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**The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs**

**Thursday, February 4, 2021**

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**FAST TRACK AHEAD OF PRINT**

COVID-19 VACCINE DEVELOPMENT MODELS

Today Health Affairs is releasing a cluster of three Fast Track Ahead Of
Print analyses, examining factors contributing to the successful
accelerated development of COVID-19 vaccines, and how some of the
lessons learned could be applied to future research and distribution.
The analyses also address aspects of vaccine distribution and the
challenges of addressing public concerns related to the vaccines.

How New Models Of Vaccine Development For COVID-19 Have Helped Address
An Epic Public Health Crisis

By David E. Bloom, Daniel Cadarette, Maddalena Ferranna, Randall N.
Hyer, and Daniel L. Tortorice

Reflections On Governance, Communication, And Equity: Challenges And
Opportunities In COVID-19 Vaccination

By Daniel Salmon, Douglas J. Opel, Matthew Z. Dudley, Janesse Brewer,
and Robert Breiman

The COVID-19 Innovation System

By Bhaven N. Sampat and Kenneth C. Shadlen

Health Affairs' cluster of articles focused on COVID-19 vaccines and
therapeutics was supported by Alexion, Amgen Inc., Anthem, Inc., Avalere
Health, Beckman Coulter, Dynavax Technologies Corporation, Gilead,
Kaiser Permanente, McKesson, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers
of America (PhRMA), and Quest Diagnostics.

Read the February 2021 Table of Contents.

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TODAY ON THE BLOG

MEDICARE

Rating The Medicare Advantage Star
Ratings-Improving The Status Quo

By Soleil Shah and Eric Sun

As Medicare Advantage enrollment rises, the star ratings system will be
an increasingly important tool for helping Medicare patients access
high-quality health coverage.
Read More >>

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COVID-19

An Alternative Vaccine Strategy To Reduce COVID-19 Morbidity And
Mortality

By Michael H. Criqui and Robert M. Kaplan

Although we understand the argument for sticking with the original
COVID-19 vaccine schedule, we worry that analysts have concentrated on
the risks of deviating from the prescribed schedule while ignoring the
risks of adhering to it. Read More >>

**ELEVATING VOICES: Black History Month**
Communities of color suffer higher rates of chronic diseases. Chronic
diseases are financially limiting on both an individual and a community
level. In their 2017 blog post, Kenneth E. Thorpe and coauthors argue
that closing the racial and ethnic wealth gap in America should begin
with the prioritization of chronic disease prevention and management
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