Free, public tool identifies COVID-19 “vaccine deserts” and helps public health leaders plan for how to equitably deliver the vaccine to the remaining U.S. population lacking access.
As COVID-19 spreads quickly from Europe and Asia to the rest of the world, hospitals play a critical role in treatment of the disease. However, they have also become hot zones for transmission. With rising community spread, it is increasingly important for health care workers to have access to credible information on how best to protect themselves while serving on the frontlines, and for hospitals to be prepared for a surge in patients requiring care.
Drawing on lessons learned from colleagues facing this crisis worldwide, experts from Ariadne Labs have developed guidelines to inform best practices in COVID-19 response protocols across clinical areas. These guidelines are based on expert opinion and the latest available evidence. As information on COVID-19 continues to develop and evolve, we will update this guidance to reflect the best available evidence.
Resources
COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Toolkit
Toolkit to support health care providers discuss the COVID-19 vaccine with hesitant patients.
Webinar: Overcoming Challenges in Maternal-Newborn Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Best Practices From Around the World
BetterBirth Safe Childbirth Checklist Webinar #4 Tuesday, March 30th from 9am-10am EST The BetterBirth Community of Practice will be hosting four panelists from around the globe to share their lessons learned and best...
World Journal of Surgery: The WHO Surgical Safety Checklist and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ariadne Labs and Lifebox on adapting the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist during COVID-19.
Rapid Onboarding Toolkit
This toolkit can can support leaders
developing or strengthening a rapid onboarding program in departments or hospitals.
COVID-19 Vaccine Predictor
The Center for Global Development and Ariadne Labs have created a tool to estimate vaccine success in a variety of scenarios.
COVID-19 and the Momentum for Better Maternal Health Care
This report is intended to provide a road map for health systems leaders to select where to invest in the near term to help bring these systems changes into reality.
Vaccine Allocation Planner for COVID-19
When COVID-19 vaccines become available in the US, states will need to allocate them to their highest priority populations. The Vaccine Allocation Planner for COVID-19 helps state and county decision prepare for...
Annals of Surgery: Critical Considerations for Reopening Scheduled Surgical Care in the Setting of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Tools for approaching surgical reopening and successful triage.
Modelling the Manufacturing Process for COVID-19 Vaccines: Our Approach
The Center for Global Development and Ariadne Labs have teamed up to better understand how long it will take to develop a COVID-19 vaccine and manufacture it at scale.
Rapid Onboarding for Redeployed Clinicians: What Matters to Them? A Research Brief for System Leaders
By Susan Haas MD, MS and Rachel Smith MS, PA-C The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has led to redeployment of thousands of U.S. clinicians to treat patients using new or updated skills and practicing in unfamiliar locations of the...
Resource: Supporting Strong Primary Health Care During the Pandemic
The Primary Health Care Performance Initiative (PHCPI) has developed a suite of materials and tools to support primary health care systems during the pandemic
Exemplars: Emerging COVID-19 Success Story: South Korea Learned the Lessons of MERS
Dr. June-Ho Kim and colleagues are featured by Exemplars of Global Health for their research on South Korea's response to COVID-19.
Global Learnings from Japan: The Japanese Health System Response During COVID-19
By Ariadne Labs’ Community Mitigation Global Learnings team.
Serious Illness Care Program COVID-19 Response Toolkit
(Updated June 9, 2020 with Long-Term Care Resources) Conversations between patients and clinicians about what matters most lead to higher quality care and improved quality of life for patients and those who care for...
BU School of Public Health: Community Health Centers Face Telehealth Hurdles
An article on a new commentary published in Health Affairs by Ariadne Labs and BU School of Public Health researchers.
NEJM Catalyst: How South Korea Responded to the Covid-19 Outbreak in Daegu
Our Global Response team on the strategic and comprehensive approach to the coronavirus pandemic and how it helped South Korea achieve a relatively low rate of infection within hospitals.
Webinar: Alliance for Health Policy – The Changing Landscape of Primary Care
Dr. Asaf Bitton joined the Alliance for Health Policy’s webinar on May 20, 2020 to discuss the changes in primary care that have come and will come about because of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Overview: Primary...
Global Learnings from South Korea: Protecting Health Care Workers From COVID-19
By Ariadne Labs’ Community Mitigation Global Learnings team.
