David Eddy

In response to a JAMA Viewpoint offering 4 principles for public health post COVID, I say yes, but we need a 5th principle – Science staying in its lane.

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In a recent issue of JAMA, Daniel Morgan (U Maryland) and Deborah Korenstein (Icahn/Mt. Sinai) offered a viewpoint article that revisits the important evaluative conversation about the performance of our public health system during the COVID-19 pandemic and offers four useful principles for a “new approach to public health.” In this post, I will briefly

In response to a JAMA Viewpoint offering 4 principles for public health post COVID, I say yes, but we need a 5th principle – Science staying in its lane. Read More »

Defensible COVID-19 vaccine prioritization policy will require bravery and explicit principles and analytics. We offer example principles and propose a 6-step process.

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For almost a year, the weary public has been receiving a confusing mix of information and misinformation and witnessing an inconsistent and sometimes incoherent policy-making process regarding COVID-19 pandemic response. Leaders, journalists, neighbors, and wanna-be-expert social media influencers have all offered opinions about closing schools and businesses, mandatory mask wearing, testing, quarantine directives and other

Defensible COVID-19 vaccine prioritization policy will require bravery and explicit principles and analytics. We offer example principles and propose a 6-step process. Read More »