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COVID plus overdose deaths drove down life expectancy in 2020
Irma Elo of the School of Arts & Sciences said the decline in life expectancy among Black and Latinx Americans reflects unequal access to health care and class privilege. "The people who have disproportionately suffered from this pandemic were the same people who were put in positions where they were more likely to be exposed because of their employment," she said.
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Trust in health agencies and Fauci remains strong, a poll finds, but personal doctors score higher
A survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that the vast majority of adults polled were confident in the trustworthiness of COVID-19 information from the CDC, the FDA, primary care providers, and Anthony Fauci.
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Not everyone who is eligible for the child tax credit is receiving it
Pilar Gonalons-Pons of the School of Arts & Sciences spoke about the challenges low-income people face in accessing the new child tax credit payments. “This has become a very big problem,” she said. “There’s controversy because the website is not phone-friendly. There’s been a deficiency in outreach, and it’s been left up to advocacy organizations to reach those who need the money.”
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Creating a safe post-pandemic workplace
Wendy De La Rosa of the Wharton School said money alone may not be the most effective workplace motivator because people want rewards, such as extra paid time off, that feel meaningful. “People just want to spend time with their families. People aren't dying to spend time at work,” she said. “We want to live out our values.”
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Rare 'breakthrough' COVID cases are causing alarm, confusion
Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine said breakthrough COVID-19 infections tend to be mild because the vaccines give the immune system a head start. “The virus is stopped in its tracks within a few days,” he said.
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Life expectancy fell by 1.5 years in 2020, mostly due to COVID-19. Here’s what that really means
Samuel H. Preston of the School of Arts & Sciences responded to the pandemic’s negative impact on the U.S. life expectancy, saying it will “bounce back” in the near future.
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In the same health system, Black patients are prescribed fewer opioids than white patients
Salimah Meghani of the School of Nursing commented on a study that found that white patients are prescribed opioids more frequently and in greater quantities than Black patients within the same health system. Because the study was conducted using data from before the CDC’s revised opioid prescription guidelines, it “may be underestimating the actual size of disparities,” she said.
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Mask mandates violate religious liberty by hiding faces made in God’s image, Catholic school says
Sarah Barringer Gordon of the Law School spoke about fluctuations in how the U.S. legal system has been interpreting “religious freedom” with regard to mask mandates. “The law seems to be changing, even as we speak,” she said. “And there are very serious challenges to the standard of review that has been in place for the past 30 years.”
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Why this transit guru who's tried 50 systems think BART is the best for commuters
Miles Taylor, a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences, spoke about his passion for public transportation. "Anytime I go anywhere I have to ride transit," he said. "I consider it a failed trip if I haven't ridden any transit in the place I've gone."
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Don’t try to MacGyver a COVID-19 booster shot
Genevieve Kanter of the Perelman School of Medicine said the current COVID-19 vaccines seem to be holding up against the delta variant. “We may need boosters later on, perhaps in eight to 12 months but not yet,” she said.