COVID-19

In this edition

By on February 23, 2023
In this edition

by LOU ZICKAR

With our nation approaching the third anniversary of the COVID-19 lockdown, the latest edition of The Ripon Forum examines the state of pandemic preparedness in America and the fact that our country has fewer doctors than virtually every other developed country in the world.

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Protecting the Doctor-Patient Relationship

By on February 23, 2023
Protecting the Doctor-Patient Relationship

by MICHAEL C. BURGESS, M.D.

Many health care practices we consider essential are slowly becoming things of the past or recent memory.

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We Are Not Ready for the Next Pandemic. That’s A Choice.

By on February 23, 2023
We Are Not Ready for the Next Pandemic. That’s A Choice.

by CAROLYN REYNOLDS

Hundreds of Americans are still dying each day from COVID-19, while the next pandemic could strike at any time – and be much more deadly. In many ways we are even less prepared than before COVID-19.

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Post-Pandemic Schooling: What Now?

By on September 20, 2022
Post-Pandemic Schooling: What Now?

by FREDERICK M. HESS

More than two years of school closures, masking, and disruption have been devastating for America’s students. Policymakers need to put politics aside and focus on getting them back on track.

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A Better Prepared Public Needs Clear Communication

By on February 23, 2022
A Better Prepared Public Needs Clear Communication

by CYNTHIA BAUR

Practical plain language explanations of risks along the way could have better prepared the public for the long haul.

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Messaging Failures of the Pandemic

By on February 23, 2022
Messaging Failures of the Pandemic

by ERIC D. HARGAN

The best course of action is empathy and evidence over partisanship and intimidation.

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Dear CDC… About that Latest Announcement

By on February 23, 2022
Dear CDC… About that Latest Announcement

by GLEN NOWAK

Effective or successful “communication” encompasses more than what you say and how you say it. It involves listening, learning, and understanding those you are seeking to inform.

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Preparing for the Next Biological Threat

By on September 8, 2021
Preparing for the Next Biological Threat

by ANDY WEBER & NICOLE A. TERAN

Despite the threat, funding for some of our key biodefense initiatives overseas atrophied.

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One Year Into the Fight Against COVID-19

By on March 17, 2021
One Year Into the Fight Against COVID-19

Q&A with Dr. Eric Toner, Senior Scholar with the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and a Senior Scientist in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

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The Fight Against COVID-19 and the Lessons of 1918

By on September 23, 2020
The Fight Against COVID-19 and the Lessons of 1918

A Conversation with John Barry about his 2005 book regarding the Great Influenza pandemic 102 years ago and the lessons that can be learned today.

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