“The School of Public Health has also turned its attention entirely to education and research surrounding the coronavirus. Sandro Galea, dean of SPH, has been especially vocal via social media and SPH platforms regarding the coronavirus outbreak.
As chair of the Massachusetts Public Health Association’s Emergency Task Force on Coronavirus and Equity, Galea has emphasized the importance of state policies that improve conditions for high-risk members of the community, including the disabled, elderly and low-income individuals.
“We need to create guidelines and suggestions for the Commonwealth to make sure that we have policies in place to protect those who are most vulnerable in a [time] of change,” Galea said. “Those groups we often don’t think about, but those are the groups who are going to be most affected.”