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Landes comments on vaccine prioritization for people with IDD in Washington Post

January 13, 2021
Scott Landes, associate professor of sociology, says if states had a greater focus on the pandemic’s impact on the disabled," vaccination prioritization would be much clearer. You would have the evidence to tell you what needs to be done."

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Banks sums up 2020 in China Daily article

January 6, 2021
Professor Emeritus William C. Banks sums up 2020 in three phrases: COVID-19, racial justice and democracy threatened.

See related: COVID-19, Government, Inequality, Political Parties, Race & Ethnicity, United States

Monnat weighs in on Central New York COVID-19 deaths in Syracuse.com article

January 5, 2021
"To keep things in perspective, there have been 330 COVID deaths in the county over the whole year so far," says Shannon Monnat, Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion. "There are still far more deaths annually from heart disease and cancer," she adds. But, "If these numbers are similar for 2020," Monnat says, “COVID will be the third-leading cause of death in the county this year."

See related: COVID-19, Health Policy, New York State, State and Local

Radcliffe quoted in Deseret News article on COVID-19 double standards

January 4, 2021
For people struggling to stay motivated to continue social distancing and wearing masks, cases where public officials ignore the very rules they are imposing on others can be frustrating. In the field of behavioral ethics, this phenomenon is called "ethical fading," says Dana Radcliffe, adjunct professor of public administration and international affairs. The term describes the way people deceive themselves to hide the wrongness of their choices. But, officials should be held to a higher standard, he says, especially when public health is on the line. "People who have considerable power or ability to influence others have a greater obligation to make sure that their actions match their words—because their words and actions can affect the behavior and welfare of others," says Radcliffe. Read more in the Deseret News article, "7 times public officials had double standards on COVID-19." 

See related: COVID-19, Ethics, Health Policy, State and Local, Wellbeing

Monnat discusses COVID’s role in rising drug overdose deaths with the Associated Press

December 23, 2020

See related: Addiction, COVID-19, Health Policy, Longevity

McDowell looks at policy responses to COVID-19 economic fallout in World Politics Review

December 22, 2020
Daniel McDowell, associate professor of political science, looks back and then looks ahead at government responses to the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic in his latest article, "Governments Acted Fast to Save the Economy. Now Too Many Have Pandemic Fatigue," published in World Politics Review.

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Wiemers examines vulnerability to COVID-19 complications in new study

December 14, 2020

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Engelhardt cited in The Real Deal article on COVID's impact on housing costs

September 18, 2020

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Monnat study on rural COVID-19 mortality rates published in the Journal of Rural Health

September 14, 2020

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Estevez-Abe explains Japan's success with coronavirus in Newsweek

July 17, 2020

See related: COVID-19, East Asia

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