Health Affairs has extensively covered the #COVID19 #pandemic this year. As #2020 draws to a close, we consider 10 of the lessons that have emerged from that coverage: bit.ly/3hqoDmK 1/11 
1) Mandating #facemasks in public is associated with a decline in the daily #COVID19 growth rate: bit.ly/3aPrHYs (Wei Lyu and George Wehby of @uiowa) 2/11
2) #COVID19 emergency #sickleave has reduced confirmed cases: bit.ly/3rBVUjJ (@StefanPEcon of @ETH_en et al.) 3/11
3) Increased #testing and isolation may be the most effective, least costly alternative—in terms of money, economic growth, and human life—for controlling #COVID19: bit.ly/3hoINh6 (@ravirannaneliya of @ihplk et al.) 4/11
4) #ShelterInPlace orders reduce both daily #COVID19 #hospitalizations and mortality growth rates within weeks of enactment: bit.ly/3ht5KQ8 (Wei Lyu and George Wehby of @uiowa) 5/11
5. Blacks & Hispanics are more likely to test positive, be hospitalized, + die from #COVID19 vs non-Hispanic Whites.
bit.ly/2JrOM8a by Leonard Egede et al of @UWMadison and bit.ly/38JxRGR by @joefigs2 of @HarvardChanSPH + @rkwadhera of @BIDMChealth et al
6/11
bit.ly/2JrOM8a by Leonard Egede et al of @UWMadison and bit.ly/38JxRGR by @joefigs2 of @HarvardChanSPH + @rkwadhera of @BIDMChealth et al
6/11
6. #Vaccine implementation, including the pace of vaccination and the % of the population vaccinated, will contribute more to the success of vaccination programs than a vaccine’s efficacy determined in clinical trials: bit.ly/2JsZmMe (@ADPaltiel of @YaleSPH et al.) 7/11
7) Hospitals reinvented patient and staff support systems during the #COVID19 #pandemic to better cope with #trauma: bit.ly/3mZOt2j (@DrEricWei et al. of @NYCHealthSystem) 8/11
8) #Medicaid coverage and insurance reimbursement for #telehealth played a pivotal role in the rapidly increased use of these services during the #pandemic. (bit.ly/2WS4kW3 by @NYCHealthCommr + coauthors of @NYCHealthSystem) 9/11
9) The majority of #SchoolEmployees & school-age children live in households including at least one adult w/ increased risk for severe #COVID19, and about half of all school employees have increased risk. (bit.ly/3aRC4eg by Thomas Selden et al. of @AHRQNews) 10/11
10) Unionized #HealthcareProfessionals in #nursinghomes were associated w/ a decrease in COVID-19 mortality rates + greater access to #PPE for workers. (bit.ly/3hrM3Z2 @AdamDean34 of @GWtweets et al.) #Unions 11/11
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