Katrina Bilella lost a job and a home, thanks to coronavirus lockdowns and eviction bans.
COVID-19
We should learn from excessive economic restrictions and school closures in order to ensure that we protect both lives and livelihoods in future pandemics. Most importantly, we must overhaul the ways in which we make decisions and acquire data about critical public health threats.
All COVID-19
Twice weekly, Avik Roy and Scott Immergut discuss the latest coronavirus news—in 19 minutes or less.
What to do to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in schools.
A plan to reopen the economy — even in the absence of an effective treatment or vaccine.
What does the scientific evidence actually tell us about the COVID-19 pandemic?
Parents are unlikely to get infected by their young children. High schoolers bear a greater risk.
71 of the nation’s 120 largest school districts will start the 2020–21 academic year with remote instruction and no in-person classes due to the coronavirus.
How do we best address the economic dislocation that is affecting everyday Americans and vulnerable populations?