In this week’s Covid-19 Medical Grand Rounds, we begin with an update on the pandemic from UCSF epidemiologist George Rutherford. The U.S. remains on a positive trajectory, mostly due to widespread vaccination, but about half the country remains unvaccinated. Next, David Studdert, Professor of Medicine and Law at Stanford, returns to provide an update on the legal, ethical, and political implications of vaccine requirements, including so-called vaccine passports. Kevin Volpp, Director of the Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics (CHIBE) at the University of Pennsylvania, discusses the role of incentives, including direct payments and lotteries, on vaccine uptake. Finally, Carina Marquez, UCSF Assistant Professor of Medicine and Associate Director of Equity for the UCSF-Gladstone Center for AIDS Research, discusses what we’ve learned about efforts to vaccinate vulnerable and underserved populations. The session is moderated by UCSF Department of Medicine Chair Bob Wachter.

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Program
Bob Wachter: Introduction
00:02:12-00:15:08 – The State of the Pandemic: George Rutherford (UCSF Professor, Dept. of Epidemiology & Biostatistics; Director of the Prevention and Public Health Group)
00:15:08-00:18:45 – Q&A
00:21:45-00:31:17 – Implications of Vaccine Requirements: David Studdert (Professor of Medicine and Law, Stanford University)
00:31:46-00:41:00 –Incentives: Kevin Volpp (Professor of Medicine and Medical Ethics and Policy; Chief of Division of Health Policy; and Director of the Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics (CHIBE), University of Pennsylvania)
00:41:19-00:49:34 –Vaccine Equity: Carina Marquez (UCSF Assistant Professor of Medicine; Associate Director of Education of Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases, and Global Medicine at ZSFG; and Associate Director of Equity, UCSF-Gladstone Center for AIDS Research)
00:49:56-01:05:58 – Panel Discussion with David Studdert, Kevin Volpp, and Carina Marquez
Bob Wachter: Closing

See previous Covid-19 Medical Grand Rounds:
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• April 22: The J&J Vaccine and Blood Clots: What Do We Know & What Should We Do?    • The J&J Vaccine and Blood Clots: What...  
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