COVID-19

Journal articles and reports

1918 influenza: The mother of all pandemics

Understanding the 1918 pandemic and its implications for future pandemics requires careful experimentation and in-depth historical analysis.
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From Hysteria to Complacency, Then Back Again

A call to break the predictable cycle of hysteria and complacency as we move forward after coronavirus.
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Pandemic crossroads

As border security and public health intersect, the threat may outweigh U.S. response capabilities.
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Quarantine: Erring on the side of public safety

Quarantine is an effective and even necessary means of responding to serious communicable disease today. However, quarantine is only as effective as the array of ancillary practices carried out to actively buttress and support quarantine measures.
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Safe use of personal protective equipment in the treatment of infectious diseases of high consequence

A tutorial for trainers in healthcare settings.
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Why pandemic response is unique: Powerful experts and hands-off political leaders

This paper shows that 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic vaccination policies deviated from predictions established in the theory of political survival. It proposes that pandemic response deviated because it was ruled by bureaucratized experts rather than by elected politicians.
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