COVID-19 Crisis Mode: Building Resilience
As COVID-19 strains the US health care system, caring for the mental health and resilience of front line health care workers is paramount especially to minimize moral injury and burnout. This guide provides strategies...
Redesigning Hospital Spaces on the Fly to Protect Healthcare Workers
A collaboration between MASS Design Group and Ariadne Labs. Across the world urban hospitals are scrambling to convert and repurpose space on the fly. We drew from the Ebola experience in Africa, real-time insights from...
Keeping Kids Out of the Clinic Who Don’t Need to Be There
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended on March 18, 2020: “Keep children out of the health care system if it’s not necessary.Use telemedicine and other non-direct...
Perspectives
News
Wall Street Journal: Covid-19 Is Killing Hundreds of Pregnant Women and Babies in Brazil
Dr. Neel Shah comments on the concerning state of maternal care in Brazil.
Boston.com: Vaccine hesitancy could prolong the pandemic. A local team created a toolkit to overcome it.
Boston.com speaks to Dr. Evan Benjamin about the Vaccine Confidence Toolkit
Washington Post: What we’ll keep
Dr. Daniela Lamas on what she'll keep doing after the pandemic, along with 11 others.
Boston Globe: What You Need to Know About the Deadly Coronavirus Surge in India
Dr. Atul Gawande on the coronavirus crisis in India
Barron’s: J&J’s Vaccine Pause Could Have Ripple Effects for the World
Dr. Rebecca Weintraub in Barron's on vaccine delivery with news of J&J vaccine pause.
NPR: J&J Halt Isn’t Just a U.S. Problem
Dr. Rebecca Weintraub on the latest developments in vaccine delivery.
College Senior’s Efforts to Track COVID-19 Data Leads to Internship
It’s not often that a volunteer project on COVID-19 catches the attention of a national vaccine expert. But there was something exceptional about the consistently informative visualizations tweeted by Middlebury College...
NPR: Why It’s Easier to Get Coronavirus Vaccines in Some States
Dr. Rebecca Weintraub on NPR discussing the variation in access to vaccines state to state.
Portland Press Herald: Vaccine hesitancy could threaten herd immunity
Dr. Evan Benjamin comments on addressing concerns that people may have about COVID-19 vaccines.
Politics in Perspective: Vaccine Nationalism
Dr. Rebecca Weintraub explores vaccine nationalism on a podcast from the United Nations Association Youth Platform.
AZ Central: As Americans get vaccinated, fewer are getting tested for COVID-19.
Dr. Rebecca Weintraub on the continued importance of COVID-19 testing.
NBC 10 Boston: COVID Testing’s Dropped 60% in Massachusetts, and It’s Troubling Experts
Dr. Rebecca Weintraub on the importance of maintaining masking, testing and practicing physical distancing.
Bloomberg CityLab: What the Post-Pandemic Hospital Might Look Like
Dr. Neel Shah featured in Bloomberg on how U.S. health care could emerge from the pandemic with better, more resilient infrastructure and practices.
Fortune: States are ‘diverging from CDC guidance,’ resulting in an unequal vaccine rollout, experts say
Dr. Rebecca Weintraub in Fortune on vaccine delivery challenges.
Salon: How one tiny country is beating the pandemic and climate change
Salon covers the Atlantic's piece on Bhutan's pandemic response.
New York Times: Primary Care Doctors Are Left Out of the Vaccine Rollout
Dr. Asaf BItton notes the key role of primary care doctors in the effort to reach herd immunity.
The Atlantic: The Unlikeliest Pandemic Success Story
Dr. Asaf Bitton comments on public health lessons that the U.S. can learn from other countries.
WCVB Boston: COVID-19 vaccination timeline announced for Massachusetts residents
Dr. Rebecca Weintraub joins WCVB to discuss vaccine delivery in Massachusetts.
BBC: What it takes to vaccinate the world
Dr. Rebecca Weintraub joins BBC's Business Daily to discuss worldwide coordination of COVID-19 vaccines.
Harvard Crimson: HSPH Co-Creates Interactive Planning Tool To Aid COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
Dr. Rebecca Weintraub explains how the Vaccine Allocation Planner for COVID-19 can help leaders prepare for vaccine distribution.
C-SPAN: Discussion on COVID-19 Vaccine Research and Development
Dr. Rebecca Weintraub joins a a virtual discussion on COVID-19 vaccine research and development.
