Pandemic Playbook Posts

As many parts of the world are in stages of reopening, there are varying attitudes concerning individual and societal risk. The issue of...

Following the growth of the pandemic is absolutely essential for those charged with the task of planning for the future of their...

Monitoring and Self-quarantining A huge challenge from the beginning of the pandemic has been monitoring and self-quarantining. If a...

Testing and contact tracing are the tip of the spear in the fight against COVID-19. While other strategies to check the spread, such as...

Stigmatization hinders health-seeking behavior, foments fear in patients suffering from the condition, causes prejudices against certain...

As the COVID-19 pandemic is approaching or has surpassed it's peak intensity in a number of countries, governments are rushing to chart...

Lockdown and Distancing Importance of physical distancing in a pandemic cannot be stressed enough, yet the act itself is very much...

During lockdowns and shelter in place orders, not everyone is afforded the opportunity to work from home. Unfortunately the majority of...

Risk Compensation Once the challenge of adherence to mask wearing is addressed, the next challenge is its implications on other...

We are in need of a new set of norms around wearing masks in public. Mask wearing has already been established as a norm in many East...

When given the action to remain six feet apart from others in order to limit transmission of COVID-19, we are left with a new normal and...