Jen Kates
Senior VP/Director, Global Health & HIV Policy, KFF. I tweet about policy, data, & parenting. NYC born & raised, DC-based. RTs≠ endorsements.
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Winter Is Coming: Time for a Mask Mandate
A requirement to cover your face in public could be more of a cultural norm than a political statement.
Association Between Social Vulnerability and ...
This report describes the potential for counties with more social vulnerabilities to become COVID-19 hotspots.
Jen Kates
From @CDCMMWR: counties w/more social vulnerabilities--higher shares of racial/ethnic minorities, high-density housing, crowded housing--were at higher risk of becoming a #COVID19 hotspot.
Underscores the need for structural interventions.
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An angry Azar floats plans to oust FDA’s Hahn
Fights over vaccine standards have created an unbridgeable divide within HHS, officials said, but White House is unlikely to approve any changes until after the election.
The temporal association of introducing and lifting non-pharmaceutical interventions with the time-varying reproduction number (R) of SARS-CoV-2: a modelling study across 131 countries
Individual NPIs, including school closure, workplace closure, public events ban, ban
on gatherings of more than ten people, requirements to stay at home, and internal
movement limits, are associated with reduced transmission of SARS-CoV-2, but the...
U.S. Global Funding for COVID-19 by Country and Region
This data note examines the status of U.S. global COVID-19 country, regional, and worldwide funding to assess how much has been committed to date and where it has been directed.
The pandemic’s effect on the widening gap in mortality rate between the U.S. and peer countries - Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
COVID-19 deaths in the United States have surpassed 200,000, and the coronavirus is now the third leading cause of death in this country, after heart disease and cancer. Before the pandemic, the U.S. already had the highest overall mortality rate...
November 2, 2020 12:00 PM, PDT- What Will it Take to Distribute a COVID-19 Vaccine in the U.S? - USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health
On October 28, 2020, join the USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health Student Advisory Council for a Lunch and Learn event with Avery R. Everhart, a PhD candidate in Population, Health, & Place within Spatial Sciences Institute. The training...
Understanding COVID-19 vaccine efficacy
Vaccine efficacy in high-risk groups and reduced viral shedding are important for protection
Mitigating a COVID-19 Outbreak Among Major League ...
This report describes the Major League Baseball’s response to a COVID-19 outbreak among players.
Covid-19: The global crisis — in data
Charts and maps show insights — and paradoxes — of pandemic that has claimed more than a million lives
Demographics, Insurance Coverage, and Access to Care among Transgender Adults
This analysis seeks to better understand the experiences of transgender people in the US health care system. We examine the demographic characteristics of transgender adults ages 18 and over and th…
White House looks at cutting Covid funds, newborn screenings in ‘anarchist’ cities
Documents show funding for a host of health programs is at risk under the president’s order targeting liberal strongholds.
Distributing a COVID-19 Vaccine Across the U.S. – A Look at Key Issues
This brief examines key policy challenges and issues related to distributing a COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S., including funding, supply and logistics, federal, state, and local authorities, insuranc…
Europe’s new Covid-19 wave, explained
Countries with the fastest-spiraling outbreaks are re-entering lockdowns.
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
CDC provides credible COVID-19 health information to the U.S.
Fauci admits administration has restricted his media appearances, says he's not surprised Trump got COVID
In a wide-ranging 60 Minutes interview, Dr. Anthony Fauci expresses his frustration with a Trump campaign ad; explains why, early in the pandemic, masks were largely recommended for health care workers; and says whether he plans to vote in person.
Rest Better With Light Exercises
Stretching and meditative movement like yoga before bed can improve the quality of your sleep and the amount you sleep. Here is a short and calming routine of 11 stretches and exercises.
Race, Ethnicity, and Age Trends in Persons Who Died ...
This report describes an analysis of 114,411 COVID-19–associated deaths reported to National Vital Statistics System during May–August 2020.
KFF Health Tracking Poll – October 2020: The Future of the ACA and Biden’s Advantage On Health Care
The poll examines the public’s views on the Supreme Court case to overturn the Affordable Care Act and its protections for people with pre-existing conditions. Less than a month from the resu…