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Dr. Thomas LaVest on how vulnerable Americans will be impacted by ceasing government support for Covid

November 3, 2022

Federal funding for Covid-19 responses and prevention is set to expire soon, leaving many Americans dependent on the aid without health insurance and vulnerable to the virus. Dr. Thomas LaVeist, Dean of Tulane’s School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, explains his perspective on the impacts this cessation of support from our government will have on Covid cases and the health of those impacted most by this development.