Sweden’s Coronavirus Strategy Should Not Be the World’s — But Aspects of It Are Worthy of Consideration
In an article for Foreign Affairs, KFF's Josh Michaud discusses Sweden's response to novel coronavirus.
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Measuring the Impact of Ebola: Will it Reach 1.4 Million?
PerspectiveThis Policy Insight take a deeper look at several key measures of the impact of the current Ebola epidemic in West Africa, including estimates of current cases, prevalence and death rates, as well as a consideration of the future projections of Ebola’s burden in the months to come.
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Visualizing Health Policy: The 2014 Ebola Outbreak
News ReleaseThis Visualizing Health Policy infographic provides a snapshot of the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa. It includes key facts about the Ebola virus, shows how the number of Ebola cases in the current outbreak outstrips the case total from all previous Ebola outbreaks, and offers a summary of the key U.S. agencies responding to the crisis and the roles they are playing. In addition, it provides a look at the growing 2014 Ebola case count…
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Ebola: Five Key Questions
Other PostEbola virus has a unique set of characteristics that determine how and why its spreads, and how deadly it can be. To better understand Ebola, this infographic compares it to twelve other infectious diseases that continue to represent public health challenges today and asks and answers five key questions about the disease.
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Is Contact Tracing Getting Enough Attention in U.S. Coronavirus Response?
Policy WatchThis blog examines the role of contact tracing in the U.S. coronavirus response. Contact tracing is going to be a crucial piece of the puzzle for eventually suppressing and containing the virus, allowing people to congregate in public, and letting people go back to work again. But policymakers have, so far, not focused much on scaling up contact tracing capabilities. Capabilities needed include resources and trained staff for traditional contact tracing efforts, which can be…
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Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) Funding Tracker
TrackerThis tracker provides up-to-date data on federal Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) funding, including an overview of funding mechanisms by year, agency, grant mechanism, and jurisdiction. It will be updated over time.
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New HIV Infections in the U.S., by Select Characteristics, 2010
FeatureNew HIV Infections in the U.S., by Select Characteristics, 2010 Download Source CDC, HIV Surveillance Supplemental Report, Vol. 17, No. 4; December 2012.
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Number of Adults/Adolescents Estimated to be Living with an HIV Diagnosis, Top 10 States, United States, year-end 2010
FeatureNumber of Adults/Adolescents Estimated to be Living with an HIV Diagnosis, Top 10 States, United States, year-end 2010 Download Source CDC, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention Atlas.
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Proportion of AIDS Diagnoses, by Race/Ethnicity, United States, 1985-2011
FeatureProportion of AIDS Diagnoses, by Race/Ethnicity, United States, 1985-2011 Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation, based on CDC, Data Request; 2006. CDC, HIV Surveillance Report, Vol. 23; February 2013.
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Rates of New HIV Infections per 100,000, by Race/Ethnicity and Sex, United States, 2010
FeatureRates of New HIV Infections per 100,000, by Race/Ethnicity and Sex, United States, 2010 Download Source CDC, HIV Surveillance Supplemental Report, Vol. 17, No. 4; December 2012.