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The coronavirus is exposing America’s housing crisis

The coronavirus is exposing America’s housing crisis

Vincent Reina of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design spoke about how the coronavirus pandemic is exposing the existing U.S. housing crisis. “I think this moment highlights the precarity of people generally, and how important housing is to all of us,” he said. “And I think it highlights the limited safety nets we have in place.”

To house the homeless, agencies turn to vacant hotels

To house the homeless, agencies turn to vacant hotels

Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice spoke about homeless people struggling during the pandemic. “Our primary strategy for prevention and containment is, basically, sheltering in place and quarantine,” he said. “Neither of these things are really effective options for people who are either living unsheltered or in what are typically pretty densely populated shelters.”

Post-coronavirus, how will we address the trauma health care workers have suffered?

Post-coronavirus, how will we address the trauma health care workers have suffered?

Connie Ulrich of the School of Nursing wrote an op-ed about the coronavirus’ emotional toll on health care workers. “As the pandemic slows, hospital administrators, educators, researchers, and others must begin to develop and implement interventions to address the trauma and psychological damage sustained by health care workers on the front lines,” she wrote.

The dark side of ventilators: Those hooked up for long periods face difficult recoveries

The dark side of ventilators: Those hooked up for long periods face difficult recoveries

Scott Halpern of the Perelman School of Medicine commented on the statistic that about half of those with COVID-19 on ventilator support will die. “They’re called life support for a reason—they just keep people alive while typically buying time for something else to heal the lungs,” he said.