Sheldon
Howard Jacobson Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
(31 December 2021, Yahoo News, Michael Martin)
“Places “swarming” with COVID, experts say.” quotes Jacobson from his CNBC
interview.
(27 December 2021) “Op-Ed:
Air travel under attack by omicron.” Published in The Hill.
(23 December 2021, CNN, Situation
Room with Wolf Blitzer, Brian Todd) “Health
experts urge air travelers to take precautions to avoid omicron.” quotes
Jacobson on air travel risk.
(23 December 2021) “Op-Ed:
NHL, other professional leagues imploding with COVID-19.” Published in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
(21 December 2021, CNBC, Monica Pitrelli) “Rethinking
your travel plans? If you go, experts
offer 4 pieces of advice” quotes Jacobson on air travel risks and
precautions. See also
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(22 December 2021, Business Insider, Catherine Shuster-Bruce) “Omicron could at least double the risk of catching
COVID-19 on a flight, airline industry medical expert says.”
·
(23 December 2021, Marca US News) “Christmas
air travel 2021: Is Covid-19 going to cause delays on your travels this
holidays?”
·
(23 December 2021, DNA India) “Omicron
increases risk of catching COVID-19 in airplanes? Medical advisor to major airlines
says this.”
(21 December 2021, University
of Illinois News Bureau) “Models predict optimal airplane seating for reduced viral
transmission,” features research by J. Pavlik, I,
Ludden, and Jacobson that describes how aerosol transmission on airplanes and
the use of face masks impacts passenger risk on airplanes. Their research was published in the Journal
of Air Transport Management.
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(27 December 2021, Health Day, Robert Preidt) “Science
shows safest plane seating to cut COVID spread.” Also appeared in US
News, UPI,
Wisconsin
State Journal, Richmond
Times-Dispatch, Northwest
Indiana Times, Tulsa
World, Roanoke
Times, Kingsport Times News, Montana
Standard, Casper
Star Tribune, Lincoln
Journal Star. St.
Louis Post Dispatch, Arizona
Daily Star, and many others.
·
(30 December 2021, Illinois Radio, Kim Howard) “New
study out of U of I looks at the best ways to prevent COVID-19 transmission on
airplanes.”
·
(3 January 2022, KNewz, Nick Dimengo) “Where’s
the safest seat on a plane to avoid germs?
New science helps reveal the answer.”
(20 December 2021) “Op-Ed:
The Unvaccinated and their impact on the healthcare system.” Published in The Hill.
(17 December 2021, Washington Post, Katherine Shaver
and Lori Aratani) “Millions
plan to travel for Christmas and New Year’s as omicron spreads” quotes
Jacobson on travel risk with omicron.
(15 December 2021) “Op-Ed: Omicron
is a case study in unknown risk.” Published in The Hill.
(8
November 2021) “Op-Ed:
New international travel COVID-19 rules must be simplified.” Published in The Hill.
(4
November 2021) “Op-Ed:
TSA is the wrong agency to enforce the federal mask mandate at airports.”
Published in the Chicago Tribune. Also appeared in the Miami
Herald, Minneapolis
Star Tribune, Richmond
Times Dispatch, Arizona Daily Sun, Sarasota
Herald-Tribune, Dominion
Post, Marietta
Daily Journal.
(3
November 2021) “Op-Ed:
Airlines say weather cancelled flights.
No, concerns about the vaccine mandate did.” Published in the Indianapolis Star.
(2 November 2021) “Op-Ed:
Upcoming holiday presents an opportunity to help the unvaccinated.”
Published in The Hill.
(31 October 2021) “Opinion:
Why remap Illinois when the redrawn map is even worse?” Published by
Jacobson in the Chicago Daily Herald.
(26 October 2021) “My
Turn: Instead of gerrymandering, let’s call it ‘illini-mandering’.”
Published in the Champaign News Gazette.
(25 October 2021) “Op-Ed:
The next vaccine exemption debate: ‘My child, my choice’.” Published in The Hill.
(21 October 2021) “Op-Ed: Should flyers feel
safer when the TSA finds more firearms at airport security checkpoints?”
Published in the Chicago Tribune. Also appeared in the Miami Herald.
(18 October 2021) “Op-Ed:
Southwest Arline debacle is symptomatic of bigger pandemic problems.”
Published in The Hill.
(12 October 2021,
Editorial, Saltwire Network) “Thank
you, Carey Price, for netminding mental health.” quotes from Jacobson’s
opinion in the Montreal Gazette.
(12 October 2021) “Op-Ed:
The truth about COVID-19 vaccine exemptions.” Published in The Hill.
(11 October 2021) “Commentary:
NHL teams exercising power of choice on vaccinations.” Published in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
(10 October 2021) “Opinion:
Carey Price and the perils of the professional hockey player.” Published in
the Montreal Gazette.
(6 October 2021) “Opinion:
Severity of flu season’s up in the air.” Published in the Atlanta Constitution Journal.
(4 October 2021) “Op-Ed:
From pandemic to endemic, the light at the end of the tunnel is growing.”
Published in The Hill.
(4 October 2021) “Opinion:
Why should airline pilots be exempt from the vaccine requirement?”
Published in the Chicago Tribune.
Also appeared in the Miami
Herald.
(1 October 2021) “Commentary:
COVID-19 booster shot chaos.” Published in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
(28 September 2021) “Opinion:
CDC needs to give us better CDC data on
breakthrough COVID-19 infections.” Published in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
(28 September 2021, Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Lara Farrar)
“Double Doozie: Doctors brace for impending flu season,
dual outbreaks of covid, influenza” quotes Jacobson on the upcoming
seasonal influenza and its potential severity.
(27 September 2021)
“Op-Ed:
Lessons learned from hurricane recovery can improve supply chains.”
Published (with T. Dai) in The Hill.
(22 September 2021) “Op-Ed:
Requiring vaccination proof isn’t the problem.
Making sure it’s reliable can be.” Published in the Indianapolis Star.
(20 September 2021) “Op-Ed:
No free lunch for an individual’s freedom to choose.” Published in The Hill.
(13 September 2021) “Op-Ed:
Vaccine resistant people are easy targets to exploit.” Published in The Hill.
(8 September 2021) “Opinion:
The NHL provides a playbook on vaccinations, minus a mandate.” Published in
the Montreal Gazette.
(8 September 2021) “Opinion: How airport
security changed and how it must change again.” Published in the Chicago Tribune.
(7 September 2021) “Commentary:
Delta variant is having its way with air travel. What can help turn it around?” Published
in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
(6 September 2021) “Op-Ed:
COVID-19 vaccine exemptions make no sense.” Published in The Hill.
(31 August 2021) “Op-Ed:
Improving your odds in the COVID-19 Powerball lottery.” Published in The Hill.
(30 August 2021, Salt Lake City Tribune, Robert Gehrke) “Software
can prevent gerrymandering, but will Utah use it?” quotes Jacobson on how
computational redistricting can be used to expose gerrymandering.
(25 August 2021) “Op-Ed:
Vaccination mandates are symptomatic of bigger problems in America.”
Published in The Hill.
(25 August 2021) “Op-Ed:
Want to keep college students safer from COVID this fall? Think like the TSA.” Published (with J.A.
Jokela) in the Indianapolis Star.
(24 August 2021) “Town
Hall: We all have choices in life. This
one is a choice with meaning for all.” Published (with J.A. Jokela) in the Champaign News Gazette.
(18 August 2021) “Op-Ed:
Two steps colleges should take to reopen safely this month.” Published
(with J.A. Jokela) in the Philadelphia
Inquirer.
(18 August 2021, Daily Herald Editorial Board) “Editorial:
Fight for fair election maps may be delayed but remains alive”
editorializes Jacobson’s opinion essay on computational redistricting.
(16 August 2021) “Opinion:
Illinois’ congressional map drawing does not need to be contentious.”
Published in the Daily Herald (Chicago).
(16 August 2021) “Op-Ed:
Time is ripe for computational redistricting to expose gerrymandering.”
Published in The Hill.
(13 August 2021, CBS News Market Watch, Megan Cerullo) “Unvaccinated
workers could end up paying $50 more for health insurance – per paycheck”
quotes Jacobson on how unvaccinated pay may pay higher health insurance
premiums than those vaccinated.
(12 August 2021, US News, Josh Moody) “Colleges
requiring a Coronavirus Vaccine for Fall” quotes Jacobson on how colleges
will manage COVID-19 and vaccination requirements on campus this Fall.
(12 August 2021) “Emotion is a big part of how you assess risk – and why
it’s so hard to be objective about pandemic precautions.” Published in The Conversation. Also appeared in the Houston Chronicle, the Connecticut Post, the Pittsburgh
Tribune-Review, the Tulsa World.
(11 August 2021) “Op-Ed: Paying a price for choosing not to be vaccinated.”
Published in The Hill.
(9 August 2021) “Op-Ed: Every COVID infection is an opportunity for virus
mutation. We can reduce the risk.”
Published in the Indianapolis Star.
(3 August 2021) “Op-Ed: Data will
not bridge the COVID-19 vaccine political abyss.” Published
in The Hill.
(2 August 2021) “New endorsement laws could create pitfalls for college
athletes.” Published in The Conversation. Also appeared in the Chicago Sun Times, the Houston Chronicle, the Connecticut Post.
(2 August 2021) “Commentary: TSA must mandate COVID-19 vaccines for airport security screeners.” Published in the Pittsburgh
Tribune-Review.
(29 July 2021) “Insights: Technology may solve
election disputes.”
Published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
(29 July 2021, Scripps Washington Bureau, Maya
Rodriguez) “Researchers
examining spike in deaths that were not COVID-related” featured research on
non-COVID-19 deaths.
(28 July 2021) “Op-Ed: Death
statistics make a powerful case for wider vaccinations.”
Published (with J.A. Jokela) in The Hill.
(22 July 2021) “Op-Ed: Manage
virus transmission risk like the TSA manages passenger risk.”
Published in The Hill.
(22 July 2021) “Op-Ed: How
students can solve campus COVID-19 risk problems if colleges won’t mandate
vaccinations.”
Published (with J.A Jokela) in the Indianapolis Star.
(19 July 2021, University of
Illinois News Bureau) “2020 deadlier than previous five years,
even with COVID-19 numbers removed, study finds,”
features research by Jacobson and J.A. Jokela on increases in excess
non-COVID-19 deaths, published in Health
Care Management Science.
·
(19 July 2021, WSIU Public Radio,
Springfield, IL) “U
of I Study Finds 2020 Deadlier Than Previous five Years, Even with COVID-19
Numbers Removed.” See also Vandalia
Radio (Erica Foltz), Southern
Illinois Now (WJBD FM92.1, Alex Wellen).
·
(20 July 2021, The Pantagraph, Bloomington,
IL, Lyndsay Jones) “Watch Now: Deaths were up in the U.S., and McLean County,
in 2020. Researchers hope to draw attention to reasons other than COVID.
·
(23 July 2021, The
Center Square, Scot Bertram) “Research
shows deaths spiked early in pandemic, but COVID-19 wasn’t only cause.”
·
(26 July 2021, WJPF
Morning Newswatch, Carbondale, IL, Tom Miller) Interview
with Jacobson.
·
(27 July 2021, HealthDay)
“Deaths
up in 2020, even when accounting for COVID-19”.
(17 July 2021) “Commentary: FAA
weighing in on weighing air travelers.” Published in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review.
(13 July 2021) “Opinion:
College athlete revenue laws could backfire.” Published in the Detroit News.
(12 July 2021, Off the Wall, 1490 AM, The Score, Joey Keeran) featured Jacobson
(from 20:52 to 33:21) as their guest discussing the unintended consequences of
NCAA NIL (names, images, and likeness) policies.
(10 July 2021, The
Michael Finney Show, KGO-AM 810, San Francisco, CA) “Beware
of Travel Scams” features Jacobson discussing how travel scams are the
latest cyber security threats.
(9 July 2021, KMBC
ABC9, Kansas City, MO, Alan Shope) “Professor:
Bring COVD-19 vaccine to tailgaters during football season” quotes Jacobson
on the value of bringing vaccination opportunities to football games.
(8 July 2021) “Colleges and
COVID: The right way to protect students, professors and the rest of us.” Published
(with J.A. Jokela) in the New York Daily News.
(8 July 2021) “Op-Ed: Data
should dictate voting rights.”
Published in The Hill.
(6 July 2021,
WLS-890AM Radio, The Bruce St. James Show)
“Will
airports become a hotspot of the COVID-19 Delta variant” featured Jacobson
as a guest.
(2 July 2021) “Op-Ed: Airport security
COVID-19 recommendations miss the mark as variant surges.”
Published in the Cleveland Plain Dealer
(1 July 2021) “Op-Ed: Here’s why
natural COVID-19 immunity pales compared to vaccination.”
Published in the Indianapolis Star.
(1 July 2021) “Op-Ed:
Gerrymandering and restricting voting rights: Flip sides of the same coin.”
Published in The Hill.
(29 June 2021) “Town Hall: There
is no path to please everyone, but there are paths that will serve the best
interests of everyone.”
Published in the Champaign News Gazette.
(18 June 2021) “Op-Ed: Will COVID-19 create unexpected surprises at the US
Open.” Published in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
(17 June 2021) “Op-Ed: How
breakthrough infection rates for vaccines will make a difference.”
Published in The Hill.
(16 June 2021) “Op-Ed:
It’s not just
anti-vaxxers. Here’s what the FDA can do
to get more shots in arms.”
Published in the Indianapolis Star.
(14 June 2021) “Op-Ed: In-person
academic conferences must resume this autumn.”
Published in Times Higher Education.
(13 June 2021) “Op-Ed:
Illinoisans deserve better when it comes to redistricting” Published
in the Champaign News Gazette.
(10 June 2021, Washington
Times, Andy Kostka) “Public health experts:
Olympics can be held safely, if changes are made.” quotes Jacobson
on how the 2021 Tokyo Olympics can be held with the threat of COVID-19.
(10 June 2021) “Op-Ed: Are the
recent cyberattacks just the tip of the
iceberg?”
Published in The Hill.
(7 June 2021) “Opinion: Take it
from Golfer Jon Rahm, not being vaccinated can be costly.”
Published in the Columbus Dispatch.
·
Ranked in the top
10 most viewed articles in 2021 in the Columbus
Dispatch.
(2 June 2021) “Op-Ed: What it
will take to host the 2021 Summer Olympics.”
Published in The Hill.
(26 May 2021) “Op-Ed: Why it’s
impossible to predict mass shootings like San Jose.”
Published in the San Francisco Chronicle.
(26 May 2021, Christianity
Daily, Sarah Mae Saliong) “Protesters Troop
to Rutgers University to Rally Against Mandatory COVID Vaccines.” quotes Jacobson
on the benefits of mandatory coronavirus vaccines for college students.
(25 May 2021) “Op-Ed: The
government is not asking you to be a vaccine guinea pig.”
Published in The Hill.
(25 May 2021) “Op-Ed:
Late-pandemic insights, from an expert who writes on COVID-19.”
Published in the Indianapolis Star.
(19 May 2021) “Op-Ed: Data
supports new CDC policy” Published by
Jacobson in The Hill.
(19 May 2021, US
News, Joshua Moody) “Colleges
Requiring a Coronavirus Vaccine for Fall.” quotes Jacobson
on the benefits of mandatory coronavirus vaccines for college students.
(18 May 2021) “Op-Ed: The important role that data scientists have
in defeating COVID vaccine skepticism.” Published in the Indianapolis Star.
(13 May 2021, Lidovsky (Czech Republic) John Radek) “A
good servant, but a bad master. Cars
make you fat, people don’t walk much.” quotes Jacobson’s research linking
obesity and automobile use.
(13 May 2021) “Op-Ed: Require COVID vaccines for all Illinois public
college students.” Published (with
J.A. Jokela) in the Chicago Tribune.
(12 May 2021, Business
Travel News, Dawit Habtemariam) “Suppliers Say Staffing Shortages Dragging
Recovery.”
quotes Jacobson on how labor shortages are challenging the travel industry’s
recovery.
(12 May 2021) “Op-Ed: Under the radar stories from census data.”
Published in The Hill.
(5 May 2021) “Op-Ed: Why we need vaccine passports, and why they’ll never
happen.” Published in Crain’s Chicago
Business.
See also Daily
News Chicago (Marita Overfelt).
(5 May 2021) “Op-Ed: COVID-19 clique immunity should be the goal.”
Published in The Hill.
(4 May 2021, WNEP16
ABC, Scranton, PA, Sarah, Buynovsky) “Back
to work, back in buildings.” quotes Jacobson on how companies will reopen
for their employees and keep everyone safe.
(27 April 2021, Yahoo
News 360, Mike Bebernes) “Should
colleges require students to get the COVID vaccine?” quotes Jacobson and
Jokela’s oped that appeared in the Indianapolis
Star on 8 April 2021.
(27 April 2021) “Op-Ed: The NCAA is not
doing it the right way.” Published in The Hill.
(27 April 2021) “Op-Ed: Why COVID-19 positivity rate may be a
misleading metric.” Published in the Detroit News.
(22 April 2021) “Op-Ed: What’s an ideal fix for Illinois
gerrymandering? An algorithmic approach.” Published in the Chicago Tribune.
(13 April 2021) “Op-Ed: Do college campuses still need COVID-19
surveillance testing?” Published in The Hill.
(12 April 2021, KCBS
Radio, San Francisco, CA) “Ask
an Expert with Stan Burger” features Jacobson on how businesses are getting
employees back to work.
(8 April 2021) “Op-Ed: Here’s why America’s COVID-19 immunization
depends on college campuses.” Published (with J.A. Jokela) in
the Indianapolis Star.
(6 April 2021, The New American, Annalisa Pesek) “Reopening
Schools: Are Parents Doing their Homework?” quotes Jacobson on non-COVID-19
excess deaths.
(6 April 2021, KMBC-TV9 ABC, Kansas City, MO, Alan
Shope) “Researchers
believe the office is going to look different when employees return”
interviewed Jacobson on how businesses will adjust when employees return to
working on-site.
(1 April 2021) “Op-Ed:
The greatest threat to our democracy does not reside in the White House.”
Published in The Hill.
(31 March
2021) “Op-Ed:
One U.S. airline is keeping middle seats open.
Here’s what science says about it.” Published in the Indianapolis Star. Also appeared in USA Today on 4 April 2021.
(24 March 2021, Eureka Alert, Institute for Operations
Research and the Management Sciences) “New
Research finds seating assignments on airplanes can reduce the spread of
COVID-19” based on a paper that appeared in Service Sciences. See also
·
(24 March 2021, FOX 32 TV Chicago, Anthony Ponce) “New
research could make air travel safer amid pandemic.”
·
(24 March 2021, News-Medical Life Sciences) “Seating
assignments on airplanes can limit the risk of COVID-19 transmission.”
·
(25 March 2021, Economic Times (Healthworld) “Seating
assignments on airplanes can reduce spread of Covid-19, finds research.”
·
(28 March 2021, Business Standard) “Social
distancing in flight seat assignment can reduce Covid-19 spread.”
·
(30 March 2021, Corporate Travel Community) “IATA
has highlighted aircraft cabins are low-risk for virus spread, now new academic
research concurs seating assignments on aircraft can limit the risk of COVID-19
transmission.”
·
(30 March 2021, Contagion Live (Infectious Diseases Today),
Jared Kaltwasser) “New
modeling suggests optimal airplane seating to limit COVID-19 transmission.”
·
(31 March 2021, WGN 720 Radio, Chicago, IL , Anna
Davlantes) “Does
blocking the middle seat on airplanes make passengers safer?”
(22 March 2021) “ Op-Ed: Having vaccinated
people on airplanes makes sense ” Published in The
Hill.
(21 March 2021, City Journal, John Tierney) “Death and Lockdowns”
quotes Jacobson on non-COVID-19 excess deaths in the United States. See also American Consequences (5 May 2021), Hot
Air (7 May 2021).
(19 March 2021, WCIA3 TV, Abigail Metsch, Champaign, IL)
“Website
founded by U of I professor helps find ‘Bracket Odds’.”
(15 March 2021) “Op-Ed:
Our nation needs March Madness,” Published in The Hill.
(11 March 2021, Chicago Tribune, Joe Mahr) “During pandemic, Illinois saw 27% jump in deaths, amongst
worst in the US. One reason: There were two waves.” Quotes Jacobson
on excess deaths due to COVID-19.
(10 March 2021, Front Office Sports, Amanda
Christovich) “Will the March Madness semi-bubble really be safe?” quotes Jacobson on
the COVID-19 safety protocols in place during March Madness.
(10 March 2021) “ Op-Ed: NCAA COVID-19
Policy Demands Selective Reseeding for March Madness ” Published in
the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
(3 March 2021, University of Illinois
Computer Science, Aaron Seidlitz) “Jacobson’s Bracketodds research takes the
madness out of March” discusses the research behind the Bracketodds web site. See also
·
(16 March 2021, 247 Sports, Jeremy Werner) “Podcast
Episode 242, The Winning Formula” speaks with Jacobson discussing the
analytics of picking winning brackets.
·
(16 March 2021, Fox 32-TV Chicago) “Bracket Expert gives advice
ahead of March Madness”speaks with Jacobson on trends in picking winning
brackets.
·
(17 March 2021, ABC 7-TV, Chicago, IL)
·
(17 March 2021, WGN 720 Radio, Anna Davlantes, Chicago,
IL) “Taking
the madness out of your NCAA bracket” speaks with Jacobson about the
analytics in March Madness.
·
(18 March 2021, WLS 890 Radio, Bruce St.
James Show, Chicago, IL) speaks with Jacobson about March Madness and
bracketology.
·
(18 March 2021, Study Finds, Ben Renner) “Win
your March Madness bracket by filling out your Final Four first.”
(1 March 2021) “Op-Ed: How do we know if the COVID-19 vaccines are
working?” Published (with J.A. Jokela) in The Hill.
(22 February 2021) “Op-Ed: Testing international travelers for COVID-19 is a
bad idea,” Published in The
Hill. See also Daily
New York Times (Jon Anderson).
(20 February 2021, Saturday
Sports Talk with Steve Kelly and Loren Tate, WDWS AM1400, Champaign, IL) Jacobson
was a guest discussing the impact of COVID-19 on the upcoming NCAA Men’s
basketball tournament.
(14 February 2021) “Op-Ed; How the pandemic could affect NCAA Selection Sunday seedings,”
Published in the Indianapolis Star.
(12 February 2021) “Op-Ed: Mask mandate on airplanes: Right idea with wrong
implementation,” Published in The
Hill.
(10 February 2021, Front Office Sports, Amanda Christovich) “College stadiums’ role in vaccine distribution”
quotes Jacobson on issues related to using sports stadiums for COVID-19
vaccination.
(4 February 2021) “Op-Ed:
Excuse against taking COVID-19 vaccine don’t add up,” Published (with J.A.
Jokela) in The Hill.
(1 February 2021) “Op-Ed:
TSA firearm catch rate doubles, but are flyers safer?” Published in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
(1 February 2021, The Telegraph, Ed Grenby) “’COVID
mindset’ blamed as gun seizures at US airports doubles,” quotes Jacobson on
the cause of higher firearm catch rates by the TSA at airports.
(31 January 2021, Champaign News Gazette, Matt Daniels) ”Diving
into Bracket Talk for the Illini” provides commentary by Jacobson on
college basketball, March Madness, and the Illini.
(28 January 2021, Reset, WBEZ Public Radio Chicago, IL) “Closing
the gap on vaccine access (Part 4),” interviewed Jacobson on the COVID-19
vaccine supply chain.
(27 January 2021, The Daily New York News) “Rising
Infections make the principles for Touring Within the New York Space Tough,”
quotes Jacobson on state travel ban to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
(27 January 2021, Simple Flying, Andrew Curran) “TSA Firearms Finds
Reach Record Levels Despite Travel Slowdown,” quotes Jacobson on TSA
reporting higher catch rate for firearms at security checkpoints. See also “TSA
Firearm Detection Rate Doubled in 2020 – But Why?” (Homeland Security Today, Kylie Bielby)
(27 January 2021) “Op-Ed:
Here is the hidden cost of the NCAA’s pandemic-driven extension of athlete
eligibility,” Published in Indianapolis
Star.
(26 January 2021) “Op-Ed:
Risk-based analytics can breakdown COVID-19 vaccination bottlenecks,”
Published in The Hill.
(20 January 2021) “Op-Ed:
Don’t put smokers toward the front of the vaccination line,”
Published in the New York Daily News.
(19 January 2021) “Op-Ed:
With vaccine limitations, will COVID-19
hamstring Biden?” Published in The Hill.
(14 January 2020, The College Fix, Matt lamb) “Professor
fumbles COVID-19 death projection for football players,” discussed
Jacobson’s on-going projection of risk in college sports.
(12 January 2021, Retail and Hospitality Hub, John
Krukowski) “Would an Amazon-Like Approach Help the Vaccine Rollout?”
quotes Jacobson on how to manage the COVID-19 supply chain, based on his 11
January 2021 Op-Ed in The Hill.
(12 January 2021) “Op-Ed:
The State of COVID-19 in the State of
Illinois,”
Published (with J.A. Jokela) in the Champaign
News Gazette.
(11 January 2021) “Op-Ed:
COVID-19 Vaccine Supply Chain Can be
Fixed,”
Published in The Hill.
(10 January 2021) “Op-Ed:
Airport Security
Checkpoints are Nation’s COVID-19 Canary,” Published (with J.A. Jokela) in Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
(10 January 2021) “Op-Ed: A lack of coronavirus won’t stop
herd immunity. Here’s what could.” Published (with J.A.
Jokela) in Indianapolis Star.