Brief19

Briefings Archive

Period:
RESEARCH
  • Moderna vaccine phase III trial results released in New England Journal of Medicine
POLICY
  • Understanding vaccine hesitancy as public health experts consider a vaccine mandate. Schools will be a major battleground
RESEARCH
  • When should medical and other healthcare students be vaccinated? A philosophical debate heats up
POLICY
  • New vaccine guidance for people with weakened immune systems and those with a history of Guillan-Barré Syndrome or Bell's Palsy
RESEARCH
  • Persistence of antibodies among United Kingdom healthcare workers
RESEARCH
  • B.1.1.7, A new variant of covid-19, isn't kidding around. What we know about a fast-spreading mutant and its effect on children
POLICY
  • Stimulus bill signed into law. Pandemic emergency unemployment compensation had expired over the weekend
RESEARCH
  • A surprising turn of events for blood thinners in covid-19
POLICY
  • One million vaccines down, nineteen million by January?
RESEARCH
  • A knockout blow for Eli Lilly's neutralizing monoclonal antibody
POLICY
  • New round of provider relief fund payments
RESEARCH
  • Placentas won't give covid-19 a pass
POLICY
  • Preliminary impact assessment of Russian cyberattack on entities involved in the covid-19 response
RESEARCH
  • Regeneron's antibody cocktail shows promise in the lab, but little difference for patients
POLICY
  • Approaching consensus on a stimulus package
(Week in Review)
POLICY
  • Growing divide in vaccine allocation
  • Safety of consumer-grade face masks
  • Vaccinations begin. Who will and won't roll up their sleeve and what can be done to increase the numbers? Black women are leading the way
(Week in Review)
RESEARCH
  • Covid-19 and pregnant women—to vaccinate or not to vaccinate?
  • Tocilizumab not the blockbuster drug for patients with covid-19 pneumonia as hoped
  • Female physicians less likely to be interviewed by cable news for covid-19 related content
RESEARCH
  • Tocilizumab not the blockbuster drug for patients with covid-19 pneumonia as hoped
POLICY
  • Safety of consumer-grade face masks
RESEARCH
  • Is your home a covid-19 hotspot?
POLICY
  • Trump Administration memos in July encouraged infection of young Americans to achieve herd immunity
RESEARCH
  • Female physicians less likely to be interviewed by cable news for covid-19 related content
  • Covid-19 deaths among young adults in some areas temporarily rivaled or exceeded opioid deaths in parts of the US this year
POLICY
  • Growing divide in vaccine allocation
RESEARCH
  • Some covid-19 patients require a second hospitalization. How do they fare?
  • Azithromycin fails to deliver on covid-19 outcomes
POLICY
  • Vaccinations begin. Who will and won't roll up their sleeve and what can be done to increase the numbers? Black women are leading the way
RESEARCH
  • Covid-19 and pregnant women—to vaccinate or not to vaccinate?
POLICY
  • Fears of influenza and covid-19 coinfection appear to be fading
(Week in Review)
POLICY
  • One giant leap for humankind. The promise of vaccines becomes a reality, the United Kingdom begins to vaccinate its population
  • FDA set to make EUA recommendation for Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine
  • A look at the new proposed bipartisan Senate stimulus package
  • President-Elect Biden announces Becerra as pick to lead HHS. Who is he and why does Donald Trump dislike him so much?
(Week in Review)
RESEARCH
  • Phase III SARS-CoV-2 vaccine trial results appear in a medical journal for the first time
  • Unemployment insurance helps individuals throughout the covid-19 pandemic
RESEARCH
  • Closing primary and secondary schools probably won't decrease covid-19 cases
POLICY
  • Emergency physician dismissed for sounding the alarm on hospital capacity
RESEARCH
  • The pandemic's effect on preterm birth rates. What you've heard may be wrong
  • Your pediatrician doesn't want covid-19 to make you forget about other vaccines
POLICY
  • FDA set to make EUA recommendation for Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine today
RESEARCH
  • One giant leap for humankind. The promise of vaccines becomes a reality, the United Kingdom begins to vaccinate its population
  • Phase III SARS-CoV-2 vaccine trial results appear in a medical journal for the first time
  • Au naturel? Au contraire. Vaccines may provide better immunity than infection itself
RESEARCH
  • Was covid-19 in the United States prior to January 19th?
POLICY
  • President-Elect Biden announces Becerra as pick to lead HHS. Who is he and why does Donald Trump dislike him so much?
  • Dr. Rochelle Walensky named Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director
RESEARCH
  • Unemployment insurance helps individuals throughout the covid-19 pandemic
POLICY
  • A look at the new proposed bipartisan Senate stimulus package
(Week in Review)
POLICY
  • United Kingdom approves Pfizer/BioNTech covid-19 vaccine
  • With compliance in mind, CDC shortens quarantine
  • States to determine vaccine prioritization, not a federal plan
(Week in Review)
RESEARCH
  • Moderna's vaccine continues to demonstrate a strong immune response, 4 months out
  • Filipino nurses at highest risk of developing covid-19 among registered nurses in the United States
  • Immune-suppressed patients may be contagious with covid-19 for weeks or longer. Guidelines may need changing
RESEARCH
  • Moderna's vaccine continues to demonstrate a strong immune response, 4 months out
POLICY
  • With compliance in mind, CDC shortens quarantine
RESEARCH
  • Was there an increase in overdose-related cardiac arrests during the pandemic? Maybe
POLICY
  • United Kingdom approves Pfizer/BioNTech covid-19 vaccine
RESEARCH
  • Filipino nurses at highest risk of developing covid-19 among registered nurses in the United States
POLICY
  • More vaccine questions and concerns
RESEARCH
  • Breaking News: Immune-suppressed patients may be contagious with covid-19 for weeks or longer. Guidelines may need changing
POLICY
  • An autopsy of Scott Atlas' tenure at the White House: A portrait of disgrace
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