Partisan Vaccine Divide Represents Political Failure COVID-19 vaccination rates differ widely between conservatives and liberals. States that cast their electoral votes for Trump in 2020 have low rates of vaccination, by and large. Likewise, states that cast their electoral votes for Biden in 2021 generally have higher rates of vaccination. Bottom line: partisan vaccine divide […]
Biden must end vaccine hesitancy
Biden Must Find a Way to End Vaccine Hesitancy The country anxiously awaits a return to normal. Medical professionals and epidemiologists agree vaccines are the pathway to reopening and resuming normal life. But many Americans say they will not get the vaccine when it’s available to them. Biden must find a way to end vaccine […]
Wisdom Behind Biden’s ‘Help is Here’ Tour President Biden’s “Help is Here” tour across several states is intended to convey a message. He and Vice President Harris are traveling to promote the pandemic relief bill that was signed into law in early March. Biden’s decision to tour the United States to sell Americans on the […]
Congress Should be Mindful of COVID Bill Goals Debates about the COVID-19 bill goals have occupied Congress for weeks. The debates have largely centered on two things. First, there’s disagreement about whether an increase to the minimum wage should be included in the bill. And second, there’s disagreement about what the income threshold should be […]
Why Equity Matters in COVID Vaccine Rollout As COVID-19 vaccine rollout sputters along, each state is grappling with its own issues. And each state has determined its own priority list for vaccine administration. However, one thing is universally true, equity matters in COVID vaccine rollout. As public health professional plan to rollout more doses to […]
