The Covid vaccination campaign in Massachusetts been a frustratingly dismal failure. We are mired in a miserable situation in which the state’s vaccine appointment website […]
(NOT) SAFE AT HOME
Guest Post by Grace Fogarty IN THE BEGINNING . . . The week of March 16th, when COVID-19 first emerged as an urgent threat to […]
Why ‘Waging War’ on Coronavirus is a Dangerous Metaphor
“We’re at war with the virus.” (Pres. Candidate and Former Vice-Pres. Joe Biden) “I view it — in a sense as a wartime president.” (Pres. […]
Social Values and the Rationing of Health Care
Update: According to the April 7, 2020 Boston Globe, “State officials asked a small number of physicians and bioethicists from hospitals across Massachusetts to develop […]
“Heroic Resilience” in the Era of COVID-19
As families, communities and nations navigate the physical, emotional, social and financial challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, I want to share my thoughts as a […]