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Thursday, February 4, 2021
Special Coverage: Vaccines & Treatment

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.

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.
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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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