Elizabeth Piekarz-Porter, JD, Rebecca M. Schermbeck and Jamie Chriqui, PhD|Posted on February 08, 2021
SPH researchers analyze current state laws on vaccinations for children attending school, analyzing how exemptions and opt-outs could impact COVID-19 vaccination efforts.
SPH's Jeni Hebert-Beirne told NPR that places where people commonly gather, like libraries, barbershops and beauty salons could be used as vaccine sites to reach all populations.
SPH's Linda Forst is the co-author of an amicus brief that brings together nationwide occupational health experts in support of Amazon workers protesting pandemic work conditions.
Susan Buchanan, SPH professor and Oak Park village trustee, analyzed the village's drive-through vaccination plans for the Chicago Tribune and encouraged widespread access.
Ron Hershow told Chicago Public Radio the distribution of COVID-19 vaccinations in nursing homes is halting superspreader events like those experienced in the spring.
Mark Dworkin explained in a Wall Street Journal story that vaccine distribution as new virus variants are spreading complicates the outlook for the COVID-19 virus in the U.S.
Uchechi Mitchell told the South Carolina-based Island Packet that the state's lack of data on race and ethnicity may undermine trust in the vaccine process.
The Clarion Case Study competition is preparing SPH students with interdisciplinary skills across the health sciences, as UIC seeks to follow up on its 2019 contest win.
SPH's Dr. Linda Rae Murray is a member of Illinois' Health Facilities and Services Review Board that rejected a proposal to close Mercy Hospital in Bronzeville.
