergency sick leave coverage at full pay (up to a cap). Stefan Pichler and coauthors test whether this provision reduced the spread of COVID-19.
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A CLOSER LOOK—Vaccine Hesitancy

As part of national efforts to vaccinate the US population against COVID-19 and mitigate vaccine hesitancy, political leaders, health care workers, and everyday people have shared videos and photos of themselves getting vaccinated. Many people are also using social media to publish daily updates about getting the vaccine and any side effects, like arm soreness, they might experience afterward. To take a deeper dive into the discussion of vaccine hesitancy, review this article by Michael A. Cacciatore and coauthors. The authors explored the impact of the US measles outbreak on parental awareness of and support for vaccination and found that the level of familiarity with the outbreak impacted confidence in vaccines and support for mandates requiring childhood vaccination.

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