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Jan 13, 2021
COVID-19 Outlook: At the Height of the Pandemic, A Race Against Time
Below are the major findings from this week’s update to our COVID-Lab forecasting models: Reproduction numbers (which are a measure of…
Jan 11, 2021
Welcome 2021—Announcing PolicyLab’s Newest Awarded Pilot Grant Projects
Our pilot grant program, which we run in collaboration with Clinical Futures, supports Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP…
Jan 06, 2021
COVID-19 Outlook: Returning from the Holidays Beset with New Challenges, and New Solutions
We began to see early evidence last week that travel and gatherings during the holiday season translated into increased transmission, as…
Dec 31, 2020
COVID-19 Outlook: Remaining Cautious About the Data Around the Holidays
As we reviewed this week’s update to our COVID-Lab forecasting model, we were mindful of the wide fluctuation in testing and significant…
Dec 29, 2020
Our Top 5 Blog Posts of 2020
As we reflect on another year of the PolicyLab blog in a time full of unprecedented challenges, the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on children and…
Dec 23, 2020
COVID-19 Outlook: Striking a Delicate Balance as We Enter the Holidays
Below are the main findings from our COVID-Lab forecasting model update this week: Reproduction numbers are declining...
Dec 17, 2020
Rising Behavioral Health Needs Amid COVID-19: Perspectives Across Multiple Settings
2020 has been a stressful year for all of us. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics 2020 Stress in America survey, nearly 8 in 10…
Dec 16, 2020
COVID-19 Outlook: Moving Past Peak During a Period of Fragile Equilibrium
Here are the overall findings from our analysis of the weekly COVID-Lab forecasting modeling data: Although down slightly this week,…
Dec 15, 2020
The Importance of Extending Postpartum Medicaid Coverage in 200 Words
Ensuring that new mothers have access to health insurance is an investment that can create a more equitable health care system and improve health…
Dec 15, 2020
We Know Paid Family Leave Saves Infant Lives—So When Will Policymakers Catch Up?
During a pandemic that has overwhelmed many intensive care units, those that serve our youngest infants have so far been spared from a surge of COVID…
Dec 09, 2020
COVID-19 Outlook: Getting Past Peak Proving More Difficult After Thanksgiving
Below are the main findings from our COVID-Lab forecasting model update this week: The average test positivity rate across all of the 821…
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