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    Present day partisanship and the legacy of structural inequality has helped fuel the spread of COVID-19 in Native nations

Present day partisanship and the legacy of structural inequality has helped fuel the spread of COVID-19 in Native nations

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The pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on Native nations in the US with COVID-19 rates 350 percent higher among Native Americans compared to whites. In new research Raymond Foxworth, Laura E. Evans, Gabriel R. Sanchez, Cheryl Ellenwood, and Carmela M. Roybal contextualize the history of colonization and policy neglect by federal and state governments to explain the unequal […]

July 7th, 2021|Carmela M. Roybal, Cheryl Ellenwood, COVID-19, Gabriel R. Sanchez, Healthcare and public services, Laura E. Evans, Raymond Foxworth|0 Comments|
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    COVID-19 vaccination programmes are showcasing the merits of digital healthcare

COVID-19 vaccination programmes are showcasing the merits of digital healthcare

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The global effort to implement Covid-19 vaccination programmes poses substantial logistical challenges. Shane Markowitz argues the early evidence from successful vaccination rollouts highlights the value of digital healthcare approaches.   

As the Covid-19 vaccine rollout steadily gains steam globally, a wider range of groups are becoming eligible for inoculation. Yet confusion and frustration are rampant, with governments encountering logistical obstacles in reaching populations and […]

March 13th, 2021|COVID-19, Healthcare and public services, Shane Markowitz|0 Comments|
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    What the COVID-19 pandemic has meant for American political life

What the COVID-19 pandemic has meant for American political life

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As we approach the one-year anniversary of many of the first COVID-19 lockdowns, LSE US Centre Director Professor Peter Trubowitz focuses on three important impacts of the pandemic on the US: the partisan divide; the 2020 presidential contest; and America’s role in the world. 
How has COVID-19 affected partisanship and polarization in America? 
COVID-19 has changed many things in America, but […]

March 4th, 2021|COVID-19, Elections and party politics across the US, Peter Trubowitz|0 Comments|
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Myopic self-interest restricts access to COVID-19 vaccines

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COVID-19 vaccination presents a picture of inequality: about 51% of the world’s vaccines are in the hands of 14% of the global population. Between and within countries, the distribution of vaccines has reflected existing racial and socioeconomic hierarchies rather than allocations that would maximise collective social welfare. Many countries see this as a contest. As a result, ‘winners’ order […]

February 6th, 2021|COVID-19, Healthcare and public services, Joan Costa-Font, Miqdad Asaria|0 Comments|
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    What a successful COVID-19 vaccination campaign would look like

What a successful COVID-19 vaccination campaign would look like

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A COVID-19 vaccine appears to be the only way out of repeated lockdowns – yet in the UK and US, where trust in governments’ handling of the pandemic is already low, many people are minded to refuse it. Rebecca Forman and Lucy Thompson (LSE) set out what a proactive vaccination campaign would look like.

Since the virus emerged onto the […]

September 12th, 2020|COVID-19, Healthcare and public services, Lucy Thompson, Rebecca Forman|0 Comments|
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    Young people exposed to an epidemic have less trust in political institutions for the rest of their lives

Young people exposed to an epidemic have less trust in political institutions for the rest of their lives

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Poor public health policy leads to deeper distrust, further undermining the effectiveness of public health policy, write Cevat Giray Aksoy, Barry Eichengreen and Orkun Saka.

It is widely argued (by, inter alia, Fukyuama 2020) that the keys to success in dealing with COVID-19 are “whether citizens trust their leaders, and whether those leaders preside over a competent and effective state.” By […]

June 27th, 2020|Barry Eichengreen, Cevat Giray Aksoy, COVID-19, Healthcare and public services|0 Comments|
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    The COVID-19 crisis is another signal that the American era is ending 

The COVID-19 crisis is another signal that the American era is ending 

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With over 100,000 dead and well over 1 million cases, the US has been hit the hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic. Gustavo Palomares Lerma writes that while in the recent past, America has presented itself as a global leader, the Trump administration’s response to the pandemic – both at home and abroad – illustrates that it is now a power that is very much in decline.

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June 26th, 2020|COVID-19, Gustavo Palomares Lerma , US foreign affairs and the North American neighbourhood|3 Comments|
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    States with a Democratic governor and women-headed public health agencies were more likely to implement COVID-19 stay-at-home orders earlier

States with a Democratic governor and women-headed public health agencies were more likely to implement COVID-19 stay-at-home orders earlier

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Much of the US response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been the responsibility of state governments, with some issuing stay-at-home orders earlier than others, and some not issuing them at all. In new research which analyses the timing of state stay-at-home orders, Laine P. Shay finds that Democratic states were over 400 percent more likely to implement early stay-at-home […]

June 11th, 2020|COVID-19, Healthcare and public services, Laine P. Shay|0 Comments|
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    Those who trust government and others are more likely to comply with stay at home orders. 

Those who trust government and others are more likely to comply with stay at home orders. 

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In recent months, the majority of the US population has been subject to stay at home and social distancing orders to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. In new research which analyses cellphone data, Daniel A. N. Goldstein and Johannes Wiedemann find that people’s sense of trust in government and others is related to their compliance with going along with preventative measures like stay at […]

May 23rd, 2020|COVID-19, Daniel A. N. Goldstein, Democracy and culture, Johannes Wiedemann|0 Comments|
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Why public trust in the WHO matters

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Public faith in the World Health Organisation has held up so far. But Donald Trump’s efforts to discredit it are damaging not just because they inhibit America’s co-operation with other countries, writes Renu Singh. They also make it less likely that, in the absence of strong domestic leadership, US citizens will trust the WHO enough to follow its recommendations.

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May 23rd, 2020|COVID-19, Healthcare and public services, Renu Singh|0 Comments|
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