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Christina Ramirez: "As We Mull Leaving Lockdown, Is Sweden Model the Way Forward?"

Source:
RealClear Politics
Date:
May 1, 2020
In a commentary published by RealClear Politics, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of biostatistics Christina Ramirez shared her perspective on how the results of Sweden's strategy regarding COVID-19 compare with some other European nations.
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"San Francisco recruits army of social workers, librarians and investigators to track Covid-19"

Source:
The Guardian
Date:
May 1, 2020
The Guardian interviewed Dr. David Hayes-Bautista, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, on how California’s effort to use contact tracing in order to fight the pandemic may be received by the state’s immigrant communities.
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"In Pandemics, More Than Viruses Spread"

Date:
April 29, 2020
Throughout history, racism and xenophobia have spiked during public health emergencies, Fielding School experts say, underscoring the importance of proactive countermeasures.
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"Tom Hanks donates his plasma to UCLA after beating COVID-19: ‘As easy as taking a nap’"

Source:
Los Angeles Times
Date:
April 29, 2020
The Los Angeles Times referenced Anne Rimoin, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and director of the Fielding School’s UCLA Center for Global and Immigrant Health, in a piece about actor-producer Tom Hanks’ support of the COVID-19 Rapid Response Initiative study of healthcare workers led by Rimoin.
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Dr. Jonathan Fielding: "COVID-19 going forward — a US perspective"

Source:
The Hill
Date:
April 28, 2020
In an opinion piece published in The Hill, distinguished professor of health policy and management Dr. Jonathan Fielding shares his perspective about what can be done to address the COVID-19 pandemic.
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“UCLA expert Karin Michels answers listeners’ questions”

Source:
KPCC
Date:
April 27, 2020
KPCC-FM interviewed Karin Michels, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor and chair of epidemiology, on multiple questions related to the pandemic, including the risks of contagion, how to prevent infection, and the importance of physical distancing.
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"Unemployment affects health during COVID-19 pandemic"

Source:
Healio Primary Care
Date:
April 27, 2020
Healio Primary Care interviewed Michael Prelip, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor and chair of the Department of Community Health Sciences, on the issue of food insecurity driven by pandemic-related unemployment.
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Misinformation makes pandemic fight “even harder”

Source:
CNN
Date:
April 25, 2020
CNN interviewed Anne Rimoin, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and director of the Fielding School’s UCLA Center for Global and Immigrant Health, on misinformation regarding possible treatments coming from the Federal Administration.
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‘All of This Is Going to Change Us’: Two Deans on the State of COVID-19

Date:
April 24, 2020
The opening session of the 2020 UCLA Luskin Summit drew a far-flung virtual audience seeking authoritative, research-based information about the questions on everyone’s mind: What are the prospects of containing COVID-19? When and how should social distancing restrictions be relaxed? What have we learned from this shared global ordeal? Two UCLA deans, Ron Brookmeyer of the Fielding School of Public Health and Gary Segura of the Luskin School of Public Affairs, drew on their expertise about the pandemic’s health and policy implications at the April 22 event, the first of at least a dozen online sessions that will be offered by the Luskin School in April, May and June.
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"Why Coronavirus Is Hitting African American Communities the Hardest"

Source:
Spectrum One
Date:
April 23, 2020
Spectrum One's “Inside the Issues” program interviewed Chandra Ford, director of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s Center for the Study of Racism, Social Justice & Health and associate professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, on data from public health officials that shows African Americans suffering at a higher rate than other races.
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