Results 1 to 10 of about 217,209 (311)
Economics & Human Biology, 2021 We ask whether mortality from historical pandemics has any predictive content for mortality in the Covid-19 pandemic. We find strong persistence in public health performance. Places that performed worse in terms of mortality in the 1918 influenza pandemic also have higher Covid-19 mortality today.
Peter Z. Lin, Christopher M. Meissner
openaire +6 more sources
Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament, 2021 A pandemic is defined as an epidemic occurring worldwide, or over a very wide area, crossing international boundaries and usually affecting a large number of people.
Nicholas Mascie Taylor, Kazuhiko Moji
doaj +2 more sources
Pandemic and progressivity [PDF]
International Tax and Public Finance, 2021 Based on a survey of about 2,500 US resident adults, we show that people who have experienced serious illness or job loss caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, or who personally know someone who has, favor a temporary progressive levy or structural progressive tax reform to a greater extent than others in the sample, controlling for income, demographic ...
Alexander Klemm, Paolo Mauro
openaire +3 more sources
Are We in Trouble? An Exploration on Crime during Natural Disasters and Pandemics [PDF]
, 2022 The rise of digital business models, social media platforms, and intensified use of cyberspace during the COVID-19 pandemic have inevitably seen respective and associated cyber and cyber-enabled crimes.
Hosseinian-Far, Amin +2 more
core +2 more sources
The Pandemics of Mass Destruction: A Comparative Analysis of HIV/AIDS and Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Journal of Multidisciplinary HealthcareRobert Mutemi Kajiita, Simon Murote Kang’ethe Department of Social Work; Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, Eastern Cape Province, South AfricaCorrespondence: Robert Mutemi Kajiita, Walter Sisulu University, Nelson Mandela Drive, Mthatha, South Africa ...
Kajiita RM, Kang'ethe SM
doaj +1 more source
Socioeconomic status and disparities in COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Eastern Oslo, Norway
Public Health in Practice, 2023 Objective: The objective of this study was to assess whether socioeconomic status still remain a barrier to COVID-19 vaccination in eastern Oslo, Norway. Study design: A cross-section study. Methods: We conducted a web-based survey among the residents of
Andreas Lillebråten +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Pandemic prioritarianism [PDF]
Journal of Medical Ethics, 2021 Prioritarianism pertains to the generic idea that it matters more to benefit people, the worse off they are, and while prioritarianism is not uncontroversial, it is considered a generally plausible and widely shared distributive principle often applied to healthcare prioritisation.
openaire +2 more sources
Journal of Social Computing, 2021 This study leverages a high dimensional manifold learning design to explore the latent structure of the pandemic policymaking space only based on bill-level characteristics of pandemic-focused bills from 1973 to 2020. Results indicate the COVID-19 era of policymaking maps extremely closely onto prior periods of related policymaking.
openaire +2 more sources
Synergistic fight against future pandemics: Lessons from previous pandemics. [PDF]
, 2023 The history of pandemics spans centuries and has had a profound impact on human health, societies, and economies. Pandemics have caused fear, panic, and significant morbidity and mortality rates throughout history.
Manirambona, Emery +11 more
core +1 more source
BMC Public Health, 2022 Background Vaccination is key to reducing the spread and impacts of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. Migrants, compared to majority populations, tend to have lower vaccination rates, as well as higher infection disease burdens.
Esperanza Diaz +2 more
doaj +1 more source