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How the government decides who should get vaccinated first

Joel Wu, JD, MPH, MA, HEC-C discusses the bioethics involved behind the decisions around vaccine allocation in a pandemic.   
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CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices votes on who is in Phase 1a of COVID-19 vaccine rollout

With a 13-1 vote, the CDC committee authorized healthcare workers and residents of long-term care facilities as the first populations to receive the COVID-19 vaccine once it is approved and ready for distribution. Clinical Ethicist Joel Wu…
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American Medical Association Declares Racism a 'Public Health Threat'

Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH describes this move as "...an opportunity to reconcile some of the incredible harm that we know has been inflicted on people of color, and particularly on Black folks."
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Rationing health and social goods during pandemics: Guidance for Ghanaian decision makers

Center for Bioethics' graduate Amos Laar, PhD recently published the article "Rationing health and social goods during pandemics: Guidance for Ghanian decision makers" in SAGE Publishings' Clinical Ethics journal. Dr. Laar is an associate…
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Joe Biden's COVID plan is taking shape - and researchers approve

The Biden-Harris Administration put together their COVID-19 advisory board. Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH weighs in on the plan.
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In medical schools, students seek robust and mandatory anti-racist training

Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH argues an anti-racist curriculum should aim to "mitigate or eliminate racism's harm." 
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What are the medical ethics behind disclosing a president's health information?

Clinical Ethicist Joel Wu, JD, MPH, MA, HEC-C weighs in.
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Mask skeptic lawmaker takes on side gig overseeing drug company trial

Leigh Turner, PhD is quoted